Prisoners' Wives

{{Short description|British television series}}

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{{Use British English|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Prisonerswives.jpg

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| genre = Drama

| runtime = 60 minutes

| creator = Julie Gearey

| writer = {{Plainlist|

• Julie Gearey
• James Graham
• Chloe Moss

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

• Polly Walker
• Pippa Haywood
• Sally Carman
• Karla Crome
• Emma Rigby
• Natalie Gavin

}}

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

• Roanna Benn
• Rebecca de Souza
• Julie Gearey

}}

| composer = Daniel Pemberton

| country = United Kingdom

| location = Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England

| language = English

| network = BBC One

| company = Tiger Aspect Productions

| producer = Anna Ferguson

| first_aired = {{Start date|2012|1|31|df=yes}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2013|4|4|df=yes}}

| num_series = 2

| num_episodes = 10

| related =

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Prisoners' Wives is a BBC drama series, created and written by Julie Gearey and starring Polly Walker, Pippa Haywood, Emma Rigby, Natalie Gavin, Sally Carman and Karla Crome, with supporting cast including Iain Glen, Adam Gillen, Jonas Armstrong, Reuben Johnson, Enzo Cilenti and Owen Roe. The series centres on four very different women, each struggling to cope with a significant man in her life serving time in prison.{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/tv/2011/11/18/move-over-mistresses-it-s-time-for-new-bbc1-drama-prisoners-wives-115875-23570046/ |title=Move over Mistresses – it's time for new BBC1 drama Prisoners' Wives|author=Nicola Methven |date=18 November 2011 |work=Daily Mirror|access-date=15 January 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.bestbritishtv.com/?p=2104 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019115817/http://www.bestbritishtv.com/?p=2104 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=19 October 2014 |title=Polly Walker to Star in BBC Drama Prisoners' Wives |date=12 December 2011 |work=BestBritishTv |access-date=15 January 2012}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/05/prisoners-wives.html |title=Prisoners' Wives |author=CM4 |work=BBC Media Centre |access-date=15 January 2012}} The series is set in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Series one was six episodes long, and premiered on Tuesday 31 January 2012. Series two was a shorter run of four episodes, and began on Thursday 14 March 2013 on BBC One.{{cite web |url=http://www.prisonerswives.co.uk/2013/03/07/prisoners-wives-series-2-episode-1/ |title=Prisoners' Wives – Series 2 – Episode 1 | Prisoners' Wives |access-date=2013-03-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505064553/http://www.prisonerswives.co.uk/2013/03/07/prisoners-wives-series-2-episode-1/ |archive-date=5 May 2013 |df=dmy-all }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a378575/prisoners-wives-second-series-confirmed.html |title='Prisoners' Wives' second series confirmed |publisher=Digital Spy |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=24 August 2012}}