Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20200217 | The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. Well, not quite... In between dating, shopping, drinking, dancing and having fun, they're still trying to be good Muslims and please their families. But can you be a twenty-first century woman and a Saudi woman? Dramatisation of Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel by Claudine Toutoungi. Directed by Emma Harding Gamrah.....Lara Sawalha Sadeem.....Laila Alj Michelle.....Jasmine Jones Lamees.....Nyla Levy Faisal.....Ikky Elyas Rashid.....Elham Ehsas Firas.....Moe Bar-El Pilot/ Bookseller.....Ian Conningham Tara.....Sinead MacInnes | |
| 02 | 20200218 | The girls of Riyadh continue to dream of romance, while their friend Gamrah embarks on married life a long way from home, in Chicago. Dramatisation of Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel by Claudine Toutoungi. Directed by Emma Harding Gamrah.....Lara Sawalha Sadeem.....Laila Alj Michelle.....Jasmine Jones Lamees.....Nyla Levy Faisal.....Ikky Elyas Rashid.....Elham Ehsas Firas.....Moe Bar-El Pilot/ Bookseller.....Ian Conningham Tara.....Sinead MacInnes Gamrah embarks on married life in Chicago. Dramatisation of Rajaa Alsanea's novel. | |
| 03 | 20200219 | The girls of Riyadh continue to dream of romance, while their friend Sadeem flees to London to recover from the injustice of being divorced before even being married. Dramatisation of Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel by Claudine Toutoungi. Directed by Emma Harding Gamrah.....Lara Sawalha Sadeem.....Laila Alj Michelle.....Jasmine Jones Lamees.....Nyla Levy Faisal.....Ikky Elyas Rashid.....Elham Ehsas Firas.....Moe Bar-El Pilot/ Bookseller.....Ian Conningham Tara.....Sinead MacInnes Sadeem runs to London to recover from the injustice of being divorced before being married | |
| 04 | 20200220 | Michelle still hopes that Faisal will be able to talk his conservative mother round to their marriage. And Sadeem has fallen for Firas. But will their hopes be dashed? Dramatisation of Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel by Claudine Toutoungi. Directed by Emma Harding Gamrah.....Lara Sawalha Sadeem.....Laila Alj Michelle.....Jasmine Jones Lamees.....Nyla Levy Faisal.....Ikky Elyas Rashid.....Elham Ehsas Firas.....Moe Bar-El Pilot/ Bookseller.....Ian Conningham Tara.....Sinead MacInnes Michelle still hopes that Faisal will be able to talk his mother round to their marriage. | |
| 05 | 20200221 | Saudi men have so far proved a huge disappointment to the girls of Riyadh, but Lamees has a plan. She's not going to share the same fate of her friends. Dramatisation of Rajaa Alsanea's best-selling novel by Claudine Toutoungi. Directed by Emma Harding Gamrah.....Lara Sawalha Sadeem.....Laila Alj Michelle.....Jasmine Jones Lamees.....Nyla Levy Faisal.....Ikky Elyas Rashid.....Elham Ehsas Firas.....Moe Bar-El Pilot/ Bookseller.....Ian Conningham Tara.....Sinead MacInnes Saudi men have so far proved a huge disappointment, but Lamees has a plan. | |
| OMNI | 20200222 | 20200223 (BBC7) 20230903 (BBC7) 20230904 (BBC7) 20240505 (BBC7) 20240506 (BBC7) | The girls of Riyadh are young, attractive and living by Saudi Arabia's strict cultural traditions. Well, not quite... In between dating, shopping, drinking, dancing and having fun, they're still trying to be good Muslims and please their families. But can you be a 21st century woman and a Saudi woman? Best-selling novel written by Rajaa Alsanea. Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Claudine Toutoungi. Pilot/ Bookseller - Ian Conningham Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement, but reality often gets in the way. Four young Saudi women dream of romance and excitement - but reality often gets in the way. Starring Lara Sawalha and Laila Alj. |