4/5 housewives gone mad
  by Margaux Paschke (New York)
This UK comedy series takes a dark look at the competitiveness between wives in a small British town. A couple from the city end up in the burbs and things are not simple. The wife gets caught between two groups that have gone to war, literally. The gunfire and bombings are a bit much but the whole series is over-the-top fun. It is about what would happen if the daydreams of opposite factions in say a PTA meeting or town council, came to life. Very funny in an absurd way.

2/5 Hmmmm?
  by Linda Hudson (Everett, WA USA)
My husband and I love the baudy British shows, but this was a disappointment. The storyline is uneven, implausible and the dialog mumbled...no subtitles, unforunately. The premise is that in this sleepy little English village, the housewives have formed two rival gangs who battle with each other for turf and new members. Sounds hilarious, doesn't it? We thought so, but the newcomer is portrayed as a wide eyed innocent who is hoodwinked into doing very bad things. She can't tell because her policeman husband would lock her up. She is so appalled and shocked all the time, that she seems to have wandered off of a more serious show. I wish the writers had just had the sense to work her into the story in a more believable way...say, have her rescued from harm by one of the housewife gangs, as it is her very important main character just doesn't work.
When all is said and done, I think the writers, two men by the way, wrote out some male fantasies about women with guns, and then just didn't know where to go. In the hands of better writers, this could have been a truly funny show.

5/5 Very, very funny and offbeat.
  by Del Ray Guy (Alexandria, VA)
This is a very funny program. A little bit raw, but very, very funny. It's kind of like The Ladies of Wysteria Lane in an alternate but hysterical (and a little disturbing) universe. The DVD extras are also pretty cool and actually add something to the whole package.

5/5 Good Crazy Fun!
  by S. DuRoss (Bethesda, MD)
Wow! this is a very fun and interesting series. Be warned there is some dark racy humor I was amazed at what came out of these ladies' mouths. I hope there is a 2nd season?

5/5 Desperate Housewives gone bad!
  by Another Jen (Alexandria, VA United States)
Imagine if the women on "Desperate Housewives" broke into rival gangs and just let fly with the mayhem -- that's what you've got with this show and the result is hysterical! There are no holds barred with these crazy, take-charge Brit soccer moms (or should I say football moms?).