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The Best Episodes of The Rag Trade

Every episode of The Rag Trade ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Rag Trade!

The Best Episodes of The Rag Trade

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...
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 4 - The French Fashions
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #1 - The French Fashions

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 4 - Painting Fenner's Flat
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Painting Fenner's Flat

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 6 - The Client
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #3 - The Client

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 9 - Safety Precaution
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Safety Precaution

    S2:E9

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 10 - Christmas Box
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Christmas Box

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 11 - Doctor
    7.6/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Doctor

    S2:E11

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 7 - Stay-In Strike
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Stay-In Strike

    S2:E7

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 2 - Getting Married
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Getting Married

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 3 - Locked In
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Locked In

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 13 - The Bank Manager
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #10 - The Bank Manager

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 10 - Stainproofer
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Stainproofer

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 1 - The Baby
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #12 - The Baby

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 3 - Early Start
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #13 - Early Start

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 2 - Lily's Dog
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Lily's Dog

    S2:E2

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 5 - The Sample
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #15 - The Sample

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 12 - Barber's Shop
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Barber's Shop

    S2:E12

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 6 - Unhappy Customer
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Unhappy Customer

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 1 - The Thief
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    #18 - The Thief

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 8 - Doctor's Orders
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Doctor's Orders

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 7 - Series 1, Episode 7
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    #20 - Series 1, Episode 7

    S1:E7

    (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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 9 - The Italian Designer
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    #21 - The Italian Designer

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 5 - Series 2, Episode 5
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    #22 - Series 2, Episode 5

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Rag Trade Season 2 Episode 8 - The Fish and Chip Shop
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    #23 - The Fish and Chip Shop

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Rag Trade Season 3 Episode 1 - The Australian
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    #24 - The Australian

    S3:E1

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

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Rag Trade Season 3 Episode 2 - Triplets
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Triplets

    S3:E2

    (Lost Episode)

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The French Fashions" is the best rated episode of "The Rag Trade". It scored 8.1/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by Dennis Main Wilson and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/27/1961. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Painting Fenner's Flat".