The Rag Trade (1961)
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.
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Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Episodes season 1
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1x1
The baby
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1x2
Getting married
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1x3
Early start
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1x4
The french fashions
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1x5
The sample
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1x6
Unhappy customer
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1x7
Series 1, episode 7
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1x8
Doctor's orders
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1x9
The italian designer
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1x10
Christmas box
Episodes season 2
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2x1
The thief
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2x2
Lily's dog
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2x3
Locked in
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2x4
Painting fenner's flat
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2x5
Series 2, episode 5
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2x6
The client
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2x7
Stay-in strike
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2x8
The fish and chip shop
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2x9
Safety precaution
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2x10
Stainproofer
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2x11
Doctor
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2x12
Barber's shop
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2x13
The bank manager
Episodes season 3
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3x1
The australian
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3x2
Triplets
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3x3
Series 3, episode 3
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3x4
Series 3, episode 4
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3x5
Baby dolls
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3x6
Mistaken tax
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3x7
After the ball
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3x8
The budgie
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3x9
Series 3, episode 9
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3x10
The italian girl
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3x11
Babysitters unlimited
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3x12
National productivity year
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3x13
The engagement ring
Episodes season 4
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4x1
Stay in strike
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4x2
The sample
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4x3
Fixing the rate
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4x4
The lunch problem
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4x5
The export order
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4x6
The italian line
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4x7
Olive's baby
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4x8
The wedding dress
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4x9
The sideline
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4x10
The guvnor's wife
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4x11
The new girl
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4x12
The bet
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4x13
The accident
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4x14
The new brother
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4x15
Christmas rush
Episodes season 5
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5x1
The annual ball
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5x2
The leather line
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5x3
Stress
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5x4
A bad patch
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5x5
Come back paddy
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5x6
Self defence
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5x7
Fenner's folly
