| Genre: | Mystery Drama |
| Creator: | Helen Black |
| Director: | Claire Tailyour Paulette Randall |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Executive Producer: | Jess Connell Alison Jackson |
| Producer: | Margot Gavan Duffy |
| Network: | Channel 5 |
The Wives is a British mystery drama television drama series for Channel 5, created by Helen Black and starring Jo Joyner, Tamzin Outhwaite and Angela Griffin.
Three British sisters-in-law routinely holiday together with their families in Malta. However, on their latest trip away they find themselves confronting the disappearance of one of their own - Annabelle. She is believed to be dead, and they are forced to deal with her supposedly grieving partner introducing his 'new' younger girlfriend to the group. The sisters-in-law become suspicious, more so when one of them reveals she knew that Annabelle was planning on leaving her wealthy husband and planned on telling him the day she disappeared.[1]
The six-part series is produced by Gaumont and was announced for Channel 5 in November 2023.[2] The series was written and created by Helen Black, with episodes by Ciara Conway and Jamie Jackson. The series is directed by Claire Tailyour and Paulette Randall. Produced by Margot Gavan Duffy, executive producers for Gaumont are Jess Connell and Alison Jackson.[3]
Filming took place in Malta with a lead cast led by Angela Griffin, Tamzin Outhwaite and Jo Joyner and also includes Jamie Bamber and Katie Clarkson-Hill.[4]
The series was broadcast on Channel 5 in the UK on 16 September 2024.[5]