British Comedy Guide
British Comedy Guide
The Rag Trade. Image shows from L to R: Harold Fenner (Peter Jones), Paddy Fleming (Miriam Karlin). Copyright: BBC
The Rag Trade

The Rag Trade

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One / ITV1
  • 1961 - 1978
  • 58 episodes (5 series)

Each working day at Fenner's Fashions is a new struggle between the management and the workers. Stars Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin, Reg Varney, Christopher Beeny, Esma Cannon and more.

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The Rag Trade. Copyright: BBC

Series 2 (1962)

A second series, consisting of 13 episodes, began less than 4 months after the end of Series 1.

The Rag Trade. Copyright: BBC

Series 3 (1962 - 1963)

Running for 13 episodes and one short special, not a single episode of Series 3 survived, but one was recovered in 2017.

The Rag Trade. Copyright: London Weekend Television

Series 4 (1977)

After a pilot two years previously, the series returned in the late 1970s, now on ITV. The plots were remakes of original Series 1-3 scripts, but with substantial rewriting including new dialogue.

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