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Season 1
In the early 1980s, four British women answer an ad for a sales job selling exotic lingerie and other "marital aids,"and they kick off a sexual revolution in their community. As their business grows, they become savvy professional women, but their newfound independence comes at a price as they wrestle with the pressures of husbands, family, and a changing society.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    July 3, 2016
    46min
    16+
    When her husband, Terry, loses his job, young mother Stephanie and her friend Nita answer an ad for a lingerie sales job. But Stephanie will have to get over her bashfulness if she is to make enough money to pay the rent.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    July 10, 2016
    46min
    18+
    Stephanie deals with the aftermath of Terry's affair, and money is tighter than ever. When her mother finds out that Stephanie is still selling, she refuses to babysit Dean. Dawn is tired of supporting her ungrateful family, and Nita struggles with the news of her pregnancy.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    July 17, 2016
    46min
    13+
    As Brian recovers in the hospital, Russell and Pauline try to keep the business afloat. Johnny asks Stephanie out on a date, but Dean misses his dad. Anita notices that Kieren has been acting strangely and worries that he is back to his old ways.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    July 24, 2016
    46min
    13+
    Dawn plans her dream wedding, but Russell starts to have second thoughts. Terry moves back in with Stephanie, but he still doesn't approve of her work, especially as she tries to expand the business. Johnny searches for his birth mother.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    July 31, 2016
    46min
    13+
    After her attack, Stephanie is too scared to host another party, until Nita helps her overcome her fears. In return, Stephanie asks Johnny to help search for Richie. The day before her wedding, Dawn invites her father to the reception.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    August 7, 2016
    46min
    18+
    Stephanie plans a big exotic lingerie event and asks the other women to help model. Nita worries about Richie working for Dougie. As tensions with Pauline come to a head, Johnny asks Stephanie for one last favor before he leaves town.
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Content advisory
Nudityviolencealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Jill RobertsonMarek LoseyJoss Agnew
Producers
ITV
Starring
Sophie RundleSharon RooneyPenelope Wilton
Studio
Acorn TV
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