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The Rag Trade

Series 5

1978 · 7 episodes

  1. 1. The Annual Ball

    1978-09-08 · 30m

    The girls are busy getting an order ready for Glamour Gowns, but once again their work is interrupted by Mrs Fenner, who wants her dress altered, unfortunately it vanishes.

  2. 2. The Leather Line

    1978-09-15 · 30m

    Fenner has an order, a design and the stock for a range of leather garments, unfortunately Paddy and the girls feel that it is work they should not be carrying out, claiming that leather work is a specific skill.

  3. 3. Stress

    1978-09-22 · 30m

    The Banks start to close in on Fenner Fashions, and he's forced to economise or go under. Fearing for his health, and the possibility of Mrs Fenner taking over, Paddy demands the girls work harder and economise.

  4. 4. A Bad Patch

    1978-09-29 · 30m

    Things go from bad to worse for Fenner, not a single order comes through, to keep busy, the girls offer to decorate the restroom, for £30 a head.

  5. 5. Come Back Paddy

    1978-10-06 · 30m

    Fenner is close to landing a large order, but he's up against Roger Jackson's rival factory. Chances of the order seem slim when Jackson offers Paddy a job at his factory.

  6. 6. Self Defence

    1978-10-13 · 30m

    The girls are terrified by the number of attacks in the area, and threaten industrial action, unless Fenner pays for them to have lessons in self defence.

  7. 7. Fenner's Folly

    1978-10-20 · 30m

    Fenner's in a flap over a sample cocktail dress, and even agrees to an extortionate rate from Paddy, the reason, Miss Butler of The Chelsea Boutique.

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