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Harold Goodwin (English actor)

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{{Short description|English actor}}
{{distinguish|Harold Goodwin (American actor)}}
{{EngvarB|date=December 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Harold Goodwin
| image = English_actor_Harold_Goodwin.jpg
| caption = in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'': ''[[Build a Better Mousetrap]]'' (1964)
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1917|10|22}}
| birth_place = [[Wombwell]], South Yorkshire, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2004|06|3|1917|10|22}}
| death_place = England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1950 – 1992
}}
'''Harold Goodwin''' (22 October 1917 – 3 June 2004) was an English actor born in [[Wombwell]], South Yorkshire, England.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/12006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070718084848/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/12006|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-07-18|title=Harold Goodwin|work=BFI}}</ref>

==Acting career==
Goodwin trained at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]] and was a stage actor at [[Liverpool]] [[repertory theatre]] for 3 years.<ref name="Guardian">{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/jun/25/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries |title=Obituary: Harold Goodwin |website=The Guardian |access-date=6 November 2017}}</ref> He appeared in numerous British films of the 1950s and 1960s, usually playing 'flat cap'-wearing working class characters from [[Northern England]] or low ranks in the military.

He had significant parts in the war films ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' (playing Guy Gibson's batman, 'Crosby'),<ref name="DB">{{Cite book |title=The Dam Busters |last=Ramsden |first=John |date=2002 |publisher=I.B. Tauris |oclc=50404144 }}</ref> ''[[Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' and ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]].'' He can also be seen in films such as ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)|The Ladykillers]]'', ''[[Sea of Sand]]'', ''[[Angels One Five]]'' and ''[[The Cruel Sea (1953 film)|The Cruel Sea]]'' (in which he was the [[ASDIC]] operator).

Goodwin made hundreds of appearances in British television programmes such as ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'' (as ''Dunning'', episode ''[[List_of_Minder_episodes#Get Daley!|Get Daley!'', 1984]])'' and a notable role in ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]''. Goodwin was a 'staple' of the popular 1980s [[sitcom]], ''[[That's My Boy (1981 TV series)|That's My Boy]]''.

His last major [[television]] appearance was playing the part of Joss Shackleton, father to [[Vera Duckworth]], in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in 1991. His final television appearance was as a window cleaner in ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' in 1992.<ref name="Guardian" />

