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The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom broadcast by the BBC between 1961 and 1963 and by ITV between 1977 and 1978. Although a comedy, it shed light on gender, politics and the "class war" on the factory floor.
With Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin, Reg Varney, Wanda Ventham. 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, Henry Fenner.
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Episode: 10. Situation comedy depicting a small clothing workshop in the textile industry in London.
Series 1. The Rag Trade. First series of situation comedy set in Fenner Fashions clothes factory. Shop steward Paddy takes on proprietor Harold Fenner over anything and everything.
The Rag Trade featured Peter Jones as Mr Fenner, harassed boss of East-End ‘sweatshop’ Fenner Fashions and Reg Varney as his foreman, Reg. Leading the workers was Miriam Karlin starring as trade union shop steward, Paddy, who with a blast on her whistle was only too happy to declare “Everybody out!”.
The Rag Trade - Season 1 - IMDb. Episode List. Season: Year: Season 1. Add Image. S1, Ep1. 6 Oct. 1961. The Baby. 7.3 (7) Rate. 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. Add Image. S1, Ep2.
