Season 01 Plot
In a dramatic context, the events of the series deal with the changes of the social relations between the Al-Shazly family members and its head, Mahmoud, from the royal era until the events of 1952.
Garden city ladies Season 01 aired on December 30th, 1997.
Season 01 Episodes
1. Episode 1
Mahmoud Pasha asks his sister Amina to move into his mansion after Shuhrat separates from her husband, Na'emat visits Omar in detention and warns him against attacking the king and his entourage in his articles. Mahmoud Pasha proposes to Monira.
2. Episode 2
Shuhrat blames her mother for her previous failed marriages. Monira's mother admonishes her daughter for going to the Opera behind her back. When Mahmoud Pasha informs his children that he is going to marry Monira, Mohsen opposes the marriage and threatens to leave the house.
3. Episode 3
Youssef appeals the decision to exclude him from the Palestine War. Ref'at tells Omar that he is going to Palestine. Sarah asks Monira to lie for her when Khadija sees a photo of a guy with her. Mahmoud sets a date for his marriage to Monira.
4. Episode 4
Omar is released and Na'emat goes to meet him. Shahinda invites Omar to a party. Omar thanks Mahmoud for speaking in his favor.
5. Episode 5
Hussein tries to convince Mohsen and Nagwa to reconcile with their father. Youssef confesses his feelings for Sou'ad. Atef tells Sarah that he won't be able to see her for two weeks because he has training.
6. Episode 6
Shahinda and Shuhrat agree to have the latter get close to Omar and get information from him. Monira tells Sarah that she agreed to marry Mahmoud because he stood by her father when the latter lost all his money in the stock market. Mahmoud marries Monira.
7. Episode 7
Hussein advises Shurat to find a way to occupy her free time. Omar learns that the army has corrupt weapons. Ref'at leaves for war. Shuhrat warns Omar about Shahinda.
8. Episode 8
Salah feigns illness to avoid being conscripted into the war. Shuhrat and Omar agree on what she will tell Shahinda. Mahmoud tells Shuhrat about the suitor that asked for her hand.
9. Episode 9
As the army returns from the war, Ref'at suffers from a breakdown as Youssef returns injured. Shahinda asks Omar to warn Salah after she learns of the latter's relationship with Fatima. Roqaia admonishes Nawal and warns her against Mohsen.
10. Episode 10
Monira goes horseback riding behind Mahmoud's back. When she falls ill, Morad drives her home which angers Mahmoud. When Mahmoud learns of Mohsen's relationship with Nawal, he decides to wed him to Shukran but Mohsen refuses. Mahmoud falls ill so Mohsen is forced to agree to the marriage.
11. Episode 11
Mohsen proposes to Shukran and Zubaida advises her on how to treat him. Nae'mat admonishes Sou'ad for meeting Youssef. The army men meet in secret. When Nawal learns that Mohsen is going to marry Shukran, Mohsen tells her that his father threatened to write him out of the will.
12. Episode 12
Shahinda threatens Salah to stay away from Fatima. Monira gets pregnant. Omar and Shuhrat agree to use Shahinda to send the king specific information.
13. Episode 13
Azmy learns about Sou'ad's relationship with Youssef. Mohsen marries Nawal. Mahmoud Pasha writes the farm over to Monira after he learns of her pregnancy. The army refuses to let Youssef go to Palestine.
14. Episode 14
Mohsen marries Shukran. Ref'at asks to marry Kawthar. Shuhrat accuses the nanny of stealing her diamond ring but Amina proves the nanny's innocence.
15. Episode 15
A secret cell forms with the Egyptian army ranks. Mourad and his mother agree to visit Monira. Shuhrat and Mohsen set Monira up when they learn of Mourad's presence. Mahmoud publicly divorces Monira.
16. Episode 16
Azmy admonishes Ref'at for asking for his sister's hand and asks him to postpone the matter. Mourad is upset when he learns of Monira's divorce and decides to tell Mahmoud the truth. Mahmoud dies.
17. Episode 17
When Osman Fekry is injured while being chased by the police, he hides in the mansion where Nagwa and Shuhrat try to treat him. Sou'ad asks Youssef to postpone their marriage. Enayat asks for Monira's hand for her son Mourad but Monira refuses.
18. Episode 18
Shuhrat reassures Osman that Hussein denied his presence when the police asked about him. Shukran gets pregnant. Mourad proposes to Monira but she refuses again. Gharam dies.
19. Episode 19
Ref'at pledges to take care of Gharam's family's expenses. Youssef and Shuhrat agree to smuggle Osman out behind Hussein's back and try to convince him to reconsider what he is doing.
20. Episode 20
The police question Omar about the Free Officers Movement. Salah sets a date for his wedding to Fatima. Azmy agrees to let Kawthar marry Ref'at. Monira gives birth.
21. Episode 21
Mohsen fights with Mourad and Monira. Salah marries Fatima. As the 1952 revolution breaks out, Monira marries Mourad.
22. Episode 22
Nagwa decides to stay away from Osman. Nawal threatens Mohsen and tells him that she will return to her job as a dancer if she doesn't get pregnant. Youssef is arrested.
23. Episode 23
Shahinda discovers that Osman has robbed her. Salah pressures Youssef to give up his friends. Omar learns that Youssef's friends didn't give Youssef up and threatens to inform the president but Salah detains him.
24. Episode 24
Azmy admonishes Nae'mat for being the reason Omar got detained. Nawal asks Mohsen for a divorce. Sou'ad tells Youssef that she is going to Geneva and he threatens to divorce her if she goes.
25. Episode 25
Sou'ad falls ill and pushes Azmy away when he tries to get close to her. Shuhrat tries to separate Nagwa and Osman. Salah tells Atef that his brother is going to be released in two days.
26. Episode 26
Mohsen vows revenge on Monira and hires an assassin to kill Mourad. Youssef is released. Hussein discovers that Salah is epileptic. Youssef visits Sou'ad in the hospital. Mourad is killed.
27. Episode 27
Shuhrat visits Omar in prison. Osman and his cell are arrested. Shukran leaves the mansion and asks for a divorce. Omar is released.