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The Hello Girls

6.5 / 10
1996
2 seasons
16 episodes
ComedyDrama

From 1959 to 1961, the lives of five telephone operators in Derby.

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  • Ep 1

    1.First Day

    05-09-199630m

    On her first day at work, Sylvia is befriended by Chris Cross, a fellow operator whose mind is more on play than pay.

  • Ep 2

    2.The Saturday Shift

    12-09-199630m

    Sylvia 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...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Teletones

    19-09-199630m

    Ronni 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...

  • Ep 4

    4.Listening In

    26-09-199630m

    Sylvia 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...

  • Ep 5

    5.Baslow 212

    03-10-199630m

    An 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.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Occasion Cake

    10-10-199630m

    A 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.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Emergency Call

    17-10-199630m

    Sylvia 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.

  • Ep 8

    8.Miss GPO Personality 1959

    24-10-199630m

    Derby'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. Ch...

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