The Hello Girls
Season 1
19968 episodes
Episodes
- E1
First Day
1996-09-05 · 30m
On her first day at work, Sylvia is befriended by Chris Cross, a fellow operator whose mind is more on play than pay.
- E2
The Saturday Shift
1996-09-12 · 30m
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.
- E3
The Teletones
1996-09-19 · 30m
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.
- E4
Listening In
1996-09-26 · 30m
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.
- E5
Baslow 212
1996-10-03 · 30m
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.
- E6
The Occasion Cake
1996-10-10 · 30m
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.
- E7
The Emergency Call
1996-10-17 · 30m
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.
- E8
Miss GPO Personality 1959
1996-10-24 · 30m
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.
