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In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.

5 Seasons
42 Episodes
Ended
Drama
Cast & Characters
episode image Chapter 16: Innocence
8.6/10 (262 votes)

#1 Chapter 16: Innocence

S2:E8

Carlota gets news about Miguel. Guilt-stricken Marga goes into seclusion. Lidia learns Francisco has made a decision. Angeles finds herself cornered.

episode image Chapter 15: Opportunities
8.5/10 (218 votes)

#2 Chapter 15: Opportunities

S2:E7

The police find a body. Angeles learns who's been spooking her. Francisco gives Lidia space, while Carlos gives her a surprise. An arrest is made.

episode image Chapter 6: Family
8.4/10 (274 votes)

#3 Chapter 6: Family

S1:E6

Lidia helps Ángeles plan her escape. Carlota works to get Sara released from jail. Carlos fights with his father.

episode image Chapter 24: Destiny
8.4/10 (201 votes)

#4 Chapter 24: Destiny

S3:E8

As the situation escalates, Lidia tries to get to Eva, Marga shocks Pablo, Carlota takes a risk, Angeles learn a truth and Francisco attempts a rescue.

episode image Chapter 12: Guilt
8.3/10 (221 votes)

#5 Chapter 12: Guilt

S2:E4

Sara reveals a secret to Carlota. Angeles learns Inspector Cuevas's weakness. Pablo shows Marga his undying love. Lidia helps end an operator strike.

episode image Chapter 20: Revenge
8.3/10 (177 votes)

#6 Chapter 20: Revenge

S3:E4

Lidia and Francisco visit an orphanage to gather info. Complications arise with Marga when Julio impersonates housebound Pablo, who sneaks back to work.

episode image Chapter 7: Loss
8.2/10 (255 votes)

#7 Chapter 7: Loss

S1:E7

The Cifuentes family mourns their loss. Lidia decides she should be honest with Carlos about her identity.

episode image Chapter 8: Love
8.2/10 (278 votes)

#8 Chapter 8: Love

S1:E8

The new rotary technology divides Lidia's loyalties, and she is forced to choose between Carlos and her friends.

episode image Chapter 9: The Choice
8.2/10 (237 votes)

#9 Chapter 9: The Choice

S2:E1

As 1928 turns into 1929, Lidia reports to a new boss, Carlota is blackmailed, Marga gets a hidden surprise, and all three rush to Angeles's rescue.

episode image Chapter 5: The Past
8.1/10 (264 votes)

#10 Chapter 5: The Past

S1:E5

Carolina threatens to reveal who Lidia really is. Miguel tells Carlota she must decide about their relationship. Everything changes for Ángeles.

episode image Chapter 13: Secrets
8.1/10 (201 votes)

#11 Chapter 13: Secrets

S2:E5

Sarah seeks medical advice. Lidia gets news that complicates her choice between Francisco and Carlos. Marga learns Pablo is hiding a delicate problem.

episode image Chapter 14: Loneliness
8.1/10 (196 votes)

#12 Chapter 14: Loneliness

S2:E6

Lidia gets a tempting offer. Carlota and her friends respond to a plea for help. Angeles takes a risky step in order to learn the witness's identity.

episode image Chapter 21: Sin
8.1/10 (163 votes)

#13 Chapter 21: Sin

S3:E5

Angeles must deflect Guzman's suspicion of a mole. Carlos learns his mother's car was sabotaged and confronts Lidia. Marga has a horrible realization.

episode image Chapter 23: Hope
8.1/10 (174 votes)

#14 Chapter 23: Hope

S3:E7

Lidia turns the tables on her captor. During the king's visit, those fighting for Carlota's cause take drastic measures, forcing her to choose sides.

episode image Chapter 19: Truth
8.0/10 (176 votes)

#15 Chapter 19: Truth

S3:E3

Lidia's desperation worries Carlota and spurs Francisco to offer support. Marga helps Julio cover Pablo's job. Carlota finds a way to promote her cause.

episode image Chapter 22: Fight
8.0/10 (157 votes)

