BBC Two 2018 1 season 5 eps Ended

Back in Time for the Factory

2018 1 season 5 eps

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60 min

S1 · E1 · Sep 6, 2018

1968 Episode 1

The workers start their journey in 1968, when The Beatles and Tom Jones are topping the pop music charts, Harold Wilson of Britain's Labor Party is Prime Minister and big hair abounds. It is also the year that female strikers in Dagenham brought a Ford automobile factory to a standstill and the question of women's pay into the headlines. The workers' first task is to produce pink nylon slips - a staple of British women's wardrobes in an era when only 30% of houses had central heating. But to do that they need to master the sewing and overlock machines on the factory ...

60 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 13, 2018

1973 Episode 2

Eighteen modern women go back to the factory floor of 1973 to learn how an unsung army of factory girls took on the fight for equality at work and at home. Presented by Alex Jones.

60 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 20, 2018

1976 Episode 3

Modern women go back in time to the factory floor. The year is 1976, a year of great hope for women in Britain. But will changes in the law lead to equality on our factory floor?

60 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 27, 2018

1983 Episode 4

A group of modern women go back in time to 1983 to learn how an unsung army of female workers fought to keep their jobs in the face of foreign competition. Hosted by Alex Jones.

60 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 4, 2018

The Real Story Episode 5

The story of the original factory girls who took on the fight for equality at home and at work, with behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the series. Presented by Alex Jones.

5 episodes in Season 1

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A group of modern women are going back in time to the 60s, 70s and 80s to work and live through three decades of British factory life and learn how an unsung army of female workers took on the fight for equality at work and at home - how will these 21st-century women adapt to a period of rampant sexism, huge gender pay gaps and tough working conditions?

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Total runtime 5h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Reality

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Premiered

September 6, 2018

Final episode

October 4, 2018

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Reality

Episode length

60 min

Total runtime

5h 0m

Original language

English

Production

Wall to Wall

Production

United Kingdom

Produced in

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

Some details come from TheTVDB.

Back in Time for the Factory