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The Best Episodes of The Rag Trade

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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 - 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.

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    #2 - 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.

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    #3 - 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.

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    #4 - 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.

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    #5 - 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.

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    #6 - 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.

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    #7 - 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.

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    #8 - 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.

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    #9 - The Italian Designer

    S1:E9

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

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    #10 - 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.

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    #11 - 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.

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    #12 - Lily's Dog

    S2:E2

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

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    #13 - Locked In

    S2:E3

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

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    #14 - 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.

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    #15 - 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.

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    #16 - 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.

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    #17 - Stay-In Strike

    S2:E7

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

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    #18 - The Fish and Chip Shop

    S2:E8

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

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    #19 - Safety Precaution

    S2:E9

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

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    #20 - Stainproofer

    S2:E10

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

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    #21 - 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.

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    #22 - Barber's Shop

    S2:E12

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

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    #23 - 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.

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    #24 - The Australian

    S3:E1

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

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    #25 - Triplets

    S3:E2

    (Lost Episode)

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Baby" is the best rated episode of "The Rag Trade". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Dennis Main Wilson and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/6/1961. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Getting Married".