Friends star’s forgotten ’90s ITV crime drama finds new UK streaming home

The crime thriller series starring a friend from the popular ’90s show “Friends” has recently secured a new streaming platform for viewing in the United Kingdom.

The ITV miniseries titled “An Unsuitable Job for a Woman” features Helen Baxendale, who gained fame as Ross Geller’s English girlfriend Emily Waltham on the popular sitcom “Friends,” and as Rachel Bradley in “Cold Feet.

The television show, titled like its 1972 source novel by P.D. James, revolves around Cordelia Gray (portrayed by Baxendale), a young private investigator who inherits her mentor’s detective agency after he tragically takes his own life. This series made its debut in 1997.

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Currently, the complete run of “An Unsuitable Job for a Woman” – consisting of 2 seasons and 10, half-hour episodes – is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

In addition to the main cast, the show features Jeff Nuttall portraying Cordelia’s former superior, Bernie Pryde, who has passed away, and Annette Crosbie as Edith Sparshott, a long-standing agency employee who now assists Cordelia.

In this series, you’ll find appearances by several notable guest stars such as Phyllis Logan from Downton Abbey, Gemma Jones, who is well-known for her role in Bridget Jones, and Gerard Butler, famed for his work in 300, among others.

Recently, Baxendale has been seen in episodes of ‘Death in Paradise’ and ‘Midsomer Murders’, and he played a lead character in the first season of ‘Noughts + Crosses’.

In this alternate reality series titled “Agatha and the Midnight Murders,” I stepped into the shoes of the renowned crime novelist Agatha Christie. This captivating TV drama delved into a fascinating what-if scenario where she chose to eliminate her beloved detective character, Hercule Poirot.

In addition to Prime Video, you can find David Tennant and Michael Sheen’s series titled Staged. This show follows the story of two actors whose stage production gets postponed because of the Covid-19 virus outbreak.

Under the guidance of a hesitant director named Simon (portrayed by creator Simon Evans), the two leading actors decide to practice their scenes using an online video platform.

In 2023, Friends director James Burrows revealed the reason for Emily’s departure from the show: “The humor and chemistry are equally crucial in sitcoms and romantic comedies.

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is now streaming on Prime Video.

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2025-07-21 17:49

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