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Mistresses (UK): Season 1
  • Network: BBC-1 , BBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 8, 2008
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3
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Metascore
67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: The drama focusing on four friends who are tempted into affairs with other people is already on season two in the UK, and an American remake is in the works.
  • Genre(s): Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jessica Shaw
    91
    Without the annoying melodrama [like "Desperate Housewives"], you become more emotionally hooked by the lives of the four complex and original characters.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    It works as legitimate drama, it works as soap trash.
  3. PopMatters
    Reviewed by: Lesley Smith
    30
    It's a co-production with an outside company, poorly scripted and directed.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. ReneeB
    10
    Totally hooked. Well done. Insight into a world of feelings & emotions not often made public. Women of different back grounds, education, lifestyles face this issue from different spheres. The only thing I need is a British American Dictionary and an Martini !… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. PatriciaJ
    10
    Best show I have seen in a long time. I love how they throw in a curve just when you think you know what is going to happen. Keep it coming.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. ElleO
    8
    Great show. Engaging characters with interesting storylines. I started to watch because of the Jessica and Alex story, but ended up hooked on all the characters. Siobhan and Hari were the characters that had me crying in the end.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes