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Mary Haines (Meg Ryan) is a successful, part-time fashion designer with a handsome Wall Street husband Stephen, a 12-year-old daughter Molly (India Ennenga) and a coterie of loyal friends: women’s magazine editor Sylvie (Annette Bening), clucky mother hen Edie (Debra Messing) and sassy lesbian author Alex (Jada Pink Smith).

Several doomed attempts have been made - all with big-name stars attached - to re-make George Cukor's classic 1939 story of catty New York society, a story that has always held a strong fascination.