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The Best Episodes of The Rag Trade Season 1

Every episode of The Rag Trade Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Rag Trade Season 1!

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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 by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, who later wrote Wild,

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 7 - Series 1, Episode 7
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Rag Trade Season 1 Episode 9 - The Italian Designer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #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.

    Director:Dennis Main Wilson
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Baby" is the best rated episode of "The Rag Trade" season 1. It scored 7.2/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Dennis Main Wilson and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/6/1961. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Getting Married".