Thelma begins the search for her 10 new trainees. All of them are Gypsies or Travellers, some left school at 11 and some are unable to read, write or even tell the time.
Thelma's hopefuls include headstrong 16-year-old Margaret from a local trailer site, who doesn't like being told what to do regardless of who's telling her; 17-year-old Kathleen, whose domestic duties include looking after her 17 nieces and nephews; and 16-year-old Rosanne, who desperately lacks education and thinks Lady Gaga worships the devil.
For the girls it's the opportunity of a lifetime, for existing staff it feels like a serious upheaval, and for Thelma it could be out of the frying pan and into the fire.
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Series 1 Episode 1
Thelma begins the search for her 10 new trainees. All of them are Gypsies or Travellers, some left school at 11 and…
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Series 1 Episode 2
Thelma's girls begin their course in dressmaking. Feisty 16-year-old Irish traveller Margaret struggles with authority…
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Series 1 Episode 3
With Thelma off work with exhaustion, the factory slides into chaos. And then Shannon drops a bombshell. Can Thelma's…
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Series 1 Episode 4
Thelma mixes family and business, inviting Margaret to stay in her own home.
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Series 1 Episode 5
Shannon, Kathleen, Vicky and Megan are tasked with working on their first gypsy wedding dress. But two of the girls…
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Series 1 Episode 6
Just as Thelma's course is coming to an end, an allegation of racism explodes in the factory and Thelma has to face the…
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