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Shows Like Downton Abbey: Cable Girls

As Downton Abbey moved into the 1920s, it began dealing with issues of women's rights and the constant changes of the era. If 1920s glamour and drama are your thing, then you'll love Cable Girls. Originally broadcast in Spanish, but available with English dubbing and/or subtitles, it's the story of four women who work at a Madrid phone company: Angeles, the gentle soul with an abusive husband, Marga, the sweet country girl, Carlota, a bisexual aristocrat, and Lidia, an ex-con trying to atone for her past. It's got plenty of aristocratic touches among the wealthy owners, plus the female empowerment that Downton just barely touched on.


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