Girlfriends

Whilst on an anniversary cruise organized by their children Ruby and Ryan Linda's husband Micky gets drunk and falls overboard. His memorial service is attended by Linda's long-standing friends Sue and Gail but they have their own problems. Sue, editor of bridal magazine Adored, is ousted by John, her business partner and ex-lover, to make way for a younger woman. Gail, newly divorced, has to contend with a dementing mother Edna and ex-jailbird son Tom, who is on a tag and a curfew. Sue's lawyer son Andrew decides to take legal action against John whilst Linda discovers Ruby's affair with Tom. Then she gets a knock on the door from a strange woman.

A terrified Linda is questioned on suspicion of murdering her husband Micky, but Gail and Sue unearth the shocking truth behind Carole's accusations.

Overstretched Gail reaches breaking point; with her son’s drug addict ex refusing to return her grandson, Gail sets out to find him and bring him home. Linda’s horrified when a revenge-seeking Carole breaks into her home, and the girlfriends are terrified to discover just how far she’ll go when she’s pushed to the edge. Sue’s getting cold feet about laying herself bare in court; as John turns on the charm to win her over, can he tempt Sue into dropping the legal action?

With the prospect of Micky's body being found in Spain, Linda is forced into drastic action. Meanwhile, Sue runs into John's wife and discovers that all is not well with John.

In the final episode, Linda, Gail and Sue arrive in Spain to identify Micky's body. Sue and Gail are shocked to learn that Linda has been keeping secrets from them about her relationship with Micky, after her confession that she wanted her husband dead. As the women go to identify the body, things take an unexpected turn, and a shocking revelation threatens to cause chaos for them all. Meanwhile in Leeds, Ruby anxiously awaits news of her father, whilst Dave takes Edna under his wing. Drama, starring Phyllis Logan, Miranda Richardson and Zoe Wanamaker. Last in the series.