The Wives Channel 5 cast as EastEnders and Coronation Street icons star in new drama

Last week it was The Teacher that had plenty of viewers gripped on Channel 5 and now there's another one about to launch in the shape of The Wives.

After its first series with Sheridan Smith took people on many twists and turns in 2022, The Teacher returned with a brand new cast led by Kara Tointon and Will Mellor, as two teachers who found themselves in a very dire situation, when one of their pupils went missing on a school trip, at the exact same time they sneaked off to have sex in a boat house.

The Teacher occupied the 9pm primetime slot over consecutive nights and The Wives will do exactly the same this week, after its launch at 9pm on Monday, September 16.

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The official synopsis for the new drama, teases: 'With lies coming to light and evidence building, the women work together and against each other to unravel the mystery and bring the culprit to justice. But with corrupt officials, drug cartels and career criminals closer to home than ever expected, have they bitten off more than they can chew?'

Channel 5's The Wives cast

Beth Morgan - Jo Joyner

Natasha Morgan - Angela Griffin

Sylvie Morgan - Tamzin Outhwaite

Charlie Morgan - Jamie Bamber

Jade - Katie Clarkson-Hill

Frankie Morgan - Ben Willbond

Sean Morgan - Johnathan Forbes

Sky - Catriona Chandler