Widows

British television crime drama series by Lynda La Plante (1983–1985)
TVSeries television_series Q1845065
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Widows

Summary

Widows is a television series[1]. Widows ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Widows is the creator of Lynda La Plante[3].
  • Widows's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • Widows's composer is recorded as Stanley Myers[5].
  • Widows's genre is drama television series[6].
  • A cast member of Widows was Ann Mitchell[7].
  • A cast member of Widows was Fiona Hendley[8].
  • A cast member of Widows was Maureen O'Farrell[9].
  • A cast member of Widows was Eva Mottley[10].
  • A cast member of Widows was Debby Bishop[11].
  • A cast member of Widows was David Calder[12].
  • A cast member of Widows was Kate Williams[13].
  • Widows's production company is recorded as Fremantle[14].
  • The original language of Widows was English[15].
  • Widows's original broadcaster is recorded as ITV[16].
  • Widows's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Widows began on March 16, 1983[18].
  • Widows ended on May 8, 1985[19].
  • Widows's distributed by is recorded as Fremantle[20].
  • Widows's narrative location is recorded as England[21].
  • Widows's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+12'}[22].
  • Widows's title is recorded as Widows[23].
  • Widows's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[24].
  • Widows's derivative work is recorded as Widows[25].
  • Widows's set in environment is recorded as island[26].
  • Widows's P14821 is recorded as 85111[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Ann Mitchell[7], Fiona Hendley[8], Maureen O'Farrell[9], Eva Mottley[10], Debby Bishop[11], and David Calder[12]. Widows is the creator of Lynda La Plante[3].

Publication

The original language of Widows was English[15]. Widows's genre is drama television series[6].

Why It Matters

Widows ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (932 views/month).[2] Widows is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 85111
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 85111, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 8w ago · Zestier · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Thetvdb series id 71720
    Kinopoisk film id 397283
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4835]]: 71720"
  3. 16w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company Fremantle
    Original broadcaster ITV
    Imdb id tt0085111
    Start time +1983-03-16T00:00:00Z
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8600]]: 36238"
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