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{{Short description|British television drama series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
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| genre                = [[Drama]]
| creator              = [[Paul Abbott]]
| developer            = 
| writer               = [[Paul Abbott]]<br />[[Danny Brocklehurst]]<br />Jan McVerry<br />[[John Fay (writer)|John Fay]]
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| starring             = {{plainlist|
*[[Jack Deam]]
*[[Christopher Eccleston]]
*[[Siobhan Finneran]]
*[[Philip Glenister]]
*Joan Kempson
*Steve Jackson
*[[Wil Johnson]]
*[[Sarah Lancashire]]
*[[Jason Merrells]]
*Tony Mooney
*Paul Oldham
*[[Diane Parish]]
*Jason Sampson
*[[Lesley Sharp]]
*Andrew Sheridan
*[[John Simm]]
*[[Christine Tremarco]]
*[[William Ash (actor)|William Ash]]
*[[Susan Cookson]]
*[[Paul Copley]]
*[[Lindsey Coulson]]
*[[Ben Crompton]]
*[[Ashley Jensen]]
*Alison Swann
*[[Ricky Tomlinson]]
*[[Alice Barry]]
*Katie Blake
*[[Emma Cunniffe]]
*[[Sharon Duce]]
*[[Craig Kelly (actor)|Craig Kelly]]
*Katisha Kenyon
*[[Marshall Lancaster]]
*Lisa Millett
*[[David Morrissey]]
*[[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]]
*[[Sophie Okonedo]]
*[[Robert Pugh]]
*[[Nick Sidi]]
*[[Nicola Stephenson]]
*Steven Williams
*Paula Wolfenden
*[[Keith Barron]]
*[[Mark Benton]]
*Sushil Chudasama
*[[Pam Ferris]]
*[[Branka Katić]]
*[[Derek Riddell]]
}}
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| theme_music_composer = [[Murray Gold]]
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| country              = United Kingdom
| language             = English
| num_series           = 4
| num_episodes         = 27
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = Nicola Shindler<br />Gareth Neame
| producer             = Juliet Charlesworth
| editor               = 
| location             = [[Manchester]]
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| camera               = 
| runtime              = 60 minutes
| company              = [[Red Production Company]]
| channel              = [[BBC One]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2000|01|23|df=y}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2003|04|06|df=y}}
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'''''Clocking Off''''' is a [[British television]] drama series which was broadcast on [[BBC One]] for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent [[Red Production Company]], and created by [[Paul Abbott]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/clockingoff/|title=BBC – Drama – Clocking off}}</ref>

It was effectively an [[anthology]] programme, following the lives of a group of workers at a [[Manchester]] textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character. Well-known actors and actresses who appeared in the series included [[Christopher Eccleston]], [[Sophie Okonedo]], [[Philip Glenister]], [[John Simm]], [[Lesley Sharp]], [[Siobhan Finneran]], [[Emma Cunniffe]], [[Diane Parish]], [[David Morrissey]], [[Ricky Tomlinson]], [[Julian Rhind-Tutt]], [[William Ash (actor)|William Ash]], [[Ben Crompton]], [[Jack Deam]], [[Jack P. Shepherd]], [[Tina O'Brien]], [[Jason Merrells]], [[Pam Ferris]], [[Wil Johnson]], [[Ashley Jensen]], [[Susan Cookson]], [[Mark Benton]], [[Lindsey Coulson]], [[Paul Copley]], [[Sarah Lancashire]], [[Crissy Rock]], [[Marshall Lancaster]], [[Marc Warren]], [[Claire Sweeney]] and [[Maxine Peake]].

The series was highly acclaimed by the critics, winning the [[British Academy Television Award]] for [[British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series|Best Drama Series]] in 2001. However, over the course of the following two years Abbott's work on the series decreased as he moved on to other projects. Nonetheless, every series was nominated for a BAFTA and other writers including [[Danny Brocklehurst]], John Fay and Jan McVerry wrote successful stand-alone episodes. The programme finally ended, after a series with no Abbott scripts at all, in 2003. The BBC said the programme was axed following declining ratings, but creator Abbott said the programme's demise was down to "a lack of writers able to come up with stories good enough to carry the stand alone episodes."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/apr/29/broadcasting|title=Clocking off axed from BBC|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=29 April 2003}}</ref>

