Bad Girls series 8 explained

Season Number:8
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    Num Episodes:11
    Network:ITV

    The eighth and final series of British drama series Bad Girls premiered on ITV on 13 July 2006. This, the final series, consists of eleven episodes which concluded with a Christmas special on 20 December 2006.

    Series Eight introduces Amanda Donohoe (Lou Stoke), Sid Owen (Donny Kimber), Colin Salmon (Rowan Dunlop) and Angela Bruce (Mandy Goodhue). James Gaddas appears for the final time as Neil Grayling in the first episode in a guest appearance. Tracey Wilkinson (Di Barker), Rebecca Hazlewood (Arun Palmer) and Andrew Scarborough (Kevin Spiers) are not featured and no explanation for their absence is given.

    This series does not follow the previous series and commences with new storylines, leaving several from the previous season unresolved.

    Cast

    Main

    Special guest

    Recurring and guest cast

    Recurring cast:

    Guest cast:

    Episodes

    See main article: List of Bad Girls episodes.

    Reception

    Ratings

    TitleAir dateTimeslot
    ViewersRank
    1Episode 113 July 2006Thursday 9:00 pm5,400,00011[1]
    2Episode 220 July 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,470,00014
    3Episode 327 July 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,410,00015
    4Episode 43 August 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,180,00016
    5Episode 510 August 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,280,00015
    6Episode 617 August 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,870,00015
    7Episode 724 August 2006Thursday 9:00 pm5,000,00016
    8Episode 831 August 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,560,00017
    9Episode 97 September 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,620,00018
    10Episode 1014 September 2006Thursday 9:00 pm4,980,00022
    11Episode 1120 December 2006Wednesday 9:00 pm5,130,00016

    Awards nomination

    Home Media

    United Kingdom

    Australia

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018). Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. 25 February 2022.
    2. Web site: Bad Girls: Series 5-8 [DVD]]. Amazon.co.uk. March 5, 2016.
    3. Web site: Bad Girls: The Complete Series [DVD]]. Amazon.co.uk. March 5, 2016.