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Material Girl is a British romantic comedy produced by Carnival Films, that first aired on BBC One on 14 January 2010. It stars Lenora Crichlow, Dervla Kirwan, and Michael Landes.
Material Girl | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy Drama |
Written by | Joshua St.Johnston Colin Bytheway Ben Ockrent Imogen Edwards-Jones Jess Williams |
Starring | Lenora Crichlow Dervla Kirwan Michael Landes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Producer | Chrissy Skinns |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Carnival Film & Television |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 14 January – 18 February 2010 |
Set in the fashion world, it was inspired by the book Fashion Babylon by Imogen Edwards-Jones. It was described in one of the early promotional items as "a romantic comedy about a young fashion designer battling an evil ex-boss, a sexy-but-devilish business partner and snobby fashionistas to get her break in work and love".[1]
Series 1 began on 14 January 2010 on BBC One. There were 6 episodes in total.[1] The series also aired on BBC HD, with a late repeat the same night on BBC Three.
Episode | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original airdate | Viewers |
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1 | "Episode 1" | Cilla Ware | Joshua St Johnston | 14 January 2010 | 3 million[2] |
2 | "Episode 2" | Cilla Ware | Colin Bytheway | 21 January 2010 | 2.8 million[3] |
3 | "Episode 3" | Sarah O'Gorman | Ben Ockrent | 28 January 2010 | 2.6 million[4] |
4 | "Episode 4" | Sarah O'Gorman | Imogen Edwards-Jones | 4 February 2010 | 2.4 million[5] |
5 | "Episode 5" | Philip John | Jess Williams | 11 February 2010 | 2.58 million[6] |
6 | "Episode 6" | Philip John | Colin Bytheway | 18 February 2010 | 1.4 million[7] |
The first episode gained 3 million viewers with a 12% audience share,[2] which fell to 2.6 million (11% share) for the third episode.[4]
Critical reviews of the series based on the pilot were mixed, with the London Evening Standard calling it a "jaw-droppingly, buttock-clenchingly dreadful pieces of television".[8] Reviewing the first episode for The Guardian, Sam Wollaston said: "OK, it's silly and deeply shallow. It's also gorgeous, fizzy, bitchy, self-indulgent, obviously bad for you but dangerously addictive. Careful, Material Girl could become a habit."[9]
The first series was released in the United Kingdom on DVD on 22 February 2010.[10]
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