Season 1

Episodes

1. 1

   1. A Little Differential Problem

   3 Mar 1984

   Seeing off a pair of tossers in a Toyota and a chance conversation with her mechanic convince bored housewife Donna Hewitt to become a racing driver.

2. 2

   2. Dream Machine

   10 Mar 1984

   Ken assesses Donna's driving; she and Jen think of ways to raise money. After initial reluctance, their husbands get behind the project.

3. 3

   3. Five O'Clock Shadow

   17 Mar 1984

   When Donna & Jen's coffee morning friends are understandably unwilling to help with fund raising, Joanna gets her school friends involved. Donna sees a fatal Formula 1 crash on TV she doubts her resolve....

4. 4

   4. Manifold Depression

   24 Mar 1984

   Donna and Jen get local newspaper and radio exposure; Jen and Ken have a snog; and a beveraged up Joanna gets Nigel going.

5. 5

   5. The Late Breaker

   31 Mar 1984

   Donna meets the competition in the form of racer Alan Hearshner; meanwhile Nigel babysits his year old brother David.

6. 6

   6. The Thin Red Line

   7 Apr 1984

7. 7

   7. Big Torque

   14 Apr 1984

8. 8

   8. A Class of Their Own

   21 Apr 1984