#16 Chapter 22: Fight

S3:E6

To protect her child, Angeles accepts a deal with Guzman. A phone call gives Lidia a hunch on Eva's whereabouts. Carlota responds to her attackers.

episode image Chapter 10: Pact
7.9/10 (218 votes)

#17 Chapter 10: Pact

S2:E2

Lidia directs a cover-up plan, but a theft complicates things and Marga is later caught in a lie. Carlos and Francisco negotiate an alliance.

episode image Chapter 11: Jealousy
7.9/10 (212 votes)

#18 Chapter 11: Jealousy

S2:E3

Marisol tries to drive Marga and Pablo apart. Carlota becomes suspicious of Sara. Lidia noticed a crucial difference between Carlos and Francisco.

episode image Chapter 18: Death
7.9/10 (180 votes)

#19 Chapter 18: Death

S3:E2

With her friends' help, Lidia puts her plan into action. Carlota decides what to do with her inheritance. Angeles tries to earn Pedro Guzman's trust.

episode image Chapter 3: Lies
7.8/10 (290 votes)

#20 Chapter 3: Lies

S1:E3

The police are called in when Lidia's identity is questioned. Francisco's wife is suspicious and asks Carolina for help.

episode image Chapter 17: Time
7.8/10 (210 votes)

#21 Chapter 17: Time

S3:E1

Six months later, a catastrophic event deeply affects Lidia, Marga, Carlota, Angeles and their loved ones. Marga gets a surprise visit from an in-law.

episode image Chapter 40: Pain
7.8/10 (107 votes)

#22 Chapter 40: Pain

S5:E8

Elisa reveals a startling secret as more of Lidia's friends are endangered. Sofía turns to an old friend for help protecting the prisoners from Carmen.

episode image Chapter 41: Defeat
7.8/10 (102 votes)

#23 Chapter 41: Defeat

S5:E9

An unexpected ally seeking the ultimate revenge helps Lidia try and enact her plan to free all the prisoners from the women's prison camp.

episode image Chapter 4: Feelings
7.7/10 (271 votes)

#24 Chapter 4: Feelings

S1:E4

Marga makes a lunch date with Pablo. Ángeles learns more about Mario's infidelity. Carlota's fantasies surprise her.

episode image Chapter 2: Memories
7.6/10 (321 votes)

#25 Chapter 2: Memories

S1:E2

Francisco offers Lidia a deal. Marga worries about what she saw at the party. Carlota's father interferes with her life.

episode image Chapter 26: Liberty
7.5/10 (137 votes)

#26 Chapter 26: Liberty

S4:E2

As her memory starts to slowly come back, Carlota's friends try to clear her name. Ángeles begins teaching classes. Lidia's former enemy returns.

episode image Chapter 33: War
7.5/10 (137 votes)

#27 Chapter 33: War

S5:E1

Lidia leaves New York and returns to Madrid in search of Sofía, who has run away to join the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War.

episode image Chapter 37: Insanity
7.5/10 (142 votes)

#28 Chapter 37: Insanity

S5:E5

When Madrid falls to the Nationalists, Lidia and most of her friends must face widespread grief and devastation, with long-term consequences.

episode image Chapter 38: Power
7.5/10 (107 votes)

#29 Chapter 38: Power

S5:E6

Lidia's defiance gets her into trouble at the prison camp, while Francisco concocts a plan to free her. Marga confides her secrets to Isidro.

episode image Chapter 27: Justice
7.4/10 (134 votes)

#30 Chapter 27: Justice

S4:E3

Lidia and Carlos argue over a loved one's medical treatment. Óscar makes a shocking discovery about Dulce. Marga gets to know her boss better.

episode image Chapter 30: Doubt
7.4/10 (129 votes)

#31 Chapter 30: Doubt

S4:E6

Carmen creates a deception while Carlos continues to keep Lidia in the dark. Carlota tries desperately to escape from her captor.

episode image Chapter 31: Happiness
7.4/10 (131 votes)

#32 Chapter 31: Happiness

S4:E7

Lidia is confused and hurt by Carlos's betrayal. An unlikely ally is enlisted to try to free Óscar. Carmen's calculating plan starts falling into place.

