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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Baby

    • October 6, 1961
    • BBC One

    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.

  • S01E02 Getting Married

    • October 13, 1961
    • BBC One

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

  • S01E03 Early Start

    • October 20, 1961
    • BBC One

    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.

  • S01E04 The French Fashions

    • October 27, 1961
    • BBC One

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

  • S01E05 The Sample

    • November 3, 1961
    • BBC One

    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.

  • S01E06 Unhappy Customer

    • November 10, 1961
    • BBC One

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

  • S01E07 The Naval Officer

    • November 17, 1961
    • BBC One

    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.

  • S01E08 Doctor's Orders

    • November 24, 1961
    • BBC One

    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.

  • S01E09 The Italian Designer

    • December 1, 1961
    • BBC One

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

  • S01E10 Christmas Box (AKA The Golliwogs)

    • December 8, 1961
    • BBC One

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

Season 2

  • S02E01 One Armed Bandit

    • April 6, 1962
    • BBC One

    When the one-armed bandit in the restroom has taken all the girls' money. Paddy wants to make use of the 15 pounds Reg has been given to pay the electricity bill.

  • S02E02 Lily's Dog

    • April 13, 1962
    • BBC One

    Lily's dog has ruined one of Fenner's upmarket creations so the girls set up a temporary salon to try and market it themselves.

  • S02E03 The Factory Inspector

    • April 20, 1962
    • BBC One

    Reg finds himself trapped in the ladies' rest room without his trousers on the day a factory inspector visits.

  • S02E04 Painting Fenner's Flat

    • April 27, 1962
    • BBC One

    Fenner arranges for Reg to paint his flat whilst he is away in Amsterdam but Paddy sees it as the perfect venue for her birthday party.

  • S02E05 Series 2, Episode 5

    • May 4, 1962
    • BBC One

    Paddy and Carole take the day off and use Fenner's new buttonhole machine to make four bridesmaid's dresses hut problems occur when it breaks down.

  • S02E06 Too Much Stock

    • May 11, 1962
    • BBC One

    Having tricked Fenner into a generous rate for a line of satin dresses, the girls make far more than he can sell and have to help him entice a prospective client with a special lunch.

  • S02E07 Stay-In Strike

    • May 11, 1962
    • BBC One

    Paddy and the girls are unhappy with Fenner's new secretary and decide the only way to have her removed is to take industrial action.

  • S02E08 The Fish And Chip Shop

    • May 25, 1962
    • BBC One

    Despite having to complete a rush order for Fenner, Reg and the girls agree to mind the local fish shop when the owner's wife has a baby.

  • S02E09 Safety Precaution

    • June 1, 1962
    • BBC One

    When Paddy's excessive safety precautions cause some dress prices to skyrocket, the only way Fenner can sell them is to convince the client they are the work of a French designer.

  • S02E10 Stainproofer

    • June 8, 1962
    • BBC One

    Owing to a mixup with stainproofer, the girls end up ruining Fenner's coat and try to get his measurements to make a replacement without his knowing.

  • S02E11 Doctor

    • June 15, 1962
    • BBC One

    The arrival of handsome Dr. Blake leads to so many of the girls requiring his treatment that a factory inspector thinks they're employed in an unsafe workplace.

  • S02E12 Barber's Shop

    • June 22, 1962
    • BBC One

    When Fenner refuses the girls a raise, they set up a sideline as a Chinese laundry in conjunction with the local barber shop.

  • S02E13 Baby Doll Nighties (AKA The Bank Manager)

    • June 29, 1962
    • BBC One

    Having been left with a surplus of Baby Doll nighties, Fenner tries to get an overdraft but must agree to a inspection visit by the bank manager.

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