The Rag Trade

The Rag Trade

1977 2 Seasons 22 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Comedy

Follows the humorous struggles of workers in a London clothing factory.

Follows the humorous struggles of workers in a London clothing factory.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Stay In Strike

Fenner lands a contract to supply a German businessman with new garments. Unfortunately he wants to see the workforce in

EP 2

The Sample

Overjoyed at securing an exclusive Italian design, Fenner and Tony are slightly perturbed to find all the instructions a

EP 3

Fixing The Rate

Fenner is appalled to find that although productivity is down, pay rates are going up! He tries to institute a Time and

EP 4

The Lunch Problem

Paddy holds a special meeting to discuss the extortionate cost of lunch; the general feeling is that Fenner should pay t

EP 5

The Export Order

Fenner manages to land an export order to a firm in New York. The catch is that they must be of a certain quality and ou

EP 6

The Italian Line

Fenner upsets the status quo by bringing in an Italian to supervise a new line of designs. Despite initial misgivings th

EP 7

Olive's Baby

Everyone's concerned when Olive turns up late for work - which soon turns to astonishment when the realise she's brough

EP 8

The Wedding Dress

Fenner becomes frantic then Mrs. Fenner starts doing stocktaking. Despite her best intentions, it's not long before she

EP 9

The Sideline

A new line of fur garments causes consternation among the workforce - until they figure out they can make toy pandas fro

EP 10

The Guvnor's Wife

The girls are up in arms when Mrs. Fenner puts in a special order for a new outfit, and Fenner is caught in the middle w

EP 11

The New Girl

A new line in negligees prompts Fenner to bring in a new production supervisor and self-styled "business efficiency expe

EP 12

The Bet

Gambling fever strikes the workforce when they discover that a horse called Paddy is running that afternoon at Aintree r

EP 13

The Accident

When Mabel pricks her finger on a broken needle - and Kathy cuts her finger on the first aid box - Paddy holds Fenner to

EP 14

The New Brother

Fenner employs a new embroiderer to add finesse to some of the designs. It doesn't take long for Paddy to figure out the

EP 15

Christmas Rush

Christmas brings down productivity no end, much to Fenners chagrin. Things get much worse when he realises that he hasn'

EP 1

The Annual Ball

As the annual Garment Traders' Ball approaches, the staff become unruly as they have to hand-stitch a new dress for Mrs.

EP 2

The Leather Line

Union grumbles continue apace when Fenner tries to get his recalcitrant staff to work on leatherwear. As far as they are

EP 3

Stress

The fact that the company hasn't made a profit in the last twelve weeks is sending Fenner into a downward spiral of stre

EP 4

A Bad Patch

Tony's been caught out with a married woman by her husband, much to the amusement of the girls. Their amusement is curta

EP 5

Come Back, Paddy

Fenner's more uptight than usual when a high profile order is not up to scratch, blaming Paddy's organisational skills.

EP 6

Self-Defence

Newspaper reports about the increasingly unsafe nature of the streets surrounding the factories are leapt on by Paddy wh

EP 7

Fenner's Folly

Fenner shocks Paddy by agreeing to an extortionate bonus rate on a new line of dresses for a swanky Chelsea boutique, th

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