Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestMidge has developed a wild theory about Adam. Things are now awkward between Sid and Rock. Lucy must decide what to do about Bob. The girls learn the truth about Grace. And, as lies and secrets are revealed in the dramatic conclusion, the result will be fatal for one Hartmann Payne employee.
Personal Affairs is a six-part 2009 BBC Three comedy-drama miniseries created and written by Gabbie Asher. A quartet of Desperate Workwives—Lucy Baxter, Nicole Palmerston-Amory, Michelle Lerner, and Doris Siddiqi—try to break through the glass ceiling.
Acting
Ruth Negga steals every scene she's in.
Writing
Gabbie Asher's acid-tipped dialogue.
Production
Glossy 2009 BBC budget, surprisingly cinematic.
Creator
Gabbie Asher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ruth Negga filmed this between stage work and her breakthrough; she's the only cast member whose career exploded afterward.
Created specifically to capture the post-2008 crash 'have it all' anxiety—note how every character's ambition curdles into desperation by episode three.
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