The brand new fifth series of Desperate Housewives , with its darkly comedic take on suburbia, begins five years after Katherine shot her ex-husband, when Susan, Lynette, Bree and Gabrielle stood together in solidarity to protect her. Susan tries to hide her relationship with a new man and Gabrielle questions her abilities as a mother, while Bree is on the verge of publishing her own cookbook as her business partner Katherine grows envious. Lynette catches her teenaged twins spearheading illegal activities, and Edie returns to Wisteria Lane in jaw-dropping fashion with a new man in tow…

Wednesday 22 October 2008
10:00pm, Channel 4