PickFlick
Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge

121986•1h 5m•5.0/10
MysteryComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.0/10(1)

Ladies in Charge is a 1986 British television drama, an expansion from a 1985 pilot in the Storyboard anthology programme. Produced by Thames Television for ITV, the six-episode programme stars Carol Royle, Julia Hills, and Julia Swift. After serving as World War I ambulance drivers, three women start a private agency in London to solve problems for clients, blending mystery and drama with a lighthearted tone. They take on various cases, from finding lost items to uncovering secrets, often challenging societal expectations for women of the era.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Thames Television

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 6, 1986

Last Aired

June 17, 1986

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Alfred Shaughnessy

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Zoe's Fever
Air date: 1986-05-06
The Ladies in Charge are sought to solve the mystery behind the disappearance of a young mother. Is she dead or has she simply run away? Eager to please, the redoubtable trio begin their first investigation.
E2
Dangerous Prelude
Air date: 1986-05-13
The Ladies take interest in the affairs of Edward Cane, a successful novelist visiting London with his sister to employ a housekeeper. There are certain stipulations: she must be young, unwed, and of high moral standard.
E3
A Public Mischief
Air date: 1986-05-20
The Ladies are expected to receive some odd requests but none so strange as the one from music hall ventriloquist Cosmo Keble and his dummy. It appears that Cosmo has a very unusual predicament.
E4
The Shadow
Air date: 1986-05-27
Diana and friends investigate the strange goings-on surrounding Madame Morgan – a medium who reputedly hears voices from the grave. Is she for real — or just a fraud?
E5
Double Act
Air date: 1986-06-10
When Florence Potter, obsessed with the idea that a mysterious 'shadow' is following her, seeks the Ladies' help, Diana sets out to uncover the prowler's identity.
E6
All That Glitters
Air date: 1986-06-17
The reward for finding a set of Imperial family jewels – and one aristocratic nephew held responsible for their loss – is one sparkling diamond. Can the girls resist the challenge and intrigue of a Czarist family squabble?

Cast

Carol Royle

Carol Royle

Diana Granville

Julia Hills

Julia Hills

Babs Palmer

Julia Swift

Julia Swift

Vicky Barton

Graham Chinn

Frank Sutton

Recommended

Bad Romance

Bad Romance

9.0
2016
TV Show

Yihwa lives fine without love—until Cho walks in and flips her world upside down, one misunderstanding at a time.

Bad Romance

2016
9.0
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

7.6
2021
TV Show

Following the events of “Avengers: Endgame”, the Falcon, Sam Wilson and the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities, and their patience.

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

2021
7.6
Steven Universe Future

Steven Universe Future

8.2
2019
TV Show

After saving the universe, Steven is still at it, tying up every loose end. As he runs out of other people's problems to solve, he'll finally have to face his own.

Steven Universe Future

2019
8.2
Bobby's World

Bobby's World

7.0
1990
TV Show

Bobby Generic lives in a typical suburban neighborhood and uses his overactive imagination to discover a world of daring adventure, incredible wonder and lots of laughs — all in pint-sized perspective.

Bobby's World

1990
7.0
Adulting

Adulting

7.0
2018
TV Show

A coming of age story about two young women trying to handle the responsibilities of being independent adults in the fast-paced, urban bustle of Mumbai. Take a peek into the daily life and shenanigans of two twenty-something women: Ray & Nikhat, as they try to make it through adulthood in their own unique way.

Adulting

2018
7.0
According to Chrisley

According to Chrisley

10.0
2017
TV Show

A talk show hosted by Todd Chrisley of "Chrisley Knows Best."

According to Chrisley

2017
10.0
Grey Rainbow

Grey Rainbow

8.6
2016
TV Show

Grey Rainbow tells the love story of Nuer and Porsche. Nuer is the son of the owner of an elephant camp while Porsche is a law student. In university, they were dormitory roommates and close friends, each fighting against the feelings that one has for the other.

Grey Rainbow

2016
8.6
En el nombre de Rocío

En el nombre de Rocío

7.0
2022
TV Show

No overview available.

En el nombre de Rocío

2022
7.0
The Enchanted Cave

The Enchanted Cave

5.7
2024
TV Show

No overview available.

The Enchanted Cave

2024
5.7
What I Wore

What I Wore

10.0
2019
TV Show

Footballers talk about their shirts

What I Wore

2019
10.0
The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW

The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW

7.4
2014
TV Show

A documentary about the period in sports entertainment, known as the Monday Night Wars. Includes interviews with past and present on-air personalities. Also includes looking back on superstars and storylines that made the Monday Night Wars so memorable.

