Brighton Belles

30min

Comedy

On her husband's demise, attractive Bridget suddenly finds she can't meet the financial demand of her Sussex country house in Brighton without his income. Her solution: take in lodgers. Two other "belles" answer her offer. Annie, also a widow, is a dim but friendly, likable farmer's daughter from a small village; Frances is a sardonic, sarcastic teacher whose husband Gilbert left her for a younger woman, taking the house. Later, Frances' tactless, overprotective mother Josephine moves in as well, to hover over and generally annoy her daughter. The women bond and Bridget shows her seductive side and she searches for a new mate.

Production Companies

Carlton Television

Humphrey Barclay Productions

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

9th Mar 1993

The Triangle

2. The Triangle

30min

7th Sep 1993

A doctor Frances dates makes a pass at Bridget. But when Bridget tells Frances about it, Frances doesn't believe her. Frances accuses her of being a slut and when Bridget can't take any more she orders Frances to move out.

Job Hunting

3. Job Hunting

30min

14th Sep 1993

When Annie looses her job at the grief center, she begins searching for other sources of work. Meanwhile, Bridget tries to loose a few pounds and Frances is excited when a man she once had a crush on, contacts her and asks her out.

The Tournament

4. The Tournament

30min

21st Sep 1993

In a bowling competition, it's Frances and Bridget verses Annie and Josephine. If Josephine and Annie win, Frances will allow Josephine to go visit with an old beau and if Frances and Bridget win Josephine will give Frances a pair of antique earrings.

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

5. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

30min

28th Sep 1993

Love in a Sea Mist

6. Love in a Sea Mist

30min

5th Oct 1993

The Transplant

7. The Transplant

30min

12th Oct 1993

Bridget must decide whether to give up a vital organ for her dying sister, whom she never got along with, or keep it and allow her sister to slowly die.

That Was No Lady

8. That Was No Lady

30min

7th Dec 1994

Frances finds herself uncharacteristically sneaking around with a married man.

The Break-In

9. The Break-In

30min

14th Dec 1994

The girls arrive home to a broken in home leaving poor Annie beyond paranoid and extremely overprotective.

The Younger Man

10. The Younger Man

30min

21st Dec 1994

Gilbert's Return

11. Gilbert's Return

30min

28th Dec 1994

When Frances ex-husband Gilbert shows up they wind up forced to spend the night together.

First air date

9th Mar 1993

Last air date

28th Dec 1994

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks