Babes in the Wood (TV series)
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- This article is about the British sitcom. For other uses, see Babes in the Wood (disambiguation).
| Babes in the Wood | |
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Opening titles of Babes in the Wood |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | Karl Howman Denise van Outen Natalie Walter Samantha Janus Madeleine Curtis |
| Country of origin | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 14x30 minutes 1x45 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Original run | 23 July 1998 – 3 September 1999 |
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| IMDb profile | |
Babes in the Wood is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1998 to 1999. Starring Karl Howman and Denise van Outen, Babes in the Wood was written by Geoff Deane, Paul Alexander, Simon Braithwaite, Ian Searle and Fleur Costello.
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- Denise van Outen - Leigh Jackson
- Natalie Walter - Caralyn Monroe/Munroe
- Karl Howman - Charlie Lovall
- Mark Hayford - Benito
- Samantha Janus - Ruth Ford/Frause (series 1 and 1998 special)
- Madeleine Curtis - Francesca "Frankie" Fraiser-Jones (series 2)
- James Buller - Nick (series 2)
Babes in the Wood revolves around three women in their 20s who share a flat in St John's Wood in London. Leigh is streetwise and tough, while Ruth is bossy and Caralyn is bossy. In the flat next door lives Charlie Lovall, the former owner of a video shop whose divorce has cost him dear, although he still has his Porsche. Leigh works as a waitress for public school-eductaed Benito at the nearby Bar Coda. Ruth marries an old millionaire and leaves after the first series and is replaced by would be model Frankie.
- Episode One (23 July 1998)
- Episode Two (30 July 1998)
- Episode Three (6 August 1998)
- Episode Four (13 August 1998)
- Episode Five (20 August 1998)
- Episode Six (27 August 1998)
- Christmas Special (45 minutes) (30 December 1998)
- Episode One (13 July 1999)
- Episode Two (20 July 1999)
- Episode Three (27 July 1999)
- Episode Four (3 August 1999)
- Episode Five (10 August 1999)
- Episode Six (17 August 1999)
- Episode Seven {24 August 1999)
- Episode Eight (3 September 1999)
- Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
- Babes in the Wood at British TV Comedy