

TV series
Making Out
1989–1991, English, on BBC One.
Mancunian factory floor comedy 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.
- Seasons
- 3
- Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended in 1991
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S3 E8: Series 3, Episode 8
Aired 12 November 1991
Seasons 3
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 6 January 1989
- Last aired
- 12 November 1991
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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Making Out has 3 seasons and 24 episodes, about 50 minutes each.
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Yes. Making Out ended in 1991, so you can watch the whole story.
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