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The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Drama

Clumsy,put-upon Ruth Patchett leads a drudge's life with her two demanding children and her neglectful accountant husband Bobbo. When Bobbo starts an affair with his top client,the glamorous,lighthouse-dwelling romantic novelist Mary ...See moreClumsy,put-upon Ruth Patchett leads a drudge's life with her two demanding children and her neglectful accountant husband Bobbo. When Bobbo starts an affair with his top client,the glamorous,lighthouse-dwelling romantic novelist Mary Fisher, Ruth does everything she can to be a good wife but everything fails and Bobbo humiliates her in front of his parents before leaving her for Mary. Finally Ruth snaps and,declaring that she will become a she-devil,burns the house down in such a way that the insurance claim will be invalid and dumps the children on Mary and Bobbo. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Director
Writers
Fay Weldon (novel) | Ted Whitehead (dramatisation) (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Malcolm Banthorpe (as Malcolm J. Banthorpe)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 8, 1986

Release date
Oct 8, 1986 (United Kingdom)
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