Making Out (BBC, 1989) S01-S03 complete (540p, soft English subtitles)

Making a living in 80s Manchester. Earthy humour and heartbreak on and off the factory floor in Debbie Horsfield’s fondly remembered drama, starring Margi Clarke.

S01E01
Who's going to bring the money in? With a young family to feed and an unemployed husband, Jill is off to work for the first time, earning her spurs among the girls at Lyne Electronics.

S01E02
Who's getting the push, and what's Pauline got to hide?

S01E03
When mysterious men from the East arrive, the games come to a stop and the pressure is on at both work, and at home, for the girls of Lyne Electronics.

S01E04
Who's turned up from the other side of the world unannounced? A strange weekend with Queenie and Chunky lies in store for the mysterious visitor.

S01E05
Modern management techniques hit Lyne Electronics, in the form of efficiency expert Mr Parrot, and human resources manager Tamsin Carlyle.

S01E06
Queenie and Chunky get wed.

S02E01
With no orders and dodgy solvent, New Lyne Electronics struggles under Rex's management, which poses problems for the girls. Meanwhile, Donna goes into labour in the factory lift.

S02E02
The factory is still in trouble. Bounced wages cheques and a visit from the VAT man only add to Rex's problems. Meanwhile, Rosie has organised a birthday party for Sharon, and Queenie and Chunky get into a spot of bother with a crate load of pythons

S02E03
What do you say to your late husband's mistress? Stella faces Carol May.

S02E04
Donna puts home and baby first, while Jill tries to leave her past behind.

S02E05
Pauline harbours suspicions about Frankie's nocturnal activities, so the gang from New Lyne Electronics set off in disguise to shadow him. Jill adjusts to life without a husband by dating Gavin

S02E06
If it's not last night's vindaloo, what's giving Queenie a belly ache?

S02E07
What are Klepto and Simon doing on a scouts outing to Blackpool? There are strange encounters at the seaside for the girls of New Lyne Electronics.

S02E08
Jill makes her mind up, while Bernie and the girls try to scupper Norma's best-laid plans.

S03E01
Things start to look up for the factory under Mr Kim's management. Meanwhile, Klepto prepares to go to Newcastle Uni, Queenie is eight months pregnant, and can Carol May keep her marriage together?

S03E02
Queenie and Rosie prepare for motherhood, but is the hospital prepared for Queenie?

S03E03
n this archive drama a dog is given chocolate as a treat. Chocolate is toxic for dogs and they should not eat it. Eating any may require veterinary treatment.
Pauline is underwhelmed by Frankie's over-enthusiastic seduction techniques.

S03E04
Carol May's husband gets a new obsession, and a handsome young stranger arrives on Queenie's doorstep.

S03E05
A creche is set up, Klepto paints a mural, Pauline has more treatment and Carol May takes refuge at Norma's.

S03E06
A night out at the working men's club is just the tonic for Pauline, and gives Queenie a chance to display her talents.

S03E07
When Chunky's mate Kip persuades the girls to invest in a racehorse, Queenie finds herself in for a bumpy ride.

S03E08
In the series finale, the workforce takes part in a Latin American dance competition. Meanwhile, Queenie faces up to her past and Pauline looks to her future.

First broadcast:  
January 1989 – November 1991
 
Duration:   50 minutes per episode

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