Mistresses - New Series
8 January 2008 @ 9-10pm on BBC ONE
What are the consequences of wanting the wrong person at the wrong time? The new contemporary drama series Mistresses recounts the lives of four 30-something women – played by Sarah Parish, Shelley Conn, Orla Brady and Sharon Small – who are experiencing infidelity in different ways.
As the friends gather for GP Katie's birthday, they tease her about her terminally single status. Little do they know that Katie has been having an affair with John, a terminally ill patient, for two years.
Baby-making sex with husband, Hari, is losing its appeal for lawyer Siobhan. However, the chemistry between Siobhan and her colleague, Dominic, is undeniable. As the tension mounts, they find themselves drawn into a passionate embrace.
Trudi, a 9/11 widow, receives a cheque for $2m. She's struggled to come to terms with her husband's death, but settling her compensation brings closure. Maybe it's time to move on?
Jessica, an events organiser, is handed a lesbian wedding to arrange. She and Alex, one of the brides, form an instant dislike. But when Simon, Jessica's boss and (married) lover, offers to take the job off her hands, she is strangely reluctant.
Bereft after John's funeral, Katie's carefully constructed existence is threatened when his son, Sam, arrives at work with a note from his father's lover. She denies all knowledge of the affair, but her secret may not stay secret for long...
Katie is played by Sarah Parish, Hari by Raza Jaffery, Siobhan by Orla Brady, Dominic by Adam Rayner, Trudi by Sharon Small, Jessica by Shelley Conn, Alex by Anna Torv, Simon by Adam Astill and Sam by Max Brown.
