Queye TV Stay-In Strike
The Rag Trade
Stay-In Strike
30m
18 May 1962
★ 0
Season 2, Episode 7: A stuck-up new secretary takes Carole's job of modelling causing Paddy to take industrial action.

Episodes

The Baby
Episode 1

The Baby

When Fenner finds one of the girls has brought her baby to work, the resultant fracas between management and staff threatens production of a line of polka dot gowns.

30m
Getting Married
Episode 2

Getting Married

Paddy promises Carole the girls will be able to make her a wedding dress with material left over from an order for Arcadia Gowns.

30m
Early Start
Episode 3

Early Start

Fenner installs a time clock to help gain a contract with chain store Parks & Spicer and the resultant docking of wages leaves the girls with no money to bet on a sure thing at the races.

30m
The French Fashions
Episode 4

The French Fashions

Fenner arranges for Carole to model a pair of slacks at the Ritz Plaza to help secure an American order.

30m
The Sample
Episode 5

The Sample

Paddy allows Carole to wear a sample dress to lunch with her sailor boyfriend and a resultant mishap jeopardizes a 3:30 viewing by a prospective buyer.

30m
Unhappy Customer
Episode 6

Unhappy Customer

Fenner is determined to enforce a ban on eating in the workroom when an angry customer returns items of food in his garments.

30m
Series 1, Episode 7
Episode 7

Series 1, Episode 7

(Lost Episode) Fenner Fashions has been awarded a contract to supply Wren uniforms to the Admiralty by inadvertently tendering bankruptingly low prices so the girls have to show their workmanship is shoddy to save the situation.

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Doctor's Orders
Episode 8

Doctor's Orders

Fenner is laid low with a heavy cold at the very moment he has to produce a gown which is to be worn on television by an international singing star and lead to numerous orders.

30m
The Italian Designer
Episode 9

The Italian Designer

(Lost Episode) The arrival of Roberto, an Italian beachwear designer, causes strained relations among the girls in the workroom.

30m
Christmas Box
Episode 10

Christmas Box

To make a bit of pocket money for the Festive season, Paddy and the girls produce 300 golliwog dolls, unbeknownst to Fenner.

30m
The Thief
Episode 1

The Thief

Paddy has installed a fruit machine in the rest room. The factory electricity supply is cut off for non-payment of the bill.

30m
Lily's Dog
Episode 2

Lily's Dog

Lily's puppy Dinky is feeling poorly so she brings him into the factory.

30m
Locked In
Episode 3

Locked In

A lady factory inspector arrives to discover Reg, dressed in drag, in the ladies' rest room.

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Painting Fenner's Flat
Episode 4

Painting Fenner's Flat

Fenner gives Reg the keys to his flat so that he can paint the walls. Paddy holds her birthday party there. Fenner returns unexpectedly and so does his battle-axe of a mother-in-law.

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Series 2, Episode 5
Episode 5

Series 2, Episode 5

(Lost Episode) Carole and Paddy take the day off, but find themselves in hot water when Mr. Fenner returns unexpectedly.

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The Client
Episode 6

The Client

Fenner makes a time and motion study of the girls, but loses money on the deal. His potential buyer for the dresses is a gourmand, so he tries to get Reg and the girls to provide a slap-up meal in his office.

30m
Stay-In Strike
Episode 7

Stay-In Strike

A stuck-up new secretary takes Carole's job of modelling causing Paddy to take industrial action.

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The Fish and Chip Shop
Episode 8

The Fish and Chip Shop

(Lost Episode) Paddy and Reg take over the running of a fish and chip shop.

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Safety Precaution
Episode 9

Safety Precaution

Paddy calls frequent stoppages for fire drills. Reg has to impersonate a French designer and romance a female buyer.

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Stainproofer
Episode 10

Stainproofer

Chaos results at Fenner's Fashions when bleach is exchanged for stain proofing.

30m
Doctor
Episode 11

Doctor

The factory's girls are attracted to a young doctor. This causes them to fall behind with their work. Paddy tries to rectify the situation by bringing in outside help, but a factory inspector turns up.

30m
Barber's Shop
Episode 12

Barber's Shop

Paddy adds laundry service to Fenner's Fashions to earn some extra money.

30m
The Bank Manager
Episode 13

The Bank Manager

Fenner tries to persuade his bank manager that Fenner's Fashions is a good investment. He cannot sell a batch of baby doll nighties, but the girls sew fringes on them and they sell as flapper dresses.

