ˌDesperate ˈHousewives
a US television programme about the lives of a group of women who live in Wisteria Lane in the fictional (=not real) town of Fairview, Eagle State. The story is told through the eyes of a dead neighbour Mary Alice Young. Actresses who have appeared on the show include Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker, and Nicollette Sheridan.

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