Jo Joyner, Tamzin Outhwaite and Angela Griffin in the wild trailer for “The Wives” on Channel 5

A year later, her widowed husband Charlie (Jamie Bamber) seems to be getting on well with his new girlfriend. However, his family is alarmed to discover that she bears a resemblance to a younger “lookalike” of his first wife.

It's safe to say that Jade (Katie Clarkson-Hill) isn't a huge fan of the Morgan family. In the trailer (above), we see an awkward moment when she makes a nasty remark to Beth about “women your age.”

On the anniversary of Annabelle's death, things get worse when Jade's choice of dress causes further tension.

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All these developments raise numerous questions about the tragic incident, and the women of the title begin to suspect that it may not have been an accident after all.

The synopsis is intriguing: “As lies come to light and evidence mounts, the women work together and against each other to solve the mystery and bring the perpetrator to justice.”

“But have they taken on too much, now that corrupt officials, drug cartels and career criminals are closer to home than they ever expected?”

The cast of “Wives” also includes Ben Willbond (“Ghosts”) as Beth’s husband Frankie Morgan, Jonathan Forbes (“Catastrophe”) as Natasha’s husband Sean Morgan, Louis Boyer (“Shadow and Bone”) as local businessman Luca Vella and Ajay Chhabra (“Phoenix Rise”) as consulate official Vinay Taneja.

The series was written by Helen Black, who previously worked on the prison drama “Time”. Co-star Griffin describes the series as “full of warmth, female friendship, humor and with a great crime story at its center.”

The Wives will soon be on Channel 5 and My5.

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