The programme consisted of 11 episodes, which were broadcast from 1993 until 1994, being pulled halfway through its run due to very poor ratings.
Several explanations apply, but the simplest has to be that The Golden Girls itself was already familiar to most British television watchers [...], and people felt no reason to tune-in to a UK adaptation delivering the same lines.
"[2] The Brighton Belles performed so poorly in the ratings that it was pulled from the ITV schedule just six episodes into its run.
When asked about the series in a 2007 interview, Sheila Hancock commented that "...It should have worked, the four of us are all old comedy hands and the initial scripts showed potential for growth.
"[citation needed] Meanwhile, Wendy Craig, talking in a 2003 interview, said "...On hindsight, it probably wasn't wise [attempting the series].