The Monday Night War: WWE vs. WCW

2014
7.4
Hot Package

Hot Package

6.2
2013
TV Show

Entertainment news set in a parallel universe and featuring clips of the dark alleyways of the television landscape.

Hot Package

2013
6.2

Similar TV Shows

Yona of the Dawn

Yona of the Dawn

8.4
2014
TV Show

The legend of the Four Dragons and the origin of the land has been passed down for generations in the land of Kouka. Currently, Hiryuu Palace has no one else next in line for the throne other than the fifteen year old princess, Yona, who had been raised with care. Finally, the night of her sixteenth birthday arrives. She expects it to be a wonderful day spent with her peace-loving father, Il, her servant and friend Hak, and her cousin Soo-won, who she had feelings for... However... That night, Yona goes to visit her father to tell him how she really feels, because he opposes to her getting married to Soo-won. However, when she gets to her room, she encounters a shocking truth. The destinies of Yona and the Four Dragons entwine in this period drama fantasy romance!

Yona of the Dawn

2014
8.4
So Little Time

So Little Time

7.6
2001
TV Show

So Little Time is an American sitcom starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen that aired on Fox Family. The first half of the series aired from June 2, 2001, to August 15, 2001. The series then went on a four-month hiatus owing to network management changes. By December 2001, Fox Family had become ABC Family, and the remaining episodes aired until May 4, 2002.

So Little Time

2001
7.6
Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

8.1
1997
TV Show

Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997
8.1
Black Scorpion

Black Scorpion

5.9
2001
TV Show

The City of Angels is falling apart, and crime pervades the city to the core. The mayor is corrupt, the police are inept, the city needs a figure to take control of the situation. Then in the light of day Darcy Walker is a cop, but in the dark of night she becomes the Black Scorpion. She does with a mash what she can't do with a badge. This is vigilante justice, old school style.

Black Scorpion

2001
5.9
A Certain Scientific Railgun

A Certain Scientific Railgun

7.4
2009
TV Show

Misaka's electro-manipulation skills - and her delightfully destructive railgun projectile movement - make her a rock star in Academy City. The techno-metropolis is filled with supernaturally powerful students known as Espers, including Misaka's flirtatious friend and roommate, Shirai Kuroko. She uses her teleportation skills as a member of the Judgment law enforcement team, fighting crime alongside fellow agent Uiharu. Joined by their friend Saten, a spunky Level 0 Esper, Misaka, Kuroko, and Uiharu have a blast taking on danger whenever and wherever it arises.

A Certain Scientific Railgun

2009
7.4
Ashes to Ashes

Ashes to Ashes

7.7
2008
TV Show

Crime drama series featuring Life On Mars' DCI Gene Hunt. After being shot in 2008, DI Alex Drake lands in 1981, where she finds herself in familiar company.

Ashes to Ashes

2008
7.7
To Serve Them All My Days

To Serve Them All My Days

7.7
1980
TV Show

To Serve Them All My Days is a 1980-81 British television drama serial, adapted by Andrew Davies from R. F. Delderfield's 1972 novel of the same name. David Powlett-Jones, a shell-shocked World War I veteran, becomes a teacher at an elite English boarding school, Bamfylde. The drama explores his personal growth, relationships, and evolving views on society over his 20-year career at the school.

To Serve Them All My Days

1980
7.7
The Passing Bells

The Passing Bells

7.6
2014
TV Show

At the outbreak of World War I, two teenage boys - one German and one British - defy their parents to sign up. An epic historical drama spanning the five years of the First World War, as seen through the eyes of two ordinary young soldiers.

The Passing Bells

2014
7.6
Remington Steele

Remington Steele

7.1
1982
TV Show

Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.

Remington Steele

1982
7.1
Sturm kommt auf

Sturm kommt auf

6.8
2025
TV Show

After World War I, political divisions deepen in a village in Upper Bavaria. Julius Kraus, a reclusive cobbler, finds himself caught between the fronts when his Jewish identity is revealed. The two 90-minute feature films are based on the novel "Unruhe um einen Friedfertigen" (Unrest Around a Peaceful Man) by Oskar Maria Graf, a masterpiece of German-language exile literature.

Sturm kommt auf

2025
6.8
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

7.8
1996
TV Show

On her sixteenth birthday, Sabrina Spellman discovers she has magical powers. She lives with her 600-year-old aunts Hilda and Zelda as well as talking cat Salem in the fictional town of Westbridge, Massachusetts.

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

1996
7.8
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.

7.4
2020
TV Show

Kaede Honjou is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. But as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.

2020
7.4