The Rag Trade

The Rag Trade (1961)


  • Genre: Comedy
  • First Air Date: 1961-10-06
  • Last Air Date: 1977-12-18
  • Total Seasons: 5
  • Total Episodes: 58
  • Status: Returning Series
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Network: BBC one
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Summary

The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom broadcast by the BBC between 1961 and 1963 and by LWT between 1977 and 1978. The scripts were by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, who later wrote Wild, Wild Women, Meet the Wife and On the Buses. Wild, Wild Women was a period variation of The Rag Trade. The action centred on a small clothing workshop, Fenner Fashions in London. Although run by Harold Fenner and Reg the foreman, the female workers are led by militant shop steward Paddy Fleming, ever ready to strike, with the catchphrase "Everybody out!" Other cast members included Sheila Hancock, Esma Reese Cannon, Wanda Ventham and Barbara Windsor. The Rag Trade was revived by ITV company LWT in 1977, with Jones and Karlin reprising their roles. The 1977 version ran for two series, most of the scripts being based on the BBC episodes from the 1960s, and featured Anna Karen and future EastEnders star Gillian Taylforth as factory workers. The theme tune for the LWT series was written and performed by Lynsey De Paul.

  • Keywords: workplace, working class, steward, sitcom, clothes factory, workplace comedy
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    The Rag Trade Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 1961-10-06
    10 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 1962-04-06
    13 Episodes

    Season 3

    First Air Date: 1963-01-05
    13 Episodes

    Season 4

    First Air Date: 1977-09-11
    15 Episodes

    Season 5

    First Air Date:
    7 Episodes

    The Rag Trade Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1The Baby30 min
    Season 1Episode 2Getting Married30 min
    Season 1Episode 3Early Start30 min
    Season 1Episode 4The French Fashions30 min
    Season 1Episode 5The Sample30 min
    Season 1Episode 6Unhappy Customer30 min
    Season 1Episode 7Episode 730 min
    Season 1Episode 8Doctor's Orders30 min
    Season 1Episode 9The Italian Designer30 min
    Season 1Episode 10Christmas Box30 min
    Season 2Episode 1The Thief30 min
    Season 2Episode 2The Dog30 min
    Season 2Episode 3Locked In30 min
    Season 2Episode 4The Flat30 min
    Season 2Episode 5Episode 530 min
    Season 2Episode 6The Client30 min
    Season 2Episode 7Stay-In Strike30 min
    Season 2Episode 8The Fish and Chip Shop30 min
    Season 2Episode 9Safety Precaution30 min
    Season 2Episode 10Stainproofer30 min
    Season 2Episode 11Doctor30 min
    Season 2Episode 12Barber's Shop30 min
    Season 2Episode 13The Bank Manager30 min
    Season 3Episode 1The Australian30 min
    Season 3Episode 2Triplets30 min
    Season 3Episode 3Episode 330 min
    Season 3Episode 4Mistaken Tax30 min
    Season 3Episode 5Baby Dolls30 min
    Season 3Episode 6Second Mrs. Fenner30 min
    Season 3Episode 7After the Ball30 min
    Season 3Episode 8The Budgie30 min
    Season 3Episode 9The Engagement Ring30 min
    Season 3Episode 10The Italian Girl30 min
    Season 3Episode 11Babysitters Unlimited30 min
    Season 3Episode 12National Productivity Year30 min
    Season 3Episode 13The American Buyer30 min
    Season 4Episode 1Stay-In Strike30 min
    Season 4Episode 2The Sample30 min
    Season 4Episode 3Fixing the Rate30 min
    Season 4Episode 4The Lunch Problem30 min
    Season 4Episode 5The Export Order30 min
    Season 4Episode 6The Italian Line30 min
    Season 4Episode 7Olive's Baby30 min
    Season 4Episode 8The Wedding Dress30 min
    Season 4Episode 9The Sideline30 min
    Season 4Episode 10The Guv'nor's Wife30 min
    Season 4Episode 11The New Girl30 min
    Season 4Episode 12The Bet30 min
    Season 4Episode 13The Accident30 min
    Season 4Episode 14The New Brother30 min
    Season 4Episode 15Christmas Rush30 min
    Season 5Episode 1The Annual Ball30 min
    Season 5Episode 2The Leather Line30 min
    Season 5Episode 3Stress30 min
    Season 5Episode 4A Bad Patch30 min
    Season 5Episode 5Come Back Paddy30 min
    Season 5Episode 6Self Defence30 min
    Season 5Episode 7Fenner's Folly30 min
    • Barbara Windsor

      as Gloria
    • Sheila Hancock

      as
    • Reg Varney

      as
    • Esma Cannon

      as
    • Wanda Ventham

      as
    Production Dennis Main Wilson Producer

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