Twenty-seven episodes were produced across the four series, and in 2004 the first series was released on [[DVD]]. In 2015, the first series was released on DVD in [[Australia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-drama/clocking-off-series-1/700745/|title = Movies + TV Shows – Deals on DVD + Blu-Ray at JB Hi-Fi}}</ref> and was made available for purchase via the [[BBC Store]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.wuaki.tv/tv_shows/clocking-off|title = Rakuten TV}}</ref>

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center; width:70%;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20%;" | Actor
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17%;" | Character
! scope="col" colspan="5" style="width:40%;" | Series
|-
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | 1
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | 2
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | 3
! scope="col" style="width:10%;" | 4
|-
| scope="row" | [[Jack Deam]]
| Kev Leach
| colspan="4" {{CMain}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Christopher Eccleston]]
| Jim Calvert
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Siobhan Finneran]]
| Julie O'Neill
| colspan="3" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Philip Glenister]]
| James "Mack" Mackintosh
| colspan="3" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | Joan Kempson
| Freda Wilson
| colspan="4" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | Steve Jackson
| Barry Sleight
| colspan="3" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Wil Johnson]]
| Steve Robinson
| colspan="3" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Sarah Lancashire]]
| Yvonne Kolakowski
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Jason Merrells]]
| Martin Leach
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | Tony Mooney
| Ade Cameron
| colspan="4" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | Paul Oldham
| Brian Pringle
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Diane Parish]]
| Sylvia Robinson
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | Jason Sampson
| Jake Robinson
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Lesley Sharp]]
| Trudy Graham
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | Andrew Sheridan
| "KT"
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[John Simm]]
| Stuart Leach
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Christine Tremarco]]
| Katherine Mackintosh
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[William Ash (actor)|William Ash]]
| Nick Anderson
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Susan Cookson]]
| Janice Piper
| colspan="1" {{CGuest}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Paul Copley]]
| Mal Aindow
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Lindsey Coulson]]
| Bev Aindow
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Ben Crompton]]
| Barney Watson
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
| colspan="3" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Ashley Jensen]]
| Babs Leach
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="1" {{CGuest|Guest}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
|-
| scope="row" | Alison Swann
| Sue Leach
| colspan="1" {{CRecurring}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Ricky Tomlinson]]
| Ronnie Anderson
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Alice Barry]]
| Peggy Hargreaves
| colspan="1" {{CGuest|Guest}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | Katie Blake
| Tasha Roscoe
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Emma Cunniffe]]
| Kim Anderson
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Sharon Duce]]
| Vicky Sullivan
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Craig Kelly (actor)|Craig Kelly]]
| Eddie Mackintosh
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | Katisha Kenyon
| Hannah Phillips
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Marshall Lancaster]]
| Gary Dugdale
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | Lisa Millett
| Grace Eastwood
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[David Morrissey]]
| Franny Rothwell
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]]
| Mark Talbot
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Sophie Okonedo]]
| Jenny Wood
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Robert Pugh]]
| Alan Preston
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
| colspan="1" {{CNone}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Nick Sidi]]
| Sam Davidson
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
| colspan="1" {{CGuest|Guest}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Nicola Stephenson]]
| Suzie Davidson
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | Steven Williams
| Ryan Davidson
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | Paula Wolfenden
| Jackie O'Farrell
| colspan="2" {{CNone}}
| colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Keith Barron]]
| Roy Fletcher
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Mark Benton]]
| Colin Wilkes
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | Sushil Chudasama
| Faz Usmani
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Pam Ferris]]
| Pat Fletcher
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Branka Katić]]
| Maya Lazarevic
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CAlso starring|Featured}}
|-
| scope="row" | [[Derek Riddell]]
| Jamie Campbell
| colspan="3" {{CNone}}
| colspan="1" {{CMain|Main}}
|}

