Fenner Fashions makes women's clothing. Reg Turner (
Reg Varney) is the downtrodden foreman on the shop floor. The machinists are all women, led by their union rep, Paddy Fleming (
Miriam Karlin). The stories are all about the schemes the machinists get up to to make life hard for the boss, Henry Fenner (
Peter Jones). The foreman's life is also made hard by the women, who have him around their little finger. Each week there is a special order to complete, and the machinists make heavy work of things.