episode image Chapter 32: Luck
7.4/10 (167 votes)

#33 Chapter 32: Luck

S4:E8

When the prison break is set in motion, the team faces unforeseen consequences. Lidia makes a heartbreaking decision in order to protect Eva.

episode image Chapter 34: Hate
7.4/10 (127 votes)

#34 Chapter 34: Hate

S5:E2

Lidia's friends — both old and new — help her attempt to force Carlos to call Sofía back from the front lines. Pablo looks for ways to avoid enlisting.

episode image Chapter 35: Courage
7.4/10 (122 votes)

#35 Chapter 35: Courage

S5:E3

Óscar and Carlota risk their journalistic integrity in exchange for helping Lidia with Sofía. Marga falls ill while running a dangerous errand.

episode image Chapter 39: Patience
7.4/10 (101 votes)

#36 Chapter 39: Patience

S5:E7

Lidia is desperate to save her imprisoned friend. Elisa discloses Carlos' fate. Marga realizes who betrayed her. Carmen targets Lidia's loved ones.

episode image Chapter 1: Dreams
7.3/10 (417 votes)

#37 Chapter 1: Dreams

S1:E1

Lidia is used to being a thief, but now she must steal in order to save her life. Different hopes propel each of the women into the workplace.

episode image Chapter 25: Equality
7.3/10 (147 votes)

#38 Chapter 25: Equality

S4:E1

Carlota's new political career faces a major obstacle as Marga suffers heartbreak. Meanwhile, Lidia returns to work and Ángeles pitches an idea to her.

episode image Chapter 36: Control
7.3/10 (123 votes)

#39 Chapter 36: Control

S5:E4

Carlos and Lidia encounter trouble in their search for Sofía. Carlota visits the western front with James, to Óscar's chagrin. Pablo goes missing.

episode image Chapter 28: Fear
7.2/10 (134 votes)

#40 Chapter 28: Fear

S4:E4

With Carlota's future looking perilous, Óscar starts falsifying evidence to get her out of prison. A different doctor gives Lidia new hope.

Cast & Chracters

character image Alba Romero

Alba Romero

Actor: Blanca Suárez
character image Francisco Gómez

Francisco Gómez

Actor: Yon González
character image Carlota Rodríguez

Carlota Rodríguez

Actor: Ana Fernández
character image Marga Suárez

Marga Suárez

Actor: Nadia de Santiago
character image Carlos Cifuentes

Carlos Cifuentes

Actor: Martiño Rivas
character image Óscar Ruiz

Óscar Ruiz

Actor: Ana Polvorosa
character image Pablo Santos / Julio Santos

Pablo Santos / Julio Santos

Actor: Nico Romero
character image Sofía Pérez

Sofía Pérez

Actor: Denisse Peña
character image Felipe Barrero

Felipe Barrero

Actor: Raúl Mérida
character image Isidro Barrero

Isidro Barrero

Actor: Miguel Diosdado
character image James Lancaster

James Lancaster

Actor: Alex Hafner
character image Elisa Cifuentes

Elisa Cifuentes

Actor: Ángela Cremonte
character image Carmen Benavides

Carmen Benavides

Actor: Concha Velasco

The highest rated episode of Cable Girls is "Chapter 16: Innocence" (S2E8) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 262 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 42: The End" (S5E10) with a rating of 6.00.

This episode received 205 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chapter 6: Family" (S1E6) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 274 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 1: Dreams" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.30.

This episode received 417 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chapter 16: Innocence" (S2E8) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 262 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 10: Pact" (S2E2) with a rating of 7.90.

This episode received 218 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chapter 24: Destiny" (S3E8) with a rating of 8.40.

This episode received 201 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 17: Time" (S3E1) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 210 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chapter 26: Liberty" (S4E2) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 137 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 28: Fear" (S4E4) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 134 votes.

The highest rated episode is "Chapter 40: Pain" (S5E8) with a rating of 7.80.

This episode received 107 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Chapter 42: The End" (S5E10) with a rating of 6.00.

This episode received 205 votes.

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