The Hello Girls
★ 7.3 · 1996 · 30m · Comedy · Drama
From 1959 to 1961, the lives of five telephone operators in Derby.
Episodes
▶1. First Day30m · On her first day at work, Sylvia is befriended by Chris Cross, a fellow operator whose mind is more on play than pay.▶2. The Saturday Shift30m · 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 disastrous blind date.▶3. The Teletones30m · 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 modelled on the Beverley Sisters. Dick gets the girls a booking but the date clashes with the choir concert.▶4. Listening In30m · 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 her driving instructor Cyril.▶5. Baslow 21230m · 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.▶6. The Occasion Cake30m · 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.▶7. The Emergency Call30m · 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.▶8. Miss GPO Personality 195930m · 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. Chris seems to have most at stake - she is determined to prove to the exchange that she is more than just a pretty face.










