Featuring a fantastic all-star cast, including the series' workforce being made up of Barbara Windsor (EastEnders), BAFTA-nominee Sheila Hancock (The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas), Carry-On staple Esma Cannon, Miriam Karlin (A Clockwork Orange), Reg Varney (On the Buses), and the shop run by Peter Jones (Mr. Digby Darling). Penny-pinching Harold Fenner (Peter Jones) runs Fenner Fashions, a small garment factory in London that makes high quality clothing. Things rarely run smoothly as militant shop steward Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin), who leads the female workforce,... constantly disrupts the daily routine. She's always on the lookout for any excuse to take Fenner on and lead the women out on strike, ordering Everybody out!. The exasperated workforce includes Carole (Sheila Hancock), Little Lil (Esma Cannon), Shirley (Wanda Ventham) and Gloria (Barbara Windsor). Stuck in the middle of the regular disputes is poor downtrodden foreman Reg (Reg Varney). He tries to keep the peace between his boss and his colleagues and fails miserably! [show more]
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All 20 surviving episodes of the classic BBC comedy starring Peter Jones and Reg Varney. Life in the Fenner Fashions workshop is constantly disrupted by wildcat industrial action as firebrand shop steward Paddy (Miriam Karlin) takes on penny-pinching proprietor Harold Fenner (Jones) over anything and everything.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Rag Trade is a true British comedy classic which attracted enormous audiences when first broadcast in 1961. Widely praised not just for its hilarious script and energetic performances, but for its ground-breaking strong female characters. And its iconic catchphrase "Everybody out!" has earned its place in TV comedy history. Penny-pinching Harold Fenner (Peter Jones) runs Fenner Fashions, a small clothing workshop in London that makes high quality clothing, where nothing ever runs smoothly. Work life is constantly disrupted by the shop's militant steward Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin), who leads the female workforce. Paddy is after any excuse to take on Fenner and lead the women out on strike yelling Everybody out! Amongst the long-suffering workforce are Carole (Sheila Hancock), Little Lil (Esma Cannon), Shirley (Wanda Ventham) and Gloria (Barbara Windsor). And stuck in the middle of the whole situation is poor downtrodden foreman Reg (Reg Varney), trying to keep everyone happy and failing miserably! Actors: Peter Jones, Reg Varney, Esma Cannon, Miriam Karlin, Ann Beach Directors: Dennis Main Wilson Writers: Ronald Chesney, Ronald Wolfe Producers: Dennis Main Wilson Language: English Number of discs: 4
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