30m
The Australian
Episode 1

The Australian

(Lost Episode) Fenner and Paddy try to find Reg a woman

30m
Triplets
Episode 2

Triplets

(Lost Episode)

30m
Series 3, Episode 3
Episode 3

Series 3, Episode 3

(Lost Episode) Fenners hires Reg's mother as his new assistant

30m
Series 3, Episode 4
Episode 4

Series 3, Episode 4

(Lost Episode)

30m
Baby Dolls
Episode 5

Baby Dolls

(Lost Episode) Fenner becomes obsessed with horse racing

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Mistaken Tax
Episode 6

Mistaken Tax

(Lost Episode) Reg's lies over his tax forms come back to haunt him

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After The Ball
Episode 7

After The Ball

(Lost Episode) Fenner has to pretend Judy is his daughter when they go to represent Fenners Fashion at a ball

30m
The Budgie
Episode 8

The Budgie

(Lost Episode)

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Series 3, Episode 9
Episode 9

Series 3, Episode 9

(Lost Episode)

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The Italian Girl
Episode 10

The Italian Girl

(Lost Episode) Judy accuses Reg of having an affair

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Babysitters Unlimited
Episode 11

Babysitters Unlimited

(Lost Episode) Fenner finds himself in debt with only the girls to help him

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National Productivity Year
Episode 12

National Productivity Year

(Lost Episode) Paddy's job is on the line when another strike attempt sadly backfires

30m
The Engagement Ring
Episode 13

The Engagement Ring

(Lost Episode) Reg and Judy's engagement party is ruined when the engagement ring is stolen

30m
Stay In Strike
Episode 1

Stay In Strike

Fenner entertains a German client who's keen to see the workforce. Unfortunately, it's before nine o'clock and the workers aren't working. To ensure the staff arrive on time, a clocking-in machine is installed which leads to a strike.

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The Sample
Episode 2

The Sample

The girls have produced an exclusive Italian sample dress for a potential buyer. Unfortunately, when the buyer arrives to see it, Kathy is wearing it out on a date.

30m
Fixing the Rate
Episode 3

Fixing the Rate

Fenner has a problem - a rising wage bill and falling production. To improve the situation, he sets up a time and motions study. The girls of course throw a spanner in the works.

30m
The Lunch Problem
Episode 4

The Lunch Problem

The local diner has put its prices up, leaving the girls out of pocket. They are outraged when Fenner refuses to give them a special subsidy, so they take special measures to dine in luxury at the factory.

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The Export Order
Episode 5

The Export Order

Fenner is ecstatic to land an order from the US. Knowing the American market is demanding, he insists on perfection. Unfortunately the girls spend the afternoon celebrating Kathy's birthday.

30m
The Italian Line
Episode 6

The Italian Line

Mr. Fenner brings in an Italian designer to help with the smooth running of the factory. Paddy is instantly opposed, until she meets the Italian heart-throb.

30m
Olive's Baby
Episode 7

Olive's Baby

After a row with her old man, Olive has no choice but to bring her baby into work. Terrified that Fenner will disapprove, she tries her best to hide him.

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The Wedding Dress
Episode 8

The Wedding Dress

Kathy announces that she's marrying Big Jim who works on an oil rig. To save her expense, the girls agree to make her a wedding dress from stock fabric. Unfortunately, Mrs. Fenner is helping to stock-take.

30m
The Sideline
Episode 9

The Sideline

Fenner has picked up an order for a line of fur coats. When Olive makes a panda toy with some of the waste, Paddy spots an opportunity to sell her new boyfriend, Roger, a batch of soft toys.

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The Guvnor's Wife
Episode 10

The Guvnor's Wife

When Kathy and Paddy tape down the button which switches the intercom on, Mrs. Fenner hears some home truths from her husband who is talking with the girls in the work room.

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The New Girl
Episode 11

The New Girl

Mr. Fenner realises that during his absence, production plummets. To counter this, he hires stuck-up June to supervise. The girls hatch a plan to get rid of the stuck-up overseer.

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The Bet
Episode 12

The Bet

Fenner gets the chance to supply a large chain with Fenner Fashions, however, the girls are distracted when they place a bet on the horses.

30m
The Accident
Episode 13

The Accident

When Kathy falls off a chair in the restroom while trying on a dress, Paddy tries to get her compensation by rigging up an accident in the workroom.

30m
The New Brother
Episode 14

The New Brother

Skilled seamstress Shana Ahmed is employed to complete the hand embroidery on a new line. Her husband objects to her working there and is worried that she'll pick up bad habits.

30m
Christmas Rush
Episode 15

Christmas Rush

Production always slows down as Christmas nears and one dress gets destroyed as the clock reaches 5pm. Will anyone stay behind and help Mr. Fenner?

30m
The Annual Ball
Episode 1

The Annual Ball

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.

30m
The Leather Line
Episode 2

The Leather Line

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.

30m
Stress
Episode 3

Stress

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.

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A Bad Patch
Episode 4

A Bad Patch

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.

30m
Come Back Paddy
Episode 5

Come Back Paddy

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.

30m
Self Defence
Episode 6

Self Defence

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.

30m
Fenner's Folly
Episode 7

Fenner's Folly

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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