vintagegeek This is a very depressing show. Their negative situations carry on and on. There's not an ounce of comedy to offset each of their debilitating affairs. They all stumble through accepting the crap their family or friends dish out. Three great actresses and so disappointing.

lohawk512 I liked this after I saw the second episode. Why do they stop at six episodes???

sylviabussey-55236 Kay Mellor's characters are usually well formed, I find the main three characters in this series sketchy & lacking substance, which is probably due to poor casting. The titular "Girlfriends" are allegedly middle aged, with Miranda Richardson's character being the youngest of the group. I find it hard to believe this when both Zoe Wanamaker & Phyllis Logan's characters continually complain of hot flushes, these actresses are in their late & early 60's & due to the bizarre choice of wardrobe & hairstyles, look it! The sloppy casting make it hard to believe or indeed care about. Yes there are plenty of sub plots a la Mellor but it's not enough to make it "Too good to miss viewing."

sam_mclean I am holiday and ITV is the only channel and this was on so I thought i'd give it a go, it's the most boring show I have ever seen and the acting is atrocious there was an argument at a party in the first episode never have I seen such bad acting other than in this scene...100% avoid this one!