==Filmography==
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
* ''[[Young and Innocent]]'' (1937) – Driver of the pig-cart (uncredited)
* ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life (film)|The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'' (1950) – Edwin
* ''[[Dance Hall (1950 film)|Dance Hall]]'' (1950) – Jack
* ''[[The Magnet (film)|The Magnet]]'' (1950) – Pin-Table Attendant
* ''[[The Galloping Major (film)]]'' (1951) - Street Stall Owner (uncredited)
* ''[[The Man in the White Suit]]'' (1951) – Wilkins
* ''[[Appointment with Venus (film)|Appointment with Venus]]'' (1951) – 2nd Naval Rating
* ''[[Green Grow the Rushes (film)|Green Grow the Rushes]]'' (1951) – Gosling
* ''[[The Last Page]]'' (1952) – Frank the Waiter (uncredited)
* ''[[Judgment Deferred]]'' (1952)
* ''[[The Card (1952 film)|The Card]]'' (1952) – John (uncredited)
* ''[[Angels One Five]]'' (1952) – A.C. 2 Wailes
* ''[[The Cruel Sea (1953 film)|The Cruel Sea]]'' (1953) – ASDIC Operator
* ''[[Grand National Night]]'' (1953)
* ''[[The Million Pound Note]]'' (1954) – Horace (uncredited)
* ''[[The Gay Dog]]'' (1954) – Bert Gay
* ''[[The Harassed Hero]]'' (1954) – Twigg
* ''[[The Ship That Died of Shame]]'' (1955) – Second Customs Officer
* ''[[A Kid for Two Farthings (film)|A Kid for Two Farthings]]'' (1955) – Chick Man (uncredited)
* ''[[The Dam Busters (film)|The Dam Busters]]'' (1955) – Wing Comdr. Gibson's Batman
* ''[[The Ladykillers (1955 film)|The Ladykillers]]'' (1955) – Parcels Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[You Lucky People]]'' (1955) – Pvt. Rossiter
* ''[[Now and Forever (1956 film)|Now and Forever]]'' (1956) – Lorry driver
* ''[[Who Done It? (1956 film)|Who Done It?]]'' (1956) – Pringle (uncredited)
* ''[[Charley Moon]]'' (1956) – Sid
* ''[[The Long Arm (film)|The Long Arm]]'' (1956) – Official at Somerset House
* ''[[The Last Man to Hang?]]'' (1956) – Cheed
* ''[[Zarak]]'' (1956) – Sgt. Higgins
* ''[[Three Men in a Boat (1956 film)|Three Men in a Boat]]'' (1956) – Maze Keeper (Maze)
* ''[[Carry On Admiral]]'' (1957) – Parker (uncredited)
* ''[[Sea Wife]]'' (1957) – Daily Telegraph Clerk
* ''[[The Prince and the Showgirl]]'' (1957) – Call Boy
* ''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]'' (1957) – Baker
* ''[[Barnacle Bill (1957 film)|Barnacle Bill]]'' (1957) – Duckworth
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1958 film)|Law and Disorder]]'' (1958) – Blacky
* ''[[Girls at Sea (1958 film)|Girls at Sea]]'' (1958) – Wal
* ''[[Sea of Sand (film)|Sea of Sand]]'' (1958) – Road Watch
* ''[[The Square Peg]]'' (1958) – (uncredited)
* ''[[Quatermass and the Pit]]'' (1958) - Corporal Gibson
* ''[[The Captain's Table]]'' (1959) – Matthews (uncredited)
* ''[[The Mummy (1959 film)|The Mummy]]'' (1959) – Pat
* ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1959)
* ''[[Wrong Number (1959 film)|Wrong Number]]'' (1959) – Bates
* ''[[Sink the Bismarck!]]'' (1960) – Airman in Phone Montage (uncredited)
* ''[[Operation Cupid]]'' (1960) – Mervyn
* ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960) – Streaky Hopkinson
* ''[[The Terror of the Tongs]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Nearly a Nasty Accident]]'' (1961) – Aircraft Mechanic
* ''[[On the Fiddle]]'' (1961) – Corporal Reeves
* ''[[Never Back Losers]]'' (1961) – Floyd
* [[Scotland Yard]] (film series) - (1961) - The Square Mile Murder - Fingers McLeod
* ''[[Hair of the Dog (film)|Hair of the Dog]]'' (1962) – Percy
* ''[[Crooks Anonymous]]'' (1962) – George
* ''[[The Traitors (1962 film)|The Traitors]]'' (1962) – Edwards
* ''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1962 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1962) – Bill
* ''[[The Longest Day (film)|The Longest Day]]'' (1962) – British Soldier (uncredited)
* ''[[The Fast Lady]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Hi-Jackers]]'' (1963) – Scouse
* ''[[The Comedy Man]]'' (1964) – Second Assistant Director
* ''[[The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb]]'' (1964) – Fred
* ''[[Die, Monster, Die!]]'' (1965) – Taxi Driver (UK version)
* ''[[Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River]]'' (1968) – Six-Eyes Wiener
* ''[[Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed]]'' (1969) – Burglar (uncredited)
* ''[[The Bushbaby]]'' (1969) – Steward
* ''Hoverbug'' (1969) – Feeney
* ''[[Some Will, Some Won't]]'' (1970) – Williams
* ''Rogue's Rock'' (1974–1976) – Hawkins
* ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (film)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' (1975) – Dinsdale's Uncle
* ''[[Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt]]'' (1976–1977, TV Series) – Harry
* ''[[Jabberwocky (film)|Jabberwocky]]'' (1977) – 1st Peasant
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{findagrave|76456531}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0329468|name=Harold Goodwin}}

{{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Harold}}
[[Category:1917 births]]
[[Category:2004 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Wombwell]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]]
[[Category:Male actors from Yorkshire]]

Template:Episode table/doc

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{{Documentation subpage}}

{{High-use}}
{{Lua|Module:Episode table}}

== Usage ==
The purpose of the '''{{tl|Episode table}}''' template is to easily add header row to episode tables for television series, with up to 13 different columns, and optionally set the widths of these columns, and includes the {{tl|Episode list}} template in the "episode" parameter. Cells are included by declaring the specific variable in one of two ways: <code>title=</code> includes the "Title" cell with no set width, and <code>title=30</code> includes the "Title" cell with a width of 30%.

===Syntax===
{{collapse top|title=Parameters}}
<pre>{{Episode table
|caption = TEXT
|background = COLOR

|total_width = WIDTH
|overall = WIDTH
|series = WIDTH
|season = WIDTH
|title = WIDTH
|aux1 = WIDTH
|director = WIDTH
|writer = WIDTH
|aux2 = WIDTH
|aux3 = WIDTH
|airdate = WIDTH
|altdate = WIDTH
|prodcode = WIDTH
|viewers = WIDTH
|aux4 = WIDTH
|country = COUNTRY
|released = TEXT
|viewers_type = TEXT

|overallT = TEXT
|seriesT = TEXT
|seasonT = TEXT
|titleT = TEXT
|aux1T = TEXT
|directorT = TEXT
|writerT = TEXT
|aux2T = TEXT
|aux3T = TEXT
|airdateT = TEXT
|altdateT = TEXT
|prodcodeT = TEXT
|viewersT = TEXT
|aux4T = TEXT

|overallR = REFERENCE
|seriesR = REFERENCE
|seasonR = REFERENCE
|titleR = REFERENCE
|aux1R = REFERENCE
|directorR = REFERENCE
|writerR = REFERENCE
|aux2R = REFERENCE
|aux3R = REFERENCE
|airdateR = REFERENCE
|altdateR = REFERENCE
|prodcodeR = REFERENCE
|viewersR = REFERENCE
|aux4R = REFERENCE

|episodes = EPISODE LISTS/PART ROWS
}}</pre>
{{collapse bottom}}

===Examples===
;Standard columns<nowiki>:</nowiki>

<code><nowiki>{{Episode table|caption=This is a caption|background=#B40000 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=17 |director=11 |writer=37 |airdate=10 |prodcode=6 |viewers=9 |country=U.S.}}</nowiki></code>

