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The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

7.1
1 season
4 episodes
Ended
Drama
Comedy

Plot Summary

Ruth Patchett has it all: a large, warty body, a standard suburban home, a couple of unruly children, a dog, a cat and a guinea pig. She also has Bobbo, her unfaithful accountant husband who resents her very existence. Bobbo wants, and is wanted by, romance novelist Mary Fisher, who lives in a lighthouse by the sea. When Bobo leaves Ruth for Mary, Ruth decides that Mary doesn't know the first thing about love, and she's gonna teach her.

First Aired:October 8, 1986
Last Aired:October 29, 1986
Episode Runtime:58m
Networks:
BBC Two
Created By:
Ted Whitehead

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Miniseries

Miniseries

4 episodes

Aired: 1986

Ruth Patchett has it all: a large, warty body, a standard suburban home, a couple of unruly children, a dog, a cat and a guinea pig. She also has Bobbo, her unfaithful accountant husband who resents her very existence. Bobbo wants, and is wanted by, romance novelist Mary Fisher, who lives in a lighthouse by the sea. When Bobo leaves Ruth for Mary, Ruth decides that Mary doesn't know the first thing about love, and she's gonna teach her.

Production

BBC