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Making Out

1989-01-06 · 50 min / episode · ★ 6.0

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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Margi ClarkeMargi Clarke
Melanie KilburnMelanie Kilburn
Shirley StelfoxShirley Stelfox
Rachel DaviesRachel Davies
Heather TobiasHeather Tobias
Tracie BennettTracie BennettNorma
Moya BradyMoya Brady
Keith AllenKeith Allen
Brian Hibbard
Alan DavidAlan David
Gary BeadleGary Beadle
Tim DantayTim Dantay
John ForgehamJohn Forgeham
David HargreavesDavid Hargreaves
William AshWilliam Ash
Claire Quigley
Jane HazlegroveJane Hazlegrove
Jonathan Barlow
Pat Mills
George ZeniosGeorge Zenios

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