{{Episode table|caption=This is a caption|background=#B40000|overall=5|season=5|title=17|director=11|writer=37|airdate=10|prodcode=6|viewers=9|country=U.S.}}
----
;All columns<nowiki>:</nowiki>

<code><nowiki>{{Episode table |overall= |season= |title= |aux1= |director= |writer= |aux2= |aux3= |airdate= |altdate= |prodcode= |viewers= |aux4= |country= |aux1T=Aux1 |aux2T=Aux2 |aux3T=Aux3 |aux4T=Aux4 |altdateT=AltDate}}</nowiki></code>

{{Episode table |overall= |season= |title= |aux1= |director= |writer= |aux2= |aux3= |airdate= |altdate= |prodcode= |viewers= |aux4= |country= |aux1T=Aux1 |aux2T=Aux2 |aux3T=Aux3 |aux4T=Aux4 |altdateT=AltDate}}
----
;With {{tl|Episode list}}<nowiki>:</nowiki>

{{collapse top|Code}}
<pre>{{Episode table |background = #005F6C |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 20 |director = 14 |writer = 15 |airdate = 16 |prodcode = 8 |viewers = 9 |aux4 = 6 |country = UK |overallT = Story |seriesT = Episode |aux4T = AI |aux4R = {{Dummy reference}} |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 203
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = [[The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)|The Eleventh Hour]]
|DirectedBy = Adam Smith
|WrittenBy = [[Steven Moffat]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|3|df=y}}
|ProdCode = 1.1
|Viewers = 10.09
|Aux4 = 86
|LineColor = 005F6C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 204
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = [[The Beast Below]]
|DirectedBy = [[Andrew Gunn (director)|Andrew Gunn]]
|WrittenBy = Steven Moffat
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|10|df=y}}
|ProdCode = 1.2
|Viewers = 8.42
|Aux4 = 86
|LineColor = 005F6C
}}
}}</pre>
{{collapse bottom}}

{{Episode table |background = #005F6C |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 20 |director = 14 |writer = 15 |airdate = 16 |prodcode = 8 |viewers = 9 |aux4 = 6 |country = UK |overallT = Story |seriesT = Episode |aux4T = AI |aux4R = {{Dummy reference}} |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 203
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = [[The Eleventh Hour (Doctor Who)|The Eleventh Hour]]
|DirectedBy = Adam Smith
|WrittenBy = [[Steven Moffat]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|3|df=y}}
|ProdCode = 1.1
|Viewers = 10.09
|Aux4 = 86
|LineColor = 005F6C
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 204
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = [[The Beast Below]]
|DirectedBy = [[Andrew Gunn (director)|Andrew Gunn]]
|WrittenBy = Steven Moffat
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|4|10|df=y}}
|ProdCode = 1.2
|Viewers = 8.42
|Aux4 = 86
|LineColor = 005F6C
}}
}}
----

===Parted seasons===
<section begin=parted />For seasons which have been split into parts, use {{tl|Episode table/part}}, as per the examples below. The part row has a HTML ID attribute applied to it, equal to the text displayed; i.e. the ID attributes of the following examples will be "Part 1" and "Athelstan's Journal".

<code><nowiki>{{Episode table/part|p=1|c=#183E54}}</nowiki></code>

{{Episode table |background=#183E54|overall=6 |season=6 |title=20 |director=20 |writer=26 |airdate=13 |viewers=9 |country=U.S. |episodes=
{{Episode table/part|p=1|c=#183E54}}
}}
----
<code><nowiki>{{Episode table/part|p=Athelstan's Journal|c=#061453|nopart=y}}</nowiki></code>

{{Episode table |color=white |background=#061453|overall=6 |title=24 |director=20 |writer=20 |airdate=17 |aux4=13 |aux4T=Length (minutes) |episodes=
{{Episode table/part|p=Athelstan's Journal|c=#061453|nopart=y}}
}}<section end=parted />

