▁and ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" Al most ▁embar rass ingly ▁g ri pping ", ▁while ▁The ▁Guardian ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁" J ew el ▁in ▁the ▁Crown ▁of ▁prime ▁time ▁I TV " ▁and ▁that ▁" Network ▁execut ives ▁must ▁be ▁thank ful ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁rare , ▁if ▁unexpected ▁success ▁in ▁Bad ▁Girls ." ▁They ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁" L ess ▁cos y ▁than ▁other ▁dram as ▁... ▁no ▁sick ▁animals ▁or ▁people ▁are ▁he aled ." ▁The ▁Guardian ▁also ▁mentioned ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁story line ▁in ▁particular ▁featuring ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Wing - g overn or ▁Helen ▁Stewart ▁and ▁prisoner ▁Nik ki ▁W ade ▁was ▁" p ra ised ▁for ▁its ▁treatment ▁of ▁a ▁hom osex ual ▁relationship ▁in ▁a ▁responsible ▁way ". ▁DVD ▁Month ly ▁review ed ▁the ▁series ▁and ▁c ited ▁that ▁" Bad ▁Girls ▁is ▁a ▁brilliant ▁drama ▁about ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁ladies ▁prison . ▁It ' s ▁g rit ty , ▁well ▁written ▁and ▁fully ▁mer its ▁the ▁phrase ▁' hard ▁hitting '" ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁" M akes ▁comp uls ive ▁view ing ▁and ▁does ▁so ▁with ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁intelligence ▁and ▁hon esty ". ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁three ▁series ▁of ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁successful . ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁series , ▁the ▁show ▁slightly ▁decl ined ▁in ▁quality ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁fifth ▁series . ▁Non eth eless , ▁the ▁show ▁continued ▁to ▁ear n ▁high ▁view ing ▁figures . ▁Series ▁Six ▁of ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁was ▁considered ▁the ▁most