Prisoners' Wives is a drama series which sees Gemma's perfect life coming to an end after armed police raid her house and arrest her husband Steve on suspicion of murder. Gemma finds it hard to to make sense of the bewildering judicial system, but believes in her husband's innocence. After she visits Steve for the first time, Gemma meets three other women called Francesca, Lou and Harriet. Each have their own story and their own set of secrets.