== Parameters==
Each cell parameter has an alias to match the parameters used in {{tl|Episode list}}. In the ''Cell Inclusion & Widths'' rows, the original parameter is listed, followed by its episode-list alias. This means that this:
<pre>{{Episode table |background=#B40000 |overall=5 |season=5 |title=17 |director=11 |writer=37 |airdate=10 |prodcode=6 |viewers=9 |country=U.S.}}</pre>
will produce exactly the same as this:
<pre>{{Episode table |background=#B40000 |EpisodeNumber=5 |EpisodeNumber2=5 |Title=17 |DirectedBy=11 |WrittenBy=37 |OriginalAirDate=10 |ProdCode=6 |Viewers=9 |country=U.S.}}</pre>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Template parameters
! colspan="3" | Parameter
! Description
! Type
! Status
|-
! colspan="2" | Table caption
| caption
| A caption should be provided that describes in general the content of the table. By default, the caption uses {{tl|Screen reader-only}} to not be visually displayed in a browser, but still be present and voiced by a screen reader for accessibility. To make the caption visible, use {{para|show_caption|y}}. e.g. <code>''NCIS'' season 11 episodes</code>
| Wikitext
| Required for accessibility
|-
! colspan="2" | Background color
| background
| The background color of the header row. If no color is specified, the background defaults to #CCCCFF. ''Format:'' white / #FFFFFF
| String
| Optional
|-
! colspan="2" | Total width
| total_width
| Table width defaults to 100%. For tables that are less than 100%, set this field as necessary, with or without a percentage sign. Set to "auto" or blank to remove the set width and allow the table to display naturally. ''Format:'' 75
| Number
| Optional
|- id="Anchor"
! colspan="2" | Anchor
| anchor
| In {{tl|Episode list}}, {{para|EpisodeNumber}} is a number representing the episode's order in the series. For example, the first episode would be <code>1</code>. When defined, the specified number also generates a [[:Template:Anchor|link anchor]], prefixed by "<code>ep</code>"; for example, "<code><nowiki>[[List of episodes#ep1]]</nowiki></code>"; see more at {{slink|Template:Episode list|EpisodeNumber}}. In the case of multiple tables with the same anchored episode number, the anchor can be made unique with the {{para|anchor}} parameter in the call of {{tl|Episode table}}. For example, if {{para|anchor}} in this template is set to "<code><nowiki>Minisodes</nowiki></code>", then the anchor will be "<code><nowiki>[[List of episodes#Minisodesep1]]</nowiki></code>". Note that the {{para|anchor}} parameter has no effect if the {{para|episodes}} parameter is absent.
| Wikitext
| Optional
|-
! rowspan="14" style="width:5%" | Cell Inclusion & Widths*
! Overall Number
| overall EpisodeNumber
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "No." / "No. overall" cell. Use {{para|forceoverall|y}} to force this column to display "No. overall" when {{code|season}}/{{code|series}} is not set. Change the "overall" term by using {{para|overall_type}}) ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Season
| season EpisodeNumber2
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "No. in season" cell. (Inclusion will set "No." cell to "No. overall" if ''overallT'' is unset. Change the "season" term by using {{para|season_type}}) ''Format:'' 10 / <blank> ''Note:'' "series" and "season" cannot be included in the same table.
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Series
| series EpisodeNumber2Series
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "No. in series" cell. (Inclusion will set "No." cell to "No. overall" if ''overallT'' is unset. Change the "series" term by using {{para|series_type}}) ''Format:'' 10 / <blank> ''Note:'' "series" and "season" cannot be included in the same table.
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Title
| title Title
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Title" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Aux1
| aux1 Aux1
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Aux1" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Director
| director DirectedBy
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Directed by" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Writer
| writer WrittenBy
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Written by" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Aux2
| aux2 Aux2
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Aux2" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Aux3
| aux3 Aux3
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Aux3" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Air Date
| airdate OriginalAirDate
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Original air date" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Alternate Air Date
| altdate AltDate
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Alternate Air Date" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Production Code
| prodcode ProdCode
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Production code" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Viewers
| viewers Viewers
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Viewers" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! Aux4
| aux4 Aux4
| The inclusion (and optionally the width) of the "Aux4" cell. ''Format:'' 10 / <blank>
| Number
| Optional
|-
! rowspan="7" | Content
! Country
| country
| The series' originating country; displayed before "viewers". (Exclusion capitalized "Viewers"; inclusion un-capitalizes "viewers".) ''Format:'' U.S.
| String
| Optional / Unrequired when ''viewers'' is not set
|-
! Released/Aired
| released
| Determines whether the episodes were released online or aired. Changes the "Original air date" cell to "Original release date". ''Format:'' y
| String
| Optional
|-
! Viewers type
| viewers_type
| The numeric format that viewers are grouped within the episode table. Set to "millions" by default. Including the parameter but leaving it blank will disclude the bracketed format. ''Format:'' thousands
| String
| Optional
|-
! Variable Content
| {variable}T
| Custom content of any cell (e.g. overallT, titleT). ''Format:'' Any string
| String
| Optional / Required when ''aux''{1-4} and ''altdate'' set
|-
! Reference
| {variable}R
| Reference for any cell (e.g. overallR, titleR). If Wikipedia's link colours are not WCAG 2 AAA Compliant with the background colour, {{tl|Episode table/ref}} is used to provide the reference with a compliant background colour. ''Format:'' Reference
| Reference
| Optional
|-
! Episodes
| episodes
| An infinite number of consecutive episode rows. ''Format:'' {{tl|Episode list}} or {{tl|Episode table/part}}
| Template
| Required when using {{tl|Episode list}}
|-
! Don't Close
| dontclose
| Set this parameter to "y" to be able to close the initial wikicode declaration of the episode table, but to be able to continue displaying the separate episode rows after the header but outside of the initial declaration. Particularly useful for when the individual rows have to be transcluded outside of the article and thus must be outside of a template, or in articles with lots of templates that would otherwise exceed the [[WP:PEIS|post-expand include size]] limit. To close the initial declaration, <code><nowiki></table></nowiki></code> must be used.
| Text
| Optional
|}

