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The Wives

TV·2024–2024·1 season, 6 episodes·5·Drama, Mystery·Created by Helen Black

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Mystery drama following the explosive unravelling of a family during one hot summer in the Med.

Castfull cast & details

Jo JoynerJo JoynerBeth MorganTamzin OuthwaiteTamzin OuthwaiteSylvie MorganAngela GriffinAngela GriffinNatasha MorganChristine BottomleyChristine BottomleyAnnabelle MorganJamie BamberJamie BamberCharlie MorganKatie Clarkson-HillKatie Clarkson-HillJade GloverBen WillbondBen WillbondFrankie MorganJonathan ForbesJonathan ForbesSean Morgan

Episodes by season

Season016Episodes2024Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01The Wives S01E01Episode 1September 16, 2024—A year after the mysterious disappearance of a family member, the Morgan family return to Malta for the summer, hoping to move on. However,
  2. S01E02The Wives S01E02Episode 2September 17, 2024—A frazzled Beth escapes from Charlie's apartment and tells Natasha and Sylvie about the bag she found, Sean learns that his brothers have bu
  3. S01E03The Wives S01E03Episode 3September 18, 2024—When the brothers return to England to help Charlie access Annabelle's estate, the wives start investigating their sister-in-law's death. Lu
  4. S01E04The Wives S01E04Episode 4September 23, 2024—While Beth gets immersed in planning for Sylvie's birthday party, Natasha and Sylvie go to the tennis club to check their husbands' alibis f
  5. S01E05The Wives S01E05Episode 5September 24, 2024—As the family searches for Sky, the wives unveil the real identity of 'OceanMagic22'.
  6. S01E06The Wives S01E06Episode 6September 25, 2024—Desperate to avoid arrest, Charlie heads to the port. Beth makes her way there, closely followed by the police.

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