Material Girl (TV series)

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Material Girl
Genre Romantic comedy
Drama
Written byJoshua St.Johnston
Colin Bytheway
Ben Ockrent
Imogen Edwards-Jones
Jess Williams
Starring Lenora Crichlow
Dervla Kirwan
Michael Landes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerChrissy Skinns
Running time60 minutes
Production company Carnival Film & Television
Original release
Network BBC One
Release14 January (2010-01-14) 
18 February 2010 (2010-02-18)

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.

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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]

Cast

Episodes

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.

EpisodeTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal airdateViewers
1"Episode 1"Cilla WareJoshua St Johnston14 January 2010 (2010-01-14)3 million [2]
2"Episode 2"Cilla WareColin Bytheway21 January 2010 (2010-01-21)2.8 million [3]
3"Episode 3"Sarah O'GormanBen Ockrent28 January 2010 (2010-01-28)2.6 million [4]
4"Episode 4"Sarah O'GormanImogen Edwards-Jones4 February 2010 (2010-02-04)2.4 million [5]
5"Episode 5"Philip JohnJess Williams11 February 2010 (2010-02-11)2.58 million [6]
6"Episode 6"Philip JohnColin Bytheway18 February 2010 (2010-02-18)1.4 million [7]

Reception

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]

DVD release

The first series was released in the United Kingdom on DVD on 22 February 2010. [10]

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