{{small|<nowiki>*</nowiki>: ''These variables can be included but not set to a value, e.g. '''<nowiki>|title=</nowiki>''', which will include the cell but not set a width to it.''}}

== Tracking category ==
<section begin=Tracking/>
* {{clc|Articles using Template:Episode table with invalid colour combination}}<section end=Tracking/>

==See also==
* {{tlx|Episode table/part}}
* {{tlx|Episode table/ref}}
{{Film- and television-related infobox templates|state=expanded}}

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||

[[Category:Television episode list templates]]
[[Category:Table templates]]
}}</includeonly>

The Rag Trade

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{{Short description|British television sitcom}}
{{More citations needed|date=March 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox television
| image = BBC-Ragtrade.jpg
| caption = Actresses [[Sheila Hancock]], [[Esma Cannon]] and [[Miriam Karlin]]
| runtime = 30 minutes per episode
| creator = [[Chesney and Wolfe]]
| starring = [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] [[Miriam Karlin]] 
Series 1–3 (BBC):
*[[Sheila Hancock]]
*[[Barbara Windsor]]
*[[Reg Varney]]
*[[Esma Cannon]]
*[[Wanda Ventham]]
*[[Ann Beach]]
Series 4–5 (LWT):
*[[Christopher Beeny]]
*[[Anna Karen]]
*[[Gillian Taylforth]]
*[[Deddie Davies]]
*Diane Langton
| channel = [[BBC One|BBC]] [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]]
| first_aired = {{Plainlist|
* '''First run''': {{Start date|1961|10|06|df=y}} – {{End date|1963|03|30|df=y}}
* '''Second run''': {{Start date|1977|09|11|df=y}} – {{End date|1978|10|20|df=y}}
}}
| num_series = 5
| num_episodes = 58 (15 missing)
| producer = [[Dennis Main Wilson]] ([[BBC]]) Bryan Izzard ([[LWT]])
| related =
}}

'''''The Rag Trade''''' is a British [[television sitcom]] broadcast by the [[BBC]] between 1961 and 1963 and by [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] between 1977 and 1978.<ref name=screenonline>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/571142/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Rag Trade, The (1961-63)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> Although a comedy, it shed light on gender, politics and the "class war" on the factory floor.<ref>The Rag Trade: ‘Everybody Out!’ Gender, Politics and Class on the Factory Floor by Mary Irwin, pp66-79, British TV Comedies, {{doi|10.1057/9781137552952_5}}</ref><ref>''British TV Comedies: Cultural Concepts, Contexts and Controversies'', edited by Juergen Kamm and Birgit Neumann, 2016, {{ISBN|9781137552945}}</ref>

The scripts were written by partners [[Chesney and Wolfe]], who later wrote ''[[Wild, Wild Women]]'', ''[[Meet the Wife (TV series)|Meet the Wife]]'' and ''[[On the Buses]]''. ''Wild, Wild Women'' was a period variation of ''The Rag Trade''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/572390/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Wolfe, Ronald (1924-2011) and Chesney, Ronald (1920-) Biography|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/wild_wild_women/|title=Wild, Wild Women - BBC1 Sitcom|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
The action centred on a fictional small clothing workshop (the title is a reference to the [[textile industry]]), ''Fenner's Fashions'' in London.<ref name=screenonline/> Although run by Harold Fenner ([[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]]) and the foreman and pattern cutter Reg Turner ([[Reg Varney]]), the female workers are led by militant shop steward Paddy Fleming ([[Miriam Karlin]]), ever ready to strike, with the catchphrase "Everybody out!" Other cast members included [[Sheila Hancock]] (as Carole Taylor), [[Esma Cannon]] (as Lily Swann), [[Wanda Ventham]] (as Shirley) in series 2 and [[Barbara Windsor]] (as Gloria, during series 1, who later returned as Judy in series 3) replacing Sheila Hancock.<ref name=screenonline/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/rag_trade/cast_crew/|title=The Rag Trade cast and crew credits|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

In 1975, a colour pilot was made, with only Peter Jones reprising his role, this colour pilot featured a young [[Tony Robinson]] (replacing Reg Varney), Gaye Brown (briefly replacing Karlin), Jumoke Debayo, [[Diane Langton]], [[Annabel Leventon]], [[Jamila Massey]], [[Mollie Maureen]] (replacing Esma Cannon) and Trixie Scales.<ref name=screenonline/>

The theme tune for this colour pilot was performed by [[Alex Welsh]] and his Band, however, this was never transmitted, as the BBC rejected the colour revival of the series.