==Episodes==
===Series overview===
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===Series 1 (2000)===
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1
| Title= {{va|The Leaches' Story|The Leaches’ Story}}
| DirectedBy= John Strickland
| WrittenBy= Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate= {{Start date|2000|01|23|df=y}}
| Viewers= 9.40
| ShortSummary= Family man Stuart Leach ([[John Simm]]) turns up after disappearing thirteen months previously, claiming he has no memory of the events of his disappearance. His brother, Martin ([[Jason Merrells]]) struggles to come to terms with his brother's reappearance, but soon sets about finding out exactly what happened to his sibling. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2
| Title={{va|Yvonne's Story|Yvonne’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Geoffrey Sax
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|01|30|df=y}}
| Viewers= 8.12
| ShortSummary= Machinist Yvonne ([[Sarah Lancashire]]) is angered when she is thrown out of the house where she is living with her partner. But her decision to burn the house down threatens to end in tragedy as she is unaware that her three young children are sleeping upstairs. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3
| Title={{va|KT's Story|KT’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=John Strickland
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|06|df=y}}
| Viewers= 8.17
| ShortSummary= KT ([[Andrew Sheridan (actor)|Andrew Sheridan]]) finds himself being seduced by Katherine ([[Christine Tremarco]]), the wife of factory owner Mack ([[Philip Glenister]]).
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=4
| Title={{va|Steve's Story|Steve’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Geoffrey Sax
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|13|df=y}}
| Viewers= 7.01
| ShortSummary= Steve ([[Wil Johnson]]) tries to patch things up with his wife, Sylvia ([[Diane Parish]]), after being unfaithful to her. But on the night of their wedding anniversary, they are targeted by an armed burglar, and the police seem more determined to victimise them than catch the perpetrator. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=5
| Title={{va|Trudy's Story|Trudy’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Sarah Harding
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|20|df=y}}
| Viewers= 8.40
| ShortSummary= Trudy ([[Lesley Sharp]]) is devastated when her father dies following a long-term illness. Deciding to change her life for the better, she opts to have plastic surgery, but the trauma of the surgery leads her to accidentally reveal Katherine's affair with KT.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=6
| Title={{va|Katherine and Mack's Story|Katherine and Mack’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Sarah Harding
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2000|02|27|df=y}}
| Viewers= 8.22
| ShortSummary= Mack and Katherine's marriage finally hits breaking point, and in an attempt to sever all ties, Katherine asks Mack to buy the factory building from her or risk losing it to his biggest competitor. With a 200% rent rise on the cards, Mack realises it could be make or break for the factory.
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}}

===Series 2 (2001)===
{{Episode table |background=#FF623B |overall=5 |title=22 |director=20 |writer=20 |viewers=11 |viewersR=<ref name="BARB"/> |airdate=18  |country=UK |episodes=

