Cable Girls

Cable Girls

Company type	Television series
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	April 28, 2017 (2017-04-28)
Headquarters	Madrid , Spain
Products	Television series
Parent	Netflix

Cable Girls () is a Spanish period drama television series that was broadcast from April 2017 through July 2020. Set in the late 1920s, the show features performances by Ana Fernández, Nadia de Santiago, Blanca Suárez, and Maggie Civantos.

The series debuted globally on Netflix with its initial season consisting of eight episodes, which premiered on 28 April 2017. The first segment of the fifth and concluding season became available on Netflix on 14 February 2020, followed by the release of the final episodes on 3 July 2020.

Plot

Set in Madrid in 1928, a contemporary telecommunications firm provides four young women with respectable wages and newfound autonomy, transforming their destinies. Each woman joins for unique motives: Alba Romero, using the name Lidia Aguilar, embarks on a covert assignment; Ángeles Vidal, a skilled switchboard operator, supports her household; Carlota Senillosa desires to break free from her domineering father and upper-class constraints; and Marga Suarez is determined to begin afresh. The narrative delves into their camaraderie, workplace obstacles, and the societal limitations imposed on working women during 1920s Spain.

Production

Cable Girls marked Netflix's inaugural Spanish original series, produced in collaboration with Bambú Producciones. The show was developed by Ramon Campos and Gema R. Neira, alongside writers including José Rustarazo and Carlos Portela.

Filming occurred throughout Madrid, with locations such as La Plaza del Alamillo (the characters' home) and Lope De Vega street (their daily commute) adapted to evoke the 1920s atmosphere. Scenes set in the National Telephone Company were captured at the Fundacion Telefonica building on Gran Via to maintain historical authenticity.

The series premiered worldwide on 28 April 2017. Subsequent seasons followed with Season 2 releasing on 25 December 2017, Season 3 on 7 September 2018, Season 4 on 9 August 2019, and the fifth and final season arriving in two installments on 14 February and 3 July 2020.

For the concluding season, Netflix created a brief documentary trailer featuring Magdalena Martín, known as Spain's 'last cable girl,' who operated a manual telephone exchange in Polopos, Granada until it closed in December 1988.

Cast

Character	Actor	Seasons
		1	2	3	4	5
						Part 1	Part 2
Principal characters
Lidia Aguilar Dávila	Blanca Suárez	colspan="6" Template:CMain
Carlota Rodríguez de Senillosa	Ana Fernández	colspan="6" Template:CMain
María Inmaculada "Marga" Suárez Pazos	Nadia de Santiago	colspan="6" Template:CMain
Ángeles Vidal	Maggie Civantos	colspan="4" Template:CMain		colspan="1" Template:CGuest
Carlos Cifuentes	Martiño Rivas	colspan="5" Template:CMain
Doña Carmen de Cifuentes	Concha Velasco	colspan="4" Template:CMain	colspan="1" Template:CGuest	colspan="1" Template:CMain
Elisa Cifuentes	Ángela Cremonte	colspan="4" Template:CMain		colspan="1" Template:CMain
Francisco Gómez	Yon González	colspan="6" Template:CMain
Sara Millán (Óscar Ruiz)	Ana Polvorosa	colspan="6" Template:CMain
Carolina Moreno	Iria del Río	colspan="2" Template:CMain
Miguel Pascual	Borja Luna	colspan="4" Template:CMain
Mario Pérez	Sergio Mur	colspan="2" Template:CMain
Pablo Santos	Nico Romero	colspan="6" Template:CMain
Julio Santos				colspan="1" Template:CMain		colspan="1" Template:CMain	colspan="1" Template:CGuest

Awards and nominations

|- | align="center" rowspan="2" | 2017 || 64th Ondas Awards || colspan="2" | Outstanding Fiction Web Series or Online Program || || align="center" | |- | 4th Fénix Awards || colspan="2" | Outstanding Drama Series || || |- | align="center" rowspan="5" | 2018 || 5th Feroz Awards || Best Supporting Actress (Television) || Ana Polvorosa || || |- | align="center" | 27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards || Best Supporting Actress (Television) || Ana Polvorosa || || align="center" | |- | rowspan="2" | 5th Platino Awards || colspan="2" | Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV Series || || rowspan="2" | |- | Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series || Blanca Suárez || |- | 29th GLAAD Media Awards || colspan="2" | Outstanding Scripted Television Series (Spanish-language) || || |}