Two years later, the series was revived by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] company [[London Weekend Television|LWT]], with Jones and Karlin reprising their roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b839c2936|title=The Sample (1977)|website=BFI}}</ref> The 1977–78 version ran for two series, most of the scripts being based on the BBC episodes from the 1960s, and featured [[Anna Karen]] (reprising her role as Olive from ''[[On the Buses]]'') and future ''[[EastEnders]]'' star [[Gillian Taylforth]] as factory workers.<ref name=britishclassic/>

The theme tune for the LWT series was written and performed by [[Lynsey de Paul]] (credited as Joan Brown) and released as a track on an album of T.V. themes that also featured another de Paul penned theme "[[Hi Summer]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Unknown-Artist-TV-Themes/release/3586598 |title=Unknown Artist – T.V. Themes (Vinyl, LP, Album) |publisher=Discogs|access-date=2017-03-22}}</ref>

In 1990, the series was remade as the series ''Fredrikssons Fabrikk'' by [[NRK]] in Norway, it ran for three seasons (1990–93, 17 half hours and one 45min special) and a feature film version ''Fredrikssons Fabrikk – The Movie'' in 1994 with a script credited to Chesney and Wolfe, and Norwegian series writer Andreas Markusson.<ref name=screenonline/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7e211052|title=FREDERIKSSONS FABRIKK (1994)|website=BFI}}</ref>

==Cast==
===1961–1963===

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* [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] as Harold Fenner
* [[Miriam Karlin]] as Paddy Fleming
* [[Reg Varney]] as Reg Turner
* [[Esma Cannon]] as Lily Swann (series 1–2)
* [[Sheila Hancock]] as Carole Taylor (series 1–2)
* [[Barbara Windsor]] as Gloria (series 1) and Judy (series 3)
* [[Ann Beach]] as Brenda (series 1)
* Rita Smythe as Rita (series 1)
* [[Wanda Ventham]] as Shirley (series 2–3)
* Patricia Denys as Betty (series 3)
* [[Stella Tanner]] as Olive (series 3)
* [[Carmel Cryan]] as Gloria (series 3)
* Amanda Reiss as Janet (series 3)
* [[Irene Handl]] as Mrs Turner (series 3){{div col end}}

===1977–1978===
* [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] as Harold Fenner
* [[Miriam Karlin]] as Paddy Fleming
* [[Anna Karen]] as [[On the Buses#Cast and characters|Olive Rudge]]
* [[Christopher Beeny]] as Tony
* [[Gillian Taylforth]] as Lyn
* [[Diane Langton]] as Kathy
* [[Deddie Davies]] as Mabel
* Lucita Lijertwood as Jojo
* [[Rowena Cooper]] as Mrs Fenner (series 1)
* Joy Stewart as Mrs Fenner (series 2)

==TV episodes==
On original transmission many episodes of the original BBC TV series of The Rag Trade were not given titles, so some are from production notes and repeat screenings.

===Original BBC TV series===
====Series 1 (1961)====
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|-
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:18%;"|Title
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:8%;"|Airdate
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:30%;"|Description
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:25%;"|Notes
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Baby}}"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75eebc10|title=The Rag Trade[06/10/61] (1961)|website=BFI}}</ref>
| 6 October 1961
| Fenner is far from happy when factory girl Brenda (Ann Beach) brings her baby to work.
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Getting Married}}"
| 13 October 1961
| Paddy must find Carole a wedding dress.
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Early Start}}"
| 20 October 1961
| Fenner finds himself up against new factory Parks & Spicer
| Guest Stars: [[Frank Thornton]] and [[Raymond Glendenning]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|French Fashions}}"
| 27 October 1961
| Carol stands for a modelling competition
| Guest Star: [[Peter Gilmore]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Sample}}"
| 3 November 1961
| Paddy gives Carol a dress to go on a date with, but soon realizes the dress was specially made for a customer
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Unhappy Customer}}"
| 10 November 1961
| Fenner bans food in the workroom when an unhappy customer complains about Fenners Fashion
| Guest Star: [[Brian Oulton]]
|-
| Episode 7
| 17 November 1961
| Fenners Fashion stands to win a contract with the biggest clothes store in London
| Guest Star: [[Hugh Paddick]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|Doctor's Orders}}"
| 24 November 1961
| Fenners Fashion are hired to design TV costumes
| Guest Stars: Roy Stephens and [[Monte Landis]]
|-
| Episode 9<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b895be6b6|title=The Rag Trade[01/12/61] (1961)|website=BFI}}</ref>
| 1 December 1961
| To win a contract with a female buyer Reg masquerades as Roberto, an Italian designer.
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Christmas Box}}"
| 8 December 1961
| In a bid to make more money for Christmas, Paddy and the girls go behind Fenner's back and start working for another company making Golliwogs
| Guest Stars: [[Terry Scott]], [[Colin Douglas (actor)|Colin Douglas]] and [[Edward Caddick]]
|}

