Widows (1983– )

Three armed robbers, Harry Rawlins, Terry Miller and Joe Pirelli, die when the security van that they are robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Their widows, Dolly Rawlins,... See full summary »

Stars:

Ann Mitchell, Maureen O'Farrell, Fiona Hendley

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ann Mitchell	...	Dolly Rawlins (6 episodes, 1983)
Maureen O'Farrell	...	Linda Perelli (6 episodes, 1983)
Fiona Hendley	...	Shirley Miller (6 episodes, 1983)
David Calder	...	D.I. George Resnick (6 episodes, 1983)
Kate Williams	...	Audrey Withey (6 episodes, 1983)
Paul Jesson	...	D.S. Alec Fuller (6 episodes, 1983)
Eva Mottley	...	Bella O'Reilly (5 episodes, 1983)
Peter Machin	...	D.C. Robin Andrews (5 episodes, 1983)
Maurice O'Connell	...	Harry Rawlins (4 episodes, 1983)
Jeffrey Chiswick	...	Arnie Fisher (4 episodes, 1983)
George Costigan	...	Charlie (4 episodes, 1983)
Carol Gillies	...	Alice (4 episodes, 1983)
Stanley Meadows	...	Eddie Rawlins (4 episodes, 1983)
Dudley Sutton	...	Boxer Davis (3 episodes, 1983)
Terry Cowling	...	Jimmy Nunn (3 episodes, 1983)
Christopher Ellison	...	Tony Fisher (3 episodes, 1983)
Terence Harvey	...	Chief Insp. Saunders (3 episodes, 1983)
Anthony Heaton	...	Bill Grant (3 episodes, 1983)
James Lister	...	Carlos Moreno (3 episodes, 1983)
Peter Lovstrom	...	Greg Withey (3 episodes, 1983)
Irene Marot	...	Gloria (3 episodes, 1983)
Catherine Neilson	...	Trudie Nunn (3 episodes, 1983)
Michael John Paliotti	...	Joe Perelli (3 episodes, 1983)
Terry Stuart	...	Terry Miller (3 episodes, 1983)
Judith Fellows	...	Mother Superior (2 episodes, 1983)
Julie May	...	Fran (2 episodes, 1983)

Storyline

Three armed robbers, Harry Rawlins, Terry Miller and Joe Pirelli, die when the security van that they are robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Their widows, Dolly Rawlins, Shirley Miller and Linda Pirelli, find their husbands' plans for the robbery and decide to stage it themselves. They enlist the help of a fourth woman, Bella O'Reilly and succeed in making off with the cash. Then Dolly learns that her husband didn't die in the robbery. And now he wants his money back...

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series

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Taglines:

They vowed to finish the job that killed their husbands - robbing the richest security van in England. [Video] [Australia]

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 March 1983 (UK)

Also Known As:

As Damas de Ouro

Filming Locations:

Pine Grove, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euston Films, Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

289 min 289 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The producers were under the impression that they had been given full permission from the police for the filming of the raid sequence which was due to take place in an underground tunnel near Waterloo Bridge in London. The actresses were all running around in balaclavas, brandishing machine guns, when an armed response unit from the police suddenly showed up, having been tipped off by alarmed onlookers who believed they were witnessing a real raid taking place. It took a bit of explanation on producer Linda Agran's part to convince them that it was all a mistake.

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Connections

Featured in Verity Lambert: Drama Queen (2008)

User Reviews

Oh, why don't they make like this anymore?

This was a fantastic series, which featured some original girl power. Dolly Rawlings served as a sort of matriach, keeping the other girls in check, while they organised themselves in order to carry out the robbery which her dead husband had planned to commit. Lynda La Plante created this series, because she grew tired of the glut of decent roles for women on TV, she was also laughably fed up of playing beaten up 'tarts' (her words) in shows like the 'Sweeney'. Great acting by all concerned, and La Plante's writing had me hooked until the suprise climax. The second series was certainly a must see too.

Own it on DVD or video.