Babes in the Wood (TV series)

Babes in the Wood
Opening titles of Babes in the Wood
Genre	Sitcom
Starring	Karl Howman Denise van Outen Natalie Walter Samantha Janus Madeleine Curtis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	15
Production
Running time	14x30 minutes 1x45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV
Original run	23 July 1998 – 3 September 1999

Babes in the Wood is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1998 to 1999. Starring Karl Howman and Denise van Outen, Babes in the Wood was written by Geoff Deane, Paul Alexander, Simon Braithwaite, Ian Searle and Fleur Costello.

Cast

• Denise van Outen - Leigh Jackson
• Natalie Walter - Caralyn Monroe/Munroe
• Karl Howman - Charlie Lovall
• Mark Hayford - Benito
• Samantha Janus - Ruth Ford/Frause (series 1 and 1998 special)
• Madeleine Curtis - Francesca "Frankie" Fraiser-Jones (series 2)
• James Buller - Nick (series 2)

Plot

Babes in the Wood revolves around three women in their 20s who share a flat in St John's Wood in London. Leigh is streetwise and tough, while Ruth is bossy and Caralyn is bossy. In the flat next door lives Charlie Lovall, the former owner of a video shop whose divorce has cost him dear, although he still has his Porsche. Leigh works as a waitress for public school-educated Benito at the nearby Bar Coda. Ruth marries an old millionaire and leaves after the first series and is replaced by would be model Frankie.

Episodes

Series One (1998)

1. Episode One (23 July 1998)
2. Episode Two (30 July 1998)
3. Episode Three (6 August 1998)
4. Episode Four (13 August 1998)
5. Episode Five (20 August 1998)
6. Episode Six (27 August 1998)

Christmas Special (1998)

• Christmas Special (45 minutes) (30 December 1998)

Series Two (1999)

1. Episode One (13 July 1999)
2. Episode Two (20 July 1999)
3. Episode Three (27 July 1999)
4. Episode Four (3 August 1999)
5. Episode Five (10 August 1999)
6. Episode Six (17 August 1999)
7. Episode Seven (24 August 1999)

References

• Mark Lewisohn, "Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy", BBC Worldwide Ltd, 2003
• Babes in the Wood at British TV Comedy

External links

• Babes in the Wood at the Internet Movie Database
• Babes in the Wood at the British Comedy Guide