{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=1
| Title= {{va|Kev's Story|Kev’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Ashley Pearce
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|04|02|df=y}}
| Viewers= 6.24
| ShortSummary= Kev ([[Jack Deam]]) is initially pleased when workmate Brian (Paul Oldham) moves in across the street. But when Kev inadvertently captures video footage of Brian looking at images of children on the internet, he begins to wonder if his old friend could actually be a paedophile. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2
| Title= {{va|Bev's Story|Bev’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Ashley Pearce
| WrittenBy=Jan McVerry
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|04|09|df=y}}
| Viewers= 6.41
| ShortSummary= Bev ([[Lindsey Coulson]]), a lonely single mother working part time as a machinist, becomes attracted to Mal ([[Paul Copley]]), a service technician. But as their relationship grows, and she moves in with his two children, relations begin to become strained, and Bev is forced to fake a pregnancy to keep Mal on side.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3
| Title= {{va|Freda's Story|Freda’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Tom Shankland
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|04|23|df=y}}
| Viewers= 6.82
| ShortSummary= Freda (Joan Kempson) is struggling to balance her job with looking after her grandchildren, but is helped along the way by both financial and emotional support from her friend and colleague, Julie. She seeks out their long-lost father, Tony ([[Jonathan Wrather]]), but he refuses to provide any help. But when Tony is later arrested on a drugs charge, he sees the children as a way of avoiding jail – and kidnaps them.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=4
| Title= {{va|Barry's Story|Barry’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Tom Shankland
| WrittenBy=John Fay
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|04|30|df=y}}
| Viewers= 5.62
| ShortSummary= Barry (Steve Jackson) is elated when he collects a windfall sum of £20,000 from a bet on the football pools. Trudy ([[Lesley Sharp]])'s sister Janice ([[Susan Cookson]]) takes an immediate shine to Barry, and they agree to go out on a date – but Trudy is convinced that Janice can only be after one thing.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=5
| Title= {{va|Ronnie's Story|Ronnie’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Tom Shankland
| WrittenBy=Danny Brocklehurst
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|05|07|df=y}}
| Viewers= 6.62
| ShortSummary= Factory truck driver Ronnie ([[Ricky Tomlinson]]) organises the hijack of his own lorry in order to secure compensation to fund the care of wife, Jess ([[Kate Fitzgerald]]), who suffers from [[Multiple sclerosis|MS]]. As he prepares to flee with lover Trish, the police catch up with one of the robbers, and Ronnie's plan threatens to be found out. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=6
| Title= {{va|The Lads' Story|The Lads’ Story}}
| DirectedBy=Omar Madha
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|05|14|df=y}}
| Viewers= 6.86
| ShortSummary= Ade (Tony Mooney), Barney ([[Ben Crompton]]), Kev ([[Jack Deam]]) and Nick ([[William Ash (actor)|William Ash]]) are caught up in a brawl with a group of drunks, during which, someone is knifed. When the story makes the morning news, the lads begin to wonder which of them could have been responsible.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=7
| Title= {{va|Martin's Story|Martin’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Omar Madha
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2001|05|21|df=y}}
| Viewers= 6.28
| ShortSummary= Martin ([[Jason Merrells]]) decides to set up on his own, taking over the haulage department as an independent contractor. His relationship with Trudy ([[Lesley Sharp]]) is also coming on leaps and bounds, much to Mack's furious jealousy, until his former sister-in-law, Sue, turns up – eight months pregnant – claiming that he is the father.
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===Series 3 (2002)===
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| Title= {{va|Franny's Story|Franny’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Nigel Douglas
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|01|31|df=y}}
| Viewers= 5.96
| ShortSummary= Factory cook Franny ([[David Morrissey]]) is distraught when his troubled sister Terri commits suicide. Following her death, he discovers that she had a child several years ago who is now in foster care. He sets about finding her father, Jason ([[Marc Warren]]), but after he refuses to become involved, Franny decides to adopt the child himself.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=2
| Title= {{va|Tasha's Story|Tasha’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=John Duthie
| WrittenBy=Jan McVerry
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|02|07|df=y}}
| Viewers= 4.74
| ShortSummary= Tasha (Katie Blake), a textiles design student, tries to become one of the girls – but is alienated when she tries to offer them cocaine. Mack, however, is excited by eager young Tash and the pair soon strike up a relationship. But their night of passion leads Tasha into make a shocking decision. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=3
| Title= {{va|Mark's Story|Mark’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Nigel Douglas
| WrittenBy=Matt Greenhalgh
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|02|14|df=y}}
| Viewers= 4.79
| ShortSummary= Mark ([[James Murray (English actor)|James Murray]])'s first day at the factory goes off without a hitch – until he is picked up by the police. Soon, his new workmates discover that his past is not quite what he seems, and that he is hiding some deadly secrets.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=4
| Title= {{va|Julie's Story|Julie’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=John Duthie
| WrittenBy=Danny Brocklehurst
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|02|21|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Julie ([[Siobhan Finneran]]) is offered a shock proposal by her older brother Robert ([[Phil Cornwell]]) – fly out to live with him and his family in Hong Kong. But despite being desperate to change her life, Julie is drawn to new factory worker Vicky ([[Sharon Duce]]), and the pair seem to strike it off. 
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=5
| Title= {{va|Jenny's Story|Jenny’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Nigel Douglas
| WrittenBy=Danny Brocklehurst