====Series 2 (1962)====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:94%;"
|-
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:18%;"|Title
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:8%;"|Airdate
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:30%;"|Description
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:25%;"|Notes
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Thief}}"
| 6 April 1962
| There's a thief at Fenners Fashion and Paddy is determined to find out who
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Dog}}"
| 13 April 1962
| Lily's dog runs riot at Fenners Fashion
| Guest Stars: [[Patrick Cargill]] and [[Betty Huntley-Wright]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|Locked In}}"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b89585ae7|title=The Rag Trade[20/04/62] (1962)|website=BFI}}</ref>
| 20 April 1962
| Reg gets locked in the workroom just as an inspector arrives
| Guest Stars: [[June Whitfield]] and [[Alec Ross (actor)|Alec Ross]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Flat}}"
| 27 April 1962
| With Fenner still in Amsterdam, Paddy and Reg are given the task of painting his flat
|
|-
| Episode 5
| 4 May 1962
| Paddy and Carol take the day off but soon find themselves in trouble when Fenner unexpectedly returns
| This episode no longer exists Guest Star: [[Norman Mitchell]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Client}}"
| 11 May 1962
| An important rich client is coming to Fenners Fashion and the girls decide to take him out for the day
| Guest Stars: [[Bill Shine (actor)|Bill Shine]] and [[Willoughby Goddard]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|Stay-In Strike}}"
| 18 May 1962
| Fenner's new assistant forces the staff to go on strike
| Guest Stars: [[Lynda Baron]] and Barry Linehan
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Fish And Chip Shop}}"
| 25 May 1962
| Reg and Paddy agree to take over a fish and chip shop
| This episode no longer exists Guest Stars: Charlie Bird, [[William Kendall (actor)|William Kendall]], Frank Peters and [[Harry Landis]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|Safety Precaution}}"
| 1 June 1962
| Fenner faces money troubles when Reg destroys a load of dresses
| Guest Stars: [[Dilys Laye]] and [[Jean Conroy]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|Stainproofer}}"
| 8 June 1962
| The girls end up ruining Fenners' new coat and have to work fast to replace it
| Guest Stars: [[Fabia Drake]] and Jean Conroy
|-
| "{{vanchor|Doctor}}"
| 15 June 1962
| The arrival of a handsome doctor causes trouble for Fenner and Carol
| Guest Stars: Noel Trevarthen, [[Richard Caldicot]] and Jean Conroy
|-
| "{{vanchor|Barber's Shop}}"
| 22 June 1962
| When Fenner refuses the girls a raise, they decide to start running a laundry cleaning service from inside Fenner's Fashions, their source of dirty laundry coming from a barber shop owner.
| Guest Stars: George Roderick, [[Barbara Keogh]] and Jean Conroy
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Bank Manager}}"
| 29 June 1962
| A bank manager threaten to close Fenners Fashion
| Guest Stars: [[Ronnie Barker]], Hugh Paddick and Jean Conroy
|}

''Christmas Night with the Stars''
25 December 1962 – featured a short sketch. (Has been lost)

====Series 3 (1963)====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:94%;"
|-
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:18%;"|Title
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:8%;"|Airdate
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:30%;"|Description
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:25%;"|Notes
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Australian}}"
| 5 January 1963
| Fenner and Paddy try to find Reg a woman
| Guest Stars: [[Aubrey Morris]], [[Philip Grout]], [[Sheena Marshe]] and [[Claire Davenport]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|Triplets}}":
| 12 January 1963
|
|
|-
| Episode 3
| 19 January 1963
| Fenners hires Reg's mother as his new assistant
|
|-
| Episode 4
| 26 January 1963
|
| Guest Stars: Sheena Marshe and Claire Davenport
|-
| "{{vanchor|Baby Dolls}}"
| 2 February 1963
| Fenner becomes obsessed with horse racing
| This episode was rediscovered in 2018
|-
| "{{vanchor|Mistaken Tax}}"
| 9 February 1963
| Reg's lies over his tax forms come back to haunt him
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|After The Ball}}"
| 16 February 1963
| Fenner has to pretend Judy is his daughter when they go to represent Fenners Fashion at a ball
| Guest Star: [[Jack Smethurst]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Budgie}}"
| 23 February 1963
|
| Guest Star: [[Peter Howell (actor)|Peter Howell]]
|-
| Episode 9
| 2 March 1963
|
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Italian Girl}}"
| 9 March 1963
| Judy accuses Reg of having an affair
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Babysitters Unlimited}}":
| 16 March 1963
| Fenner finds himself in debt with only the girls to help him
| Guest Star: [[Frank Coda]]
|-
| "{{vanchor|National Productivity Year}}"
| 23 March 1963
| Paddy's job is on the line when another strike attempt sadly backfires
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Engagement Ring}}"
| 30 March 1963
| Reg and Judy's engagement party is ruined when the engagement ring is stolen
| Guest Star: [[Patrick Newell]]
|}
====Colour pilot (1975)====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:94%;"
|-
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:18%;"|Title
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:8%;"|Airdate
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:30%;"|Description
! style="background:#73c2fb; width:25%;"|Notes
|-
| Colour pilot
| Unaired
|
|
|}

