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Season 1 – Bomb Girls

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With men fighting overseas during World War II, many women held factory jobs to fill the labor shortage. This period drama follows those who work at a Canadian munitions factory, risking their lives in support of the European front. They embrace their newfound freedom, liberated from social and cultural restrictions previously in place. Lorna Corbett, a 40-something wife who relishes her job as a way to escape from an oppressive home, is jealous of younger colleagues' expanding horizons and happiness. Privileged Gladys Witham, 22, is a wild child drawn to the most dangerous job at the factory, which helps her feel alive and connect with the others. Other featured women include Kate Andrews, who is on the run from her abusive, street-preaching father, and naive Betty McRae, the factory's on-floor trainer who struggles to connect with her new sisterhood.
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Bomb Girls — Season 1

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Bomb Girls does an admirable job at depicting the struggles women face in a munitions factory, but the period drama's formulaic approach holds it back.

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Riese Bernard Autostraddle 09/01/2021
Bomb Girls is fun and entertaining with great pacing,... but at times the combination of oft-hammy. Go to Full Review David Hinckley New York Daily News 08/30/2019
Bomb Girls isn't a fancy show. It's just a whole bunch of good stories. Go to Full Review John Doyle Globe and Mail 08/30/2019
There was tremendous potential with Bomb Girls. The idea is fine and the execution of the look is extraordinary. But the strained mimicking of melodrama from the 1940s and 1950s sinks it. Go to Full Review Alison Graham Radio Times 08/30/2019
It's such a formulaic drama that, high explosives notwithstanding, it could easily be any old soap, any old where. Go to Full Review Matt Roush TV Guide 08/30/2019
Bomb Girls, a trite and drab melodrama about women on the WWII homefront who go to work on the dangerous front lines of a munitions factory, Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 08/30/2019
Essentially a prime-time soap, Bomb Girls is a well-plotted, smartly written soap that doesn't shy away from, shocking, even gruesome, plot turns in showing the dangers of working in a bomb-making factory. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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08/29/2021 This series has so many mean spirited and self centered characters. One of the nicest characters suffers throughout and then dies. Left me with a bad taste in my mkouth See more 03/03/2019 Strong start setting up the development of all the characters See more Read all reviews
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Michael MacLennan

Creator

Adrienne Mitchell

Creator

Meg Tilly

Lorna Corbett

Richard Fitzpatrick

Harold

Jodi Balfour

Gladys Witham

Charlotte Hegele

Kate Andrews

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 4, 2012 Jumping Tracks Rich-girl Gladys Witham discovers a new world and a fascinating sisterhood that she hopes may change her life when she takes an office job at Victory Munitions. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 11, 2012 Misfires The women at Victory Munitions must band together when they are blamed for an accidental explosion. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 18, 2012 How You Trust The Victory Munitions employees are under the gun when given a surprise inspection putting Lorna in a position to finally rid the factory of Marco; Gladys must defend herself against a thief to prove Kate's innocence. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 25, 2012 Bringing Up Bombshell The girls discover they're victims of the war's hype when they are part of a propaganda film; Gladys finds the courage to confront James about his past. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 1, 2012 Armistice Lorna tries to free herself from Marco while Gladys' secret engagement is exposed; Archie's failing condition forces Vera to make a hard choice. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 8, 2012 Element of Surprise Set against the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gladys' secret job is exposed; Lorna tries tries to deal with a possible pregnancy; Kate struggles to stand up to the return of her manipulative father. Details

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Season Info

Director
Ken Girotti, Adrienne Mitchell, Anne Wheeler
Creator
Michael MacLennan, Adrienne Mitchell
Executive Producer
Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Michael Prupas, Michael MacLennan
Screenwriter
Michael MacLennan, Esta Spalding, John Krizanc, Shelley Eriksen
Network
CIIIDT
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
History, Drama, War
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 4, 2012