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''Making Out'' is a
British television
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between 1989 and 1991.
The series, created by
Franc Roddam
Francis George "Franc" Roddam (born 29 April 1946) is an English film director, businessman, screenwriter, television producer and publisher, best known as the creator of '' Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' and the director of ''Quadrophenia'' (1979). He i ...
, and written by
Debbie Horsfield
Debbie Horsfield (born 1955) is an English theatre and television writer and producer.
Early life and career
Horsfield was born in Urmston and she attended Eccles Grammar School and Eccles College before studying at Newcastle University, wher ...
, mixed comedy and drama in its portrayal of the women who worked on the factory floor at New Lyne Electronics in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, tackling the personal lives of the characters as well as wider issues of recession, redundancy and
retrenchment
Retrenchment (french: retrenchment, an old form of ''retranchement'', from ''retrancher'', to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure.
Political usage
The word is familiar in its most general ...
as the factory goes through various crises and takeovers.
The music for the series was composed by
New Order (
The Other Two
''The Other Two'' is an American comedy television series created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider. The story follows two floundering millennial siblings who must grapple with their 13-year-old brother's overnight fame. The series premiered ...
in final episodes). 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.
Cast
The girls
*Queenie (
Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke (born 25 May 1954) is an English actress and radio and television presenter. She had a leading role in the film ''Letter to Brezhnev'' (1985), a low-budget film which had an international release. Later, Clarke played Jackie Dobbs ...
), the fiery
Scouse
Scouse (; formally known as Liverpool English or Merseyside English) is an Accent (dialect), accent and dialect of English language, English associated with Liverpool and the surrounding county of Merseyside. The Scouse accent is highly dis ...
ring-leader of the women.
*Pauline (
Rachel Davies
Rachel Davies is an English actress. She has numerous television credits to her name, including ''Boon'' (1986), '' A Little Bit Of Lippy'' (1989), ''Emmerdale'' (1993–94), '' Band of Gold'' (1995–96), '' Hillsborough'' (1996), and '' The Ch ...
), the union shop steward for the women.
*Jill (
Melanie Kilburn
Sarah Melanie Jean Kilburn is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Laura Bryant in the ITV police drama series ''The Bill''. She also played the part of Sandra Conway, wife of CI Derek Conway in earlier episodes of The Bill. He ...
), a new girl at the factory who starts work in the first episode.
*Donna (Heather Tobias), a middle-class woman who is desperate for a baby with her husband.
*Ariadne, known as "Klepto" (
Moya Brady
Moya Brady (born 8 September 1962) is an English actress. Her roles include Breda McQueen on the Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' from 2018 to 2020.
Brady grew up in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. She has appeared in a ...
), a young woman bullied by her Greek Orthodox family.
*Carol May (
Shirley Stelfox
Shirley Rosemary Stelfox (11 April 1941 – 7 December 2015) was an English actress, known for her portrayal of the character Edna Birch, a moralising busybody in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', and as Rose, the vampy sister of the snobby ...
)
The factory
*Rex (
Keith Allen), a randy boss at the factory who is having an affair with Carol May.
*Norma (
Tracie Bennett
Tracie Bennett (born 17 June 1961) is an English singer and stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London. She played the role of Sharon Gaskell in ''Coronation Street'' from 1982 to 1 ...
), an ambitious, efficient company secretary.
*Bernie (
Alan David), a supervisor of the women on the shop floor.
*Simon (
Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle (born 8 July 1965) is a British actor, best known for playing Paul Trueman in '' EastEnders'' and Gary Barwick in ''Operation Good Guys''.
Life and career
Beadle was raised as one of five children in Bermondsey, South London, wh ...
), the only man on the floor, romantically attached to "Klepto".
The blokes
*Chunky (
Brian Hibbard
Brian Hibbard (26 November 1946 – 17 June 2012) was a Welsh actor and singer from Ebbw Vale, Wales, best remembered as the lead vocalist in the original The Flying Pickets.
Early life and career
Hibbard was born into a working class family in ...
), Queenie's no-good petty criminal husband.
*Ray (
Tim Dantay
Tim Dantay (born 1963) is a British actor who was born in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, ...
), Jill's husband who eventually leaves her and their kids for another woman, a dimwitted hairdresser called Rosie (
Jane Hazlegrove
Sarah Jane Hazlegrove (born 17 July 1968) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon in the BBC medical drama ''Casualty''. She has also appeared as Rosie in ''Making Out'', Rosemary Mason in ''Silent Witness ...
).
*Frankie (
John Forgeham
John Henry George Forgeham (14 May 1941 – 10 March 2017) was an English actor known for his television work, notably the role of businessman Frank Laslett in the ITV series ''Footballers' Wives''.
Born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, For ...
), Pauline's husband.
*Colin (
David Hargreaves), Carol May's husband.
*Gavin (
John Lynch), a footballer with whom Jill starts a relationship after her husband walks out on her.
*Gordon (Jonathan Barlow), Donna's bank manager husband.
Episodes
Series 1
Broadcast Friday evenings on BBC1 at 9:30pm
The series was repeated on BBC2 on Saturday evenings at 9:35pm from 6 January to 3 March 1990.
Series 2
Broadcast Tuesday evenings on BBC1 at 9:30pm
Series 3
Broadcast Tuesday evenings on BBC1 at 9:30pm
External links
*{{IMDb title, id=0096645, title=Making Out
BBC television dramas
Television shows set in Manchester
1989 British television series debuts
1991 British television series endings
1980s British comedy-drama television series
1990s British comedy-drama television series
English-language television shows