Today, it is taken for granted that many shop assistants are women, but 150 years ago, being served by a shopgirl was a strange new phenomenon, and the story of how an army of women swept on to shop floors is a fascinating one. Dr. Pamela Cox presents this three-part series following the journey of the shopgirl from an almost invisible figure in stark Victorian stores, to being the beating heart of modern shops. With retail the biggest private sector employer in the UK today, this series charts how shopgirls have been central to Britain's retail revolution and at the cutting edge of social change.
Show Info
Network: BBC Two
(2014 -
2014)
Schedule: Tuesdays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
History
Episodes ordered: 3 episodes
Official site: www.bbc.co.uk
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Previous Episode
The New Cool
Episode 1x03; Jul 8, 2014
Dr Pamela Cox charts the history of the shopgirl. She looks at how shopgirls threw off their staid reputation to become hip in the second half of the 20th century.
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x03: The New Cool | Jul 8, 2014 | |
1x02: Revolution on the Floor | Jul 1, 2014 | |
1x01: Here Come the Girls | Jun 24, 2014 |