Mistresses
Created by Kate O'Riordan, Rachel Anthony, Lowri Glain, SJ Clarkson
On BBC One
A character-driven drama centered on female friendship and romantic entanglement, balancing relationship conflict with the bonds between four women navigating infidelity and its consequences.
Follows the lives of four female friends and their involvement in an array of marital and extramarital relationships.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Mistresses violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Mistresses scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Mistresses sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Mistresses leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Mistresses easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Mistresses
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Mistresses
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Mistresses, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Mistresses, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Mistresses, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
