Drama series Clocking Off took the form of interconnected dramas about the lives of a group of workers at Manchester factory Mackintosh Textiles, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character.
Each episode of this extremely good and well acted series was more like a good old self contained play with the the other cast members appearing only on the periphery of the action although boss James Mackintosh played by Philip Glenister was always in the thick of the action.
The story of the week element did allow for lots of big names (such as David Morrissey, Christopher Eccleston and John Simm to take on guest roles. The BBC show The Street is very similar in style and idea!
production details
UK / BBC One – Red Productions / 27×55 minute episodes / Broadcast 23 January 2000 – 6 April 2003
Creator: Paul Abbott / Producers: Ann Harrison-Baxter, Juliet Charlesworth / Executive Producers: Nicola Shindler, Tessa Ross
cast (not all cast members appeared in each episode)
Sarah Lancashire as Yvonne Kolakowski (Season One)
Christopher Eccleston as Jim (Season One)
John Simm as Stuart Leach (Season One)
Andrew Sheridan as KT (Season One)
Lesley Sharp as Trudy Graham
Wil Johnson as Steve Robinson
Philip Glenister as James Mackintosh
Jack Deam as Kev Leach
Siobhan Finneran as Julie O’Neill
Diane Parish as Sylvia Robinson
Christine Tremarco as Katherine Mackintosh (Season One)
Joan Kempson as Freda Wilson
Paul Oldham as Brian Pringle
Nicola Stephenson as Suzie Davidson
Sophie Okonedo as Jenny
Emma Cunniffe as Kim Anderson
Mark Benton as Colin Wilkes
Pam Ferris as Pat Fletcher
Marshall Lancaster as Gary Dugdale
Lindsey Coulson as Bev Ratcliffe/Aindow
Ashley Jenson as Babs Fisher/Leach
Ricky Tomlinson as Ronnie Anderson
William Ash as Nick Anderson
