The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

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The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

1986- 1986

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

7.1(9 votes)

Ended

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Ruth Patchett has it all: a large, warty body, a standard suburban home, a couple of unruly children, a dog, a cat and a guinea pig. She also has Bobbo, her unfaithful accountant husband who resents her very existence. Bobbo wants, and is wanted by, romance novelist Mary Fisher, who lives in a lighthouse by the sea. When Bobo leaves Ruth for Mary, Ruth decides that Mary doesn't know the first thing about love, and she's gonna teach her.

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6 members

Acting

Julie T. Wallace

Ruth Patchett

Julie T. Wallace

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Patricia Hodge

Mary Foster

Patricia Hodge

Acting

Dennis Waterman

Bobbo Patchett

Dennis Waterman

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Paul Herzberg

Garcia

Paul Herzberg

Acting

Caroline Butler

Nicola Patchett

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Christopher Mossford

Andy Patchett

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