ˌDesperate ˈHousewives BrE AmE
a US television programme about the lives of a group of women who live in Wisteria Lane in the ↑ fictional (=not real) town of Fairview, Eagle State. The story is told through the eyes of a dead ↑ neighbour Mary Alice Young. Actresses who have appeared on the show include Marcia Cross, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria Parker, and Nicollette Sheridan.