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Making Out

Mancunian factory floor comedy drama

Drama

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.

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Cast

Margi Clarke

Melanie Kilburn

Shirley Stelfox

Rachel Davies

Heather Tobias

Tracie Bennett

Moya Brady

Keith Allen

Brian Hibbard

Alan David

Gary Beadle

Tim Dantay

John Forgeham

David Hargreaves

William Ash

Claire Quigley

Jane Hazlegrove

Jonathan Barlow

Pat Mills

George Zenios

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Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
First aired
1989-01-06
Last aired
1991-11-12
Seasons
3
Episodes
24
Languages
English
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