• 1961
  • 30m
The Rag Trade

Summary In the clothing factory, foreman Reg Turner faces challenges from the mischievous machinist women led by Paddy Fleming while they complete weekly orders, constantly devising schemes to make life difficult for the boss, Harold Fenner. View more details

  • 1961
  • 30m

The Rag Trade

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Wanda Ventham Peter Jones Miriam Karlin Reg Varney

All cast & crew

7.2

Details

Genres : Comedy

Release date : Oct 5, 1961

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Summary In the clothing factory, foreman Reg Turner faces challenges from the mischievous machinist women led by Paddy Fleming while they complete weekly orders, constantly devising schemes to make life difficult for the boss, Harold Fenner. View more details

Details

Genres : Comedy

Release date : Oct 5, 1961

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Photos

George Roderick in The Rag Trade (1961) Barbara Keogh in The Rag Trade (1961) Hugh Paddick in The Rag Trade (1961) Ronnie Barker in The Rag Trade (1961) Noel Trevarthen in The Rag Trade (1961) Richard Caldicot in The Rag Trade (1961) Peter Jones in The Rag Trade (1961) Miriam Karlin in The Rag Trade (1961) Reg Varney in The Rag Trade (1961) Esma Cannon in The Rag Trade (1961) Sheila Hancock in The Rag Trade (1961) Dilys Laye in The Rag Trade (1961) Jacques Cey in The Rag Trade (1961)

Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 05, 1961
The Baby
Brenda hides her baby in the workroom. Paddy demands a crèche for the girls' babies. They use some of Fenner's material to make a nappy and Carole has to model a skirt with a panel missing.
Episode 2 • Oct 12, 1961
Getting Married
The girls use some of Fenner's material to make a wedding dress for Carole. Fenner then has to make twenty dresses appear to be the twenty-four the client has ordered.
Episode 3 • Oct 19, 1961
Early Start
Fenner installs a time-clock. The girls put £5 on a horse named Paddy at 20 to 1. It wins, but Carole has inadvertently sewn the betting slip into a blouse.
Episode 4 • Oct 26, 1961
French Fashions
Paddy gives Carole a home perm in the workroom and indirectly causes Fenner's permanent crease slacks to end up stiff as boards. The workers have to pretend to be French to get the order.
Episode 5 • Nov 02, 1961
The Sample
Carole goes to lunch in a sample dress. The girls have to cover for her, to their own disadvantage.
Episode 6 • Nov 09, 1961
Unhappy Customer
Fenner installs a vending machine and Lily discovers that it will accept buttons. When the girls receive their pay packets, they find they contain buttons instead of coins.
Episode 7 • Nov 16, 1961
Episode #1.7
Fenner Fashions stands to win a contract with the biggest clothing store in London. What could possibly go wrong?
Episode 8 • Nov 23, 1961
Doctor's Orders
Fenner is confined to bed by his doctor. The girls try to cure him by a variety of methods. Reg tries to add glitter to a dress by painting it with metallic paint.
Episode 9 • Nov 30, 1961
The Italian Designer
Paddy and Carole compete for a new Italian designer's affections.
Episode 10 • Dec 07, 1961
Christmas Box
The girls have a sideline making stuffed toys for Reg to sell on the street. A policeman is on the track of the illegal vendor.
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