The Rag Trade

The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom transmitted by the BBC between 1961 and 1963.

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British - Television - Sitcom - BBC - 1961 - 1963

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The series centred around the shop floor seamstresses working at Fenner Fashions in London. Although Reg (Reg Varney) is the factory foreman, the women are led by militant shop steward Paddy (Miriam Karlin), ever ready to call a strike with the catchphrase "Everybody out!"

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London - Reg Varney - Miriam Karlin

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Other major cast members in the series included Sheila Hancock (as Carole), Esma Cannon (as Little Lil), Wanda Ventham (as Shirley) and Barbara Windsor (as Judy).

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Sheila Hancock - Esma Cannon - Wanda Ventham - Barbara Windsor

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The Rag Trade was later revived, without success, by ITV in 1977.

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ITV - 1977

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