Does anyone off of this here parish watch it?

I must say, after two series of the thing passing me by, I've become a huge fan, not for the quality of acting or glamour, but purely because of the ludicrousness of it all and the deliberate hamming up.

Last nights was just a taster as the possibilities next week include an obsessive compulsive ticking timebomb setting fire to his wife's clothes in a bin, a stalking babysitter character who was raped on a club outing in Spain returning with a new hairdo (the oldest disguise in the book) and a baby possibly being smothered by a dog that looked like Willie from Eastenders.

Own up, who else watches this?

Gaah, I missed this last night but I'll be hooked from next week. I watched it avidly last series. It was brilliant, especially the red-haired lesbian agent (I'm sorry, I've forgetten everyone's names in the hiatus) and the footballer falling in love with the captain and getting graphically exposed at the party.

Phew. Thought I'd outed myself as a loser then. There was so much that I'd forgotten from the last series that I was laughing out loud as myself and some chums watched last night. I'd forgotten Frank (old bloke who was married to Tanya) putting holes in the condoms they used so that when he died she'd be pregnant and I'd forgotten Gary Lucy's character turning to bare knuckle fighting to pay off his debts.

Red-haired lesbian agent = Hazel (I think)......

Hazel! That's it.

Do you know what I loved most of all? Tanya's scary vibrating snake eyes. She just couldn't keep her eyeballs still in close ups and it made her look like a demon. I don't know if it was a character decision or if Zoe Lucker has some sort of horrific ocular disorder but either way, it's aces.

Tanya has the best eyes ever, possibly in the whole world. Not because they're dead nice or anything, but because they vibrate. That was my favourite bit in the whole of the last series when Frank died and she was stood there with her eyes looking like they were going to fall out and roll under the bed.

I've also just found this which should clue you up on last night. it's pretty comprehensive, but not as glamourous as watching it.

My god, they packed a lot into that episode. And who'd have thought a small yapper-type dog could smother a baby? He won't be getting any Caesar tonight.

You're not wrong. Although, with it being a pug (at least I think it was), Krishna had the face of dog that looked sorry he'd smothered the baby, even if in his head he was glad he'd done it.

Almost the perfect crime. Except for the fact he was found sat on the baby.

Absolutely not! Never seen an episode and never want to!

Oh go on. You can make a night of it. Myself and some chums have a thing called "lads night" where we drink cans of lager and talk about manly things like whittling and tinkering under the bonnet of a car before watching Footballers Wives.

The "lads night" ethos spills over into Bad Girls when Footballers Wives finishes. It's the new rock and roll. Or something.....

Sorry... can't do it... shows like that BUG THE EVERLIVING SHITE OUT OF ME!

Look, don't sit on the fence.....

Would it be considered a comedy? I've only seen one episode but it seems so over-the-top that it can't be taken seriously.

It`s everything that`s wrong with TV right now.

Thank you sir... I'd go one step further and say it reflects what's wrong with British society...

Yeah, but I`m not a Daily Mail reader, or editor.

Neither am I... I just can't stand the Sun reader mentality!

It's like that ad for HP sauce (that one that's the sponser of white van drivers, wedding punch ups and hen nights)... Nothing makes me want to buy HP less!

Well, the fact that it mings has something to do with it, no doubt.

I like HP sauce... just not the ad!

Totally agree! The way her eyeballs shudder is amazing-how the hell does she do it? I love it- it further increases the drama and over-the-top-ness of the show.



Yes it's a comedy. It's tongue-in-cheek and is totally addictive once you start watching.

Here's a tiddly reminder for Stella to watch it tonight.

I'm expecting a full-on FW discussion on this thread tomorrow morning.

Ooh, is it tonight? Thank god for that, I thought I'd missed it last night while watching Rufus Wainwright get his hairy bollock out.

I'm sure something similar will probably happen in Footballers Wives, but the hairy bollock will be blinged up and have tints.

Keep your eyes peeled for more from the church where Noah is going to have his homosexuality "cured". They dunked him in a pool last week.

So young Stella, did you observe said programme?

I'm looking forward to the mad protective husband bloke getting madder and madder and I'm predicting, here and now, that Harley (the young Scouser one) raped that girl, even though he showed his bare non-tattooed behind.

I think it was a Henna one that has since rubbed off.

Or am I getting too clever for my own good?

I missed it.

Buggeration.

I will be expecting a better performance next week.

Sorry. I was dragged to the pub. Well, I say dragged...

I think it's repeated on ITV2 tonight so I'll watch it then.

That's ok. I'm not that cross.

I was totally rock and roll last night, instead of getting cans in or anything, I drank two cups of tea and ate three large cookies. I even had my slippers on for the duration. I'm going out tonight though. Honest.

I was told to watch this because it was a bit rude. I watched for ten horrible minutes and the only action I saw was a man's arse. If I want to see that I'll go on the picture whores thread.

It's not that rude. There were more knockers on display in last weeks episode.

Anyhows, you should be watching for the sheer ridiculousness of it. You've missed the murderous pug already.

Noooooooooooooo not Harley! He's cute! And his wife's a bint. Meh

Wowzer, it ALL happened last night. More burning of clothes, a gay man turned straight by the power of the church and going to bed with a lady, a christening that ended in Amber digging up a baby's grave using a champagne bucket, a river cruiser called Seaduction (nice touch) and the potential for a harpoon shooting up the bum next week.

My money's on it going in the middle of that tattoo on Darius's backside (not THE Darius).

Still quite sure that Darius (or Conrad or the other one) aren't the rapist though. My money's on Harley, who is going very bald for one so young. His hairline isn't being covered up by his combed forward style.