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COLLECTION · Series · 1989

Making Out

Making Out is a British television series, shown by the BBC between 1989 and 1991. The series, created by Franc Roddam, written by Debbie Horsfield, mixed comedy and drama in its portrayal of the women who worked on the factory floor at New Lyne Electronics in Manchester, tackling the personal lives of the characters as well as wider issues of recession, redundancy and retrenchment as the factory goes through various crises and take-overs. The music for the series was composed by New Order. The main theme for the show is an adaptation of the song "Vanishing Point". There is a specific mix of this song called the Making Out Mix.

Source: TMDB
* 6.0 (6)Drama
Studios
BBC One
Runtime
50 min/ep
Release
06/01/1989
Score
6.0 / 10 (6)
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
Season 1
8 episodes · 1989
Series 1, Episode 1
Episode 1. Series 1, Episode 1
1989-01-06 · 50 min

Jill has a young family, and an unemployed husband and gets a job on the assembly line at Lyne Electronics.

Series 1, Episode 2
Episode 2. Series 1, Episode 2
1989-01-13 · 50 min

Rex is looking for voluntary redundancies and has his eye on Sally who is past r etirement age. Despite the best efforts of the other girls, there seems nothing they can do so they decide to cheer her up with a night on the town.

Series 1, Episode 3
Episode 3. Series 1, Episode 3
1989-01-20 · 50 min

Friday, sees the arrival of an unexpected visitor at the factory. Mr. Kim Soo Y oung is the son of the chairman of Yongchan Electronics and Queenie is to look after him.

Series 1, Episode 4
Episode 4. Series 1, Episode 4
1989-01-27 · 50 min

Donna conceals her pregnancy test, Queenie sells exotic lingerie at the workbench. The sudden arrival of a Korean business delegation starts speculation and rumour of an imminent take-over.

Series 1, Episode 5
Episode 5. Series 1, Episode 5
1989-02-03 · 50 min

Modern management techniques hit Lyne Electronics, with unexpected consequences for Klepto and Simon.

Series 1, Episode 6
Episode 6. Series 1, Episode 6
1989-02-10 · 50 min

Chunky's aunt dies, leaving a small legacy to his 'wife'. But she had forgotten that he never remarried Reluctant to forfeit such a windfall, Queenie decides to solve all Chunky's problems, and plans are set in motion for the imminent…

Series 1, Episode 7
Episode 7. Series 1, Episode 7
1989-02-17 · 50 min

Mr Parrott the Korean's efficiency expert criticises the management of Lyne Elec tronics, and Bella Grout is brought into to supervise the business administratio n. New streamlined practices include ID tags for the workers, and minimum…

Series 1, Episode 8
Episode 8. Series 1, Episode 8
1989-02-24 · 50 min

Bella's regime comes to an end when the partnership with the Koreans falls throu gh. Initial jubilation turns to dismay when Beachcroft announces that the factory is to close down at the end of the week.

Season 2
Season 2
8 episodes · 1990
Series 2, Episode 1
Episode 1. Series 2, Episode 1
1990-03-06 · 50 min

Rex is losing his grip on the business and his marriage to co-director Stella. Donna, heavily-pregnant, takes up natural childbirth classes, Pauline becomes very "grren" conscious, and Jill is having to cope with Husband Ray's new…

Series 2, Episode 2
Episode 2. Series 2, Episode 2
1990-03-13 · 50 min

Rex has to face a disgruntled workforce when the company's wages account is grossly overdrawn, and Stella and Norma are forced into an unwilling alliance to salvage what they can with the VAT putting the pressure on. Queenie's husband…

Series 2, Episode 3
Episode 3. Series 2, Episode 3
1990-03-20 · 50 min

Rex.s departure leaves a legacy of chaos and a few regrets for Stella and the factory girls. Queenie tries to raise bailf for Chunky and Pauline voices her suspicions to Jill that Frankie is having an affair with his works secretary,…

Series 2, Episode 4
Episode 4. Series 2, Episode 4
1990-03-27 · 50 min

Donna realises motherhood is not quite what she expected and shows signs of missing her workmates, while Jill tries to leave her past behind and goes out for a night on the town with Pauline.

Series 2, Episode 5
Episode 5. Series 2, Episode 5
1990-04-03 · 50 min

Trouble at home for Pauline and Carol May.

Series 2, Episode 6
Episode 6. Series 2, Episode 6
1990-04-10 · 50 min

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

Series 2, Episode 7
Episode 7. Series 2, Episode 7
1990-04-17 · 50 min

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

Series 2, Episode 8
Episode 8. Series 2, Episode 8
1990-04-24 · 50 min

Last in the series. Jill contemplates whether to marry her footballer boyfriend; Queenie is heavily pregnant; Carole May is back with her husband; and, the arrival of robot assembly machines causes a riot and hilarity.

Season 3
Season 3
8 episodes · 1991
Series 3, Episode 1
Episode 1. Series 3, Episode 1
1991-09-24 · 50 min

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?

Series 3, Episode 2
Episode 2. Series 3, Episode 2
1991-10-01 · 50 min

Queenie and Rosie prepare for motherhood.

Series 3, Episode 3
Episode 3. Series 3, Episode 3
1991-10-08 · 50 min

Donna is getting worried about her husband Gordon's mystical union with Willow, and Queenie advises her to give him a taste of his own medicine. Jill is finding life difficlt, and her two children seem to be drifting into their own…

Series 3, Episode 4
Episode 4. Series 3, Episode 4
1991-10-15 · 50 min

Carol May's husband Colin switches obsessions from fish to dance in one pirouette, while Queenie's long-lost teenage son turns up on the doorstep.

Series 3, Episode 5
Episode 5. Series 3, Episode 5
1991-10-22 · 50 min

Carol May suffers from husband Colin's irrational behaviour and violent outbursts, and Norma reveals that she has given up men. Pauline is coming to terms with her breast cancer, and Queenie and Donna are back at work, with Bernie running…

Series 3, Episode 6
Episode 6. Series 3, Episode 6
1991-10-29 · 50 min

Pauline is still going through chemotherapy and the girls arrange a night out for her in a club. Queenie is worried about telling Chunky the truth about their new lodger Tyrone, her long-lost son from a previous relationship. Donna is…

Series 3, Episode 7
Episode 7. Series 3, Episode 7
1991-11-05 · 50 min

Pauline is still going through chemotherapy and the girls arrange a night out for her in a club. Queenie is worried about telling Chunky the truth about their new lodger Tyrone, her long-lost son from a previous relationship. Donna is…

Series 3, Episode 8
Episode 8. Series 3, Episode 8
1991-11-12 · 50 min

Pauline is battling with her illness and, with the support of her colleagues, is determined to live as normal a life as possible. The chance to take part in the dance team is one she will not pass up, especially as Tommy Docherty is…

Cast by season
Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke
Melanie Kilburn
Melanie Kilburn
Shirley Stelfox
Shirley Stelfox
Rachel Davies
Rachel Davies
Heather Tobias
Heather Tobias
Tracie Bennett
Tracie Bennett
Moya Brady
Moya Brady
Keith Allen
Keith Allen
?
Brian Hibbard
Alan David
Alan David
Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle
Tim Dantay
Tim Dantay
John Forgeham
John Forgeham
David Hargreaves
David Hargreaves
William Ash
William Ash
?
Claire Quigley
Jane Hazlegrove
Jane Hazlegrove
?
Jonathan Barlow
Mona Hammond
Mona Hammond
?
Sue Wallace
Tony Haygarth
Tony Haygarth
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