Wild, Wild Women is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC from 1968 to 1969. Shot in black-and-white, it starred Barbara Windsor and was written by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney.
Cast Pilot Barbara Windsor – Millie Derek Francis – Mr Harcourt Penelope Keith – Daisy Sonia Fox – Ruby Jennie Paul – Blossom Ronnie Stevens – Clarence David Stoll – Lord Hurlingham Zena Howard – Lady Hurlingham
Series Barbara Windsor – Millie Paul Whitsun-Jones – Mr Harcourt Pat Coombs – Daisy Ken Platt – Albert Toni Palmer – Ruby Jessie Robins – Blossom Daphne Heard – Ginny Yvonne Paul – Flo Anna Karen – Maude Joan Sanderson – Mrs Harcourt
Outline This period sitcom, set in 1902, was a variation of The Rag Trade, which was also written by Chesney and Wolfe. Barbara Windsor, who also starred in The Rag Trade, played Millie, a cockney woman who led the women in a milliner's shop. The storylines focused around the conflict between the female workers and the management, Mr Harcourt and his apprentice Albert. Reflecting the mood of Britain in the late 1960s, the women adopted a new feisty spirit not seen in most characters in The Rag Trade. In the pilot the women were shown as strong supporters of the suffragette movement, but it was decided not to make much of this in the series.
The series failed to attract the same popularity as The Rag Trade, and was decommissioned after the first series. Only episode 3 still exists.
Episodes Comedy Playhouse Pilot (1968) Pilot (24 May 1968)
Series One (1969) Episode One (6 January 1969) Episode Two (13 January 1969) Episode Three (20 January 1969) Episode Four (27 January 1969) Episode Five (3 February 1969) Episode Six (10 February 1969)
References Specific
General Mark Lewisohn, Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy, BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
External links