The Rag Trade
British TV sitcom (1961–1978) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the clothing industry, see Rag trade. For the racehorse, see Rag Trade (horse). For the TV theme, see The Rag Trade (song).
The Rag Trade is a British television sitcom broadcast by the BBC between 1961 and 1963 and by ITV between 1977 and 1978.[1] Although a comedy, it shed light on gender, politics and the "class war" on the factory floor.[2][3]
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Created by | Chesney and Wolfe |
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No. of series | 5 |
No. of episodes | 58 (15 missing) |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
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Network | BBC |
Release | 6 October 1961 (1961-10-06) – 30 March 1963 (1963-03-30) |
Network | ITV |
Release | 11 September 1977 (1977-09-11) – 20 October 1978 (1978-10-20) |
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The scripts were written by partners Chesney and Wolfe, who later wrote Wild, Wild Women, Meet the Wife and On the Buses. Wild, Wild Women was a period variation of The Rag Trade.[4][5]