Season 1
8 episodes · Sep 5, 1996
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- S1E1
First Day
Sep 5, 199630mOn her first day at work, Sylvia is befriended by Chris Cross, a fellow operator whose mind is more on play than pay.
- S1E2
The Saturday Shift
Sep 12, 199630mSylvia experiences both her first pay packet and her first Saturday shift - when rules are more relaxed under just one supervisor. A chance call from the local barracks leads to a disastrous blind date.
- S1E3
The Teletones
Sep 19, 199630mRonni is fed up with the old-fashioned music that switchboard supervisor Miss Armitage makes them sing in the GPO choir. She decides to set up an alternative-the Teletones, a group modelled on the Beverley Sisters. Dick gets the girls a booking but the date clashes with the choir concert.
- S1E4
Listening In
Sep 26, 199630mSylvia discovers that the engineers have wired up the girls' private line to a loud speaker and are listening in to all their intimate calls, including details of Pam's affair with her driving instructor Cyril.
- S1E5
Baslow 212
Oct 3, 199630mAn emergency meeting is called when the supervisors discover that the girls have been listening in to the secret Baslow line used by royalty and top ministers.
- S1E6
The Occasion Cake
Oct 10, 199630mA boxed cake is brought to the exchange by Miss Marriott and left in the supervisors' room. The girls try to find out who the cake is for, but disaster follows.
- S1E7
The Emergency Call
Oct 17, 199630mSylvia has to forget her personal problems when a suicidal caller comes through and she has to keep her talking while an attempt is made to trace the number.
- S1E8
Miss GPO Personality 1959
Oct 24, 199630mDerby's exchange is requested to put forward a competitor for the GPO Personality of the Year and Chris and Sylvia are both nominated as candidates for the regional competition. Chris seems to have most at stake - she is determined to prove to the exchange that she is more than just a pretty face.