===LWT relaunch series===
====Series 4 (1977)====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:94%;"
|-
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:18%;"|Title
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:8%;"|Airdate
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:30%;"|Description
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:25%;"|Notes
|-
| "{{vanchor|Stay-In Strike}}"
| 11 September
| A new arrangement in the workroom sparks off confrontation between Fenner and Paddy
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Sample}}"
| 18 September
| Kathy steals a new dressing gown to impress her new boyfriend
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Fixing The Rate}}"
| 25 September
| Fenner becomes obsessed with Time and Money, giving Paddy an idea of money making
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Lunch Problem}}"
| 2 October
| When Fenner refuses to open a canteen, the girls decide to run their own canteen
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Export Order}}"
| 9 October
| Fenner's Fashion is falling fast and Fenner is determined to make some changes
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Italian Line}}"
| 16 October
| A handsome Italian threatens to drive everyone out of Fenner's Fashion
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Olive's Baby}}"
| 23 October
| The staff go on strike in a bid to help Olive look after her baby son
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Wedding Dress}}"
| 30 October
| Fenner discovers the work force are making their own clothes
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Sideline}}"
| 6 November
| Paddy gets attacked by a dishonest man and struggles to hold the workforce together
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Guv'nor's Wife}}"
| 13 November
| Mrs Fenner's dreams of meeting Margaret Thatcher land Fenner's Fashion in trouble
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The New Girl}}"
| 20 November
| Fenner's new assistant takes a shine to the girls
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Bet}}"
| 27 November
| The workforce decide to make their own money on horse racing
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Accident}}"
| 4 December
| Fenner's Fashion faces closure when an inspector is injured whilst touring the factory
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The New Brother}}"
| 11 December
| A diligent new Indian employee finds himself a victim of the girls' jokes
|
|}

====Christmas special (1977)====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:94%;"
|-
! style="background:#ff5f64; width:18%;"|Title
! style="background:#ff5f64; width:8%;"|Airdate
! style="background:#ff5f64; width:30%;"|Description
! style="background:#ff5f64; width:25%;"|Notes
|-
| "{{vanchor|Christmas Rush}}"
| 24 December
| The workforce are forced to work during the Christmas Holidays. Mrs Fenner returns to Fenner's Fashion
|
|}

====Series 5 (1978)====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:94%;"
|-
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:18%;"|Title
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:8%;"|Airdate
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:30%;"|Description
! style="background:#ffd1dc; width:25%;"|Notes
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Annual Ball}}"
| 8 September
| The creation of a dress for Mrs Fenner causes chaos at Fenner's Fashion
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|The Leather Line}}"
| 15 September
| Another argument between Paddy and Fenner could cost Fenner's Fashion their best customers
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Stress}}"
| 22 September
| Fenner's attempt to secure a loan results in a heath scare
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|A Bad Patch}}"
| 29 September
| Fenner has lost all his customers. The Girls think of a way of making money
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Come Back Paddy}}"
| 6 October
| Paddy leaves Fenner's Fashion for another firm
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Self-Defence}}"
| 13 October
| Paddy attempts of a defence program have disastrous consequences
|
|-
| "{{vanchor|Fenner's Folly}}"
| 20 October
| The possibility of a large order prompts Fenner to think about his future
|
|}

==Missing episodes==
Because of the BBC's [[wiping]] policy of that era, of the 36 episodes made only 21 episodes of the original BBC Television version (1961–62) still exist in the BBC archives.<ref name=britishclassic>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishclassiccomedy.co.uk/everybody-out-its-the-rag-trade-the-bbc-years|title=The Rag Trade|date=9 April 2021}}</ref>

The first series of the original BBC TV version of the show is complete, whilst the second series remains incomplete, as two episodes remain missing. Only one of the 13 episodes of the third (and final) BBC TV series (1963) currently exists – "Baby Dolls", which was confirmed to have been unearthed by [[Philip Morris (archivist)|Philip Morris]] of the Television International Enterprises Archive and returned to the BBC in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/rag_trade/episodes/3/6/|title=The Rag Trade Series 3, Episode 5 - Baby Dolls|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

==DVD release==
The 8 (out of the 10) existing episodes of the first series (broadcast in 1961) were released on [[DVD]] (DD Home Entertainment) in March 2006, followed by the 11 existing episodes of the second series (broadcast in 1962), released on DVD 7 months later in October 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/rag_trade/shop/814/series_1/|title=The Rag Trade - Series One DVD|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

A box-set consisting all the remaining episodes from the first two series of the show was later released (through Simply Media DVD) on 23 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archivetvmusings.blog/2017/11/02/the-rag-trade-series-one-and-two-simply-media-dvd-review/|title=The Rag Trade – Series One and Two. Simply Media DVD Review|date=2 November 2017}}</ref>

All the episodes of both colour series 4 and 5 of the (1977–78) [[London Weekend Television|LWT]] version of the series, including the 1977 Christmas special, have been released on DVD by Network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/rag_trade/shop/539/series_4/|title=The Rag Trade - The Complete First LWT Series DVD|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width]]'' – ITV sitcom

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0121013|The Rag Trade (1961)}}
*{{IMDb title|0145631|The Rag Trade (1977)}}
*{{BBC programme}}
*{{Screenonline TV title|571142}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|tv|rag_trade}}

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