The Hello Girls

1996 - 1998

First Day

5th September 1996

Episode 1

On her first day at work, Sylvia is befriended by Chris Cross, a fellow operator whose mind is more on play than pay.

The Saturday Shift

12th September 1996

Episode 2

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.

The Teletones

19th September 1996

Episode 3

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.

Listening In

26th September 1996

Episode 4

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.

Baslow 212

3rd October 1996

Episode 5

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.

The Occasion Cake

10th October 1996

Episode 6

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.

The Emergency Call

17th October 1996

Episode 7

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.

Miss GPO Personality 1959

24th October 1996

Episode 8

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.

Top Cast

Letitia Dean•Amy Marston•Stephanie Turner

From 1959 to 1961, the lives of five telephone operators in Derby.

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Full Cast

Letitia Dean

Chris Cross

Amy Marston Image

Amy Marston

Sylvia Sands

Stephanie Turner

Miss Armitage

Samantha Seager Image

Samantha Seager

Val Latimer

Mark Aiken

Dave Curtis

Full Crew

Kirsty Robson

Production Secretary

Roger Bonnici

Cinematography

Melanie Allen

Production Design

Sue Woodbridge

Assistant Makeup Artist

Daniel Budd

Post Production Assistant

Roger Jackson

Music

Caren Moy

Camera Operator

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