Angela Griffin, Jo Joyner and Tamzin Outhwaite to star in The Wives on Channel 5

The Wives Channel 5, Angela Griffin, Tamzin Outhwaite and Jo Joyner

by Arabella Horspool |
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Channel 5 has announced a new drama, The Wives, which is said to be gripping with a darkly comic edge. Set in Malta, the story follows three women as they try to solve a mystery that surrounds their family.

What is Channel 5 drama The Wives about?

Annabelle (played by Christine Bottomley, who can be seen as Daphne Sparrow's long-lost daughter in Sherwood series 2) is suspected to have fallen to her demise from a clifftop in Malta, although her body was never recovered.

Here's the official synopsis: "With lies coming to light and evidence building, the women work together and against each other to unravel the mystery and bring the culprit to justice.

"But with corrupt officials, drug cartels and career criminals closer to home than ever expected, have they bitten off more than they can chew?"

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The Wives Channel 5 cast

Angela Griffin as Natasha
Jo Joyner as Beth
Tamzin Outhwaite as Sylvie
Christine Bottomley as Annabelle
Jamie Bamber as Charlie
Katie Clarkson-Hill as Jade
Ben Willbond as Frankie Morgan, Beth's husband
Jonathan Forbes as Sean Morgan, Natasha's husband
Louis Boyer as Luca Vella, a local businessman
Ajay Chhabra as Vinay Taneja, consulate official
****•****Catorina Chandler as Sky

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When is The Wives Channel 5 release date?

The Wives begins at 9pm on Monday 16th September, on both Channel 5 and My5.

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Arabella Horspool is a Commercial Content Writer for Yours at Bauer Media. She's a bookworm who is passionate about TV, film and theatre. She enjoys cooking, scrapbooking, playing board games and spending time with her pet dogs, tortoise and chickens.

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