Glow: Netflix's Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling is full of rich and relatable stories – and big 80s hair

Comedy-drama about 1980s women’s wrestling is proof you can make a TV show diverse without making it about diversity

The neon lights of the 80s, a predominantly female cast, diversity in spades, and women who are fed up with patriarchy? For all of these reasons, I was ready to fall in love with Glow when it was first released in 2017. And yet I struggled to sink into the story, primarily because of the heavy focus on central player Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie), a self-centred aspiring actress, who has, very unsympathetically, betrayed her best friend Debbie Eagan (played to perfection by Betty Gilpin).

But a combination of Covid and kismet led me to try again. Now up to its third season, the reviews were (ahem) glowing to say the least. And this time I found myself easily drawn in, enjoying the slow burn of a story loosely based on 1980s women’s wrestling in the US.

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