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The Rag Trade
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / ITV1
- 1961 - 1978
- 58 episodes (5 series)
Each working day at Fenner's Fashions is a new struggle between the management and the workers. Stars Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin, Reg Varney, Christopher Beeny, Esma Cannon and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 10
A new series of awful mix-ups begin when Fenner hopes to introduce a new waterproofing chemical to some of their clothing range; the girls are busy bleaching and styling Carole's hair - it's not long before his jacket explodes! If that wasn't bad enough, his mother-in-law calls round...
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 8th June 1962
- Time
- 8:45pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Peter Jones | Harold Fenner |
Miriam Karlin | Paddy Fleming |
Reg Varney | Reg Turner |
Esma Cannon | Lily Swann |
Sheila Hancock | Carole Taylor |
Wanda Ventham | Shirley |
Gwendolyn Watts | Liz |
Jan Williams | Seamstress |
Pamela Reece | Seamstress |
Jean Conroy | Seamstress |
Fabia Drake | Mrs. Green |
Ronald Chesney | Writer |
Ronald Wolfe | Writer |
Dennis Main Wilson | Director |
Dennis Main Wilson | Producer |
Malcolm Goulding | Production Designer |
Gordon Franks | Composer |