Widows 

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, Fiona Hendley, Kate Williams

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ann Mitchell	...	Dolly Rawlins 12 episodes, 1983-1985
Fiona Hendley	...	Shirley Miller 12 episodes, 1983-1985
Kate Williams	...	Audrey Withey 11 episodes, 1983-1985
Maurice O'Connell	...	Harry Rawlins 10 episodes, 1983-1985
David Calder	...	George Resnick / ... 10 episodes, 1983-1985
Maureen O'Farrell	...	Linda Perelli 9 episodes, 1983-1985
Paul Jesson	...	D.S. Alec Fuller / ... 9 episodes, 1983-1985
Peter Lovstrom	...	Greg Withey 7 episodes, 1983-1985
Debby Bishop	...	Bella O'Reilly 6 episodes, 1985
Stephen Yardley	...	Vic Morgan 6 episodes, 1985
Peter Machin	...	D.C. Andrews / ... 6 episodes, 1983-1985
Eva Mottley	...	Bella O'Reilly 5 episodes, 1983
Andrew Kazamia	...	Micky Tesco 5 episodes, 1985
Mike Felix	...	Eddie Bates 5 episodes, 1985
Jeffrey Chiswick	...	Arnie Fisher 5 episodes, 1983-1985

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:

widow | bank robbery | one word series title | female protagonist | 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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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

"Widows" drew audiences of 18 million when it first aired in the UK in 1983, almost unheard of figures for a TV series featuring unknown actresses and an untried writer.

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Connections

Remade as Widows (2002)

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Soundtracks

Che farò senza Euridice
(uncredited)
Written by Christoph Willibald Gluck

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.

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English Portuguese Italian Hebrew

Release Date:

16 March 1983 (UK)

Also Known As:

Widows 2

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euston Films, Thames Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

301 min (6 parts) 289 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color