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|02|28|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Forklift driver Jenny ([[Sophie Okonedo]]) is preparing to marry Sam ([[Nick Sidi]]), brother of her best friend Suzie ([[Nicola Stephenson]]). But when heating contractor Neil ([[Sean Gallagher (actor)|Sean Gallagher]]) turns up at the factory, he corners Jenny and threatens her in front of her colleagues, unaware that Neil is her former brother-in-law, and that Jenny holds an entirely secret past that none of her friends know about.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=6
| Title= {{va|Alan's Story|Alan’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=David Jackson
| WrittenBy=Peter Bowker
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|03|07|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Alan ([[Robert Pugh]])'s decision to have a vasectomy unveils a shocking secret – that he has a rare condition meaning that he has been infertile since birth. Subsequently, he realises that his two teenage sons – including Chris ([[Ciaran Griffiths]]) – cannot be his own.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=7
| Title= {{va|Gary's Story|Gary’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=David Jackson
| WrittenBy=Paul Abbott
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|03|14|df=y}}
| Viewers= 4.62
| ShortSummary= Gary ([[Marshall Lancaster]]) receives a letter claiming he has been left money in his father's will – but as far as he knows, his father is alive and well. He soon discovers that he and his brother Stephen ([[Lee Ingleby]]) were adopted. But his shock turns to distraction when he becomes the victim of a series of unexplained events.
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=8
| Title= {{va|Mack's Story|Mack’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=David Jackson
| WrittenBy=John Fay
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2002|03|21|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Mack's continued run of bad luck hits breaking point when the arrival of his brother, Eddie ([[Craig Kelly (actor)|Craig Kelly]]), causes problems at work. The increasing pressure from the workforce following a flu epidemic, and the demands of his new girlfriend Miranda ([[Katy Carmichael]]), prove to be Mack's undoing. Can he hold on to his beloved factory?
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===Series 4 (2003)===
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| EpisodeNumber=1
| Title= {{va|Suzie's Story|Suzie’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Brian Grant
| WrittenBy=Danny Brocklehurst
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|03|02|df=y}}
| Viewers= 5.46
| ShortSummary= Suzie ([[Nicola Stephenson]]) ditches her husband-to-be at the altar, claiming that she has slept with her old flame, bad boy Stuart ([[Hugo Speer]]). But the situation causes tensions in the workplace, and the increasing strain on her father Charlie's ([[Tony Haygarth]]) health leads to tragedy. 
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| Title= {{va|Pat's Story|Pat’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Brian Percival
| WrittenBy=Danny Brocklehurst
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|03|09|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Pat ([[Pam Ferris]]) takes on the mountainous task of getting the workforce on side following Mack's departure. But her success at work becomes plagued by problems at home, as she is forced to face up to the problems caused by her husband Roy ([[Keith Barron]]), a compulsive gambler and alcoholic, when the bailiffs arrive.
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| EpisodeNumber=3
| Title= {{va|Maya's Story|Maya’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Brian Grant
| WrittenBy=Bill Gallagher
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|03|16|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= When Maya ([[Branka Katić]]) accidentally hits Kev ([[Jack Deam]]) with her car, he finds himself suffering from epileptic fits, and is no longer able to drive or operate machinery. Maya, stricken with guilt, finds herself drawn into Kev's downward spiral. 
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| EpisodeNumber=4
| Title= {{va|Colin's Story|Colin’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Brian Grant
| WrittenBy=Richard Zajdlic
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|03|23|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Colin ([[Mark Benton]]) attacks a nurse who has been bullying his mentally ill brother Mark at the care home where he lives. But the police start to believe that Mark is to blame for leaving the man in a coma, Colin is forced to face his demons and come clean.
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| EpisodeNumber=5
| Title= {{va|Grace and Faz's Story|Grace and Faz’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Brian Grant
| WrittenBy=John Fay
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|03|30|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Grace (Lisa Millett) finds herself attracted to Faz (Sushil Chudasama), but Faz's father does not approve of his son mixing with his white co-workers. Grace's father Dave ([[Tom Georgeson]]) is furious at the thought of his daughter having a mixed-race relationship, and decides to take matters into his own hands.
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| EpisodeNumber=6
| Title= {{va|Freda and Pat's Story|Freda and Pat’s Story}}
| DirectedBy=Brian Percival
| WrittenBy=Richard Zajdlic
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2003|04|06|df=y}}
| Viewers= N/A
| ShortSummary= Freda (Joan Kempson) has recently been promoted to supervisor and found love with builder Kenny, but when she feels slighted by Pat ([[Pam Ferris]]), she starts a malicious campaign against the factory manager that spirals out of control. 
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==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{BBC programme}}
*[https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/clocking_off.shtml ''Clocking Off''] at [[bbc.co.uk]]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080220225918/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/33035 ''Clocking Off''] at the [[British Film Institute]]
*{{IMDb title|id=0243183|title=Clocking Off}}
*[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/may/20/bafta-paul-abbott-clocking-off-christopher-eccleston-sarah-lancashire-ricky-tomlinson How We Made Clocking Off] at ''[[The Guardian]]''

{{Paul Abbott}}
{{BAFTA TV Award for Best Drama Series 1998–2009}}

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