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Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

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About Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day is a comedy and drama TV series that premiered on WDR Fernsehen on October 29, 1972. It has 1 season and 5 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 5 "Irmgard and Rolf", aired on March 18, 1973.

The sprawling story of the everyday triumphs and travails of the young toolmaker Jochen and many of the people populating his world, including the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his colleagues, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

  • Comedy
  • Drama

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Episodes

5 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

1972 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 53 years ago

The sprawling story of the everyday triumphs and travails of the young toolmaker Jochen and many of the people populating his world, including the woman he loves, his eccentric family, and his colleagues, with whom he bands together to improve conditions on the factory floor.

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    5. Irmgard and Rolf

    Finale

    With the news the factory is relocating, Jochen and Marion ask if they can switch apartments with Kathe and Wolf, to be closer to their respective jobs. And with this new inconvenience, the workers come up with a list of demands, including the seemingly impractical proposal that they arrange their own schedule rather than it being dictated by the bosses.

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    4. Harald and Monika

    Prodded by a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen plans to marry Marion. Whereas tensions growing between Monika and the abusive Harald lead Monika to consider divorce.

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    3. Franz and Ernst

    The closely knit comrades at the factory have hoped that, after some training, Franz would replace the recently deceased foreman. But their office manager prefers to bring in an outsider, which causes tension.

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    2. Oma and Gregor

    Grandmother Oma spends time searching for an apartment she can afford with her new boyfriend Gregor, a gentleman she has picked up in a park. When they run across a library space being abandoned by town authorities, Oma comes up with the idea of taking it over as a kindergarten for the neighbourhood children with no place to play except the street. She and Gregor become do-it-yourself squatters.

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    1. Jochen and Marion

    In Cologne lives the middle-class Epp family, where one son, Jochen, works in a tool factory and shares close comradeship with his colleagues. While out to purchase alcohol for a family gathering, Jochen meets the beautiful Marion Andreas, who has an office advertising job, a love affair between them develops.

Cast & crew

Created by Rainer Werner Fassbinder

  • Rainer Hauer

    Volkmar Gross

  • Andrea Schober

    Sylvia

  • El Hedi ben Salem

    El Hedi ben Salem

    Dunkelhäutiger Arbeiter

  • Ruth Drexel

    Ruth Drexel

    Frau Miltenberger

  • Kurt Raab

    Kurt Raab

    Harald

  • Peter Gauhe

    Peter Gauhe

    Ernst Friedrich

  • Christine Oesterlein

    Tante Klara

  • Walter Sedlmayr

    Walter Sedlmayr

    Witwer

  • Ulli Lommel

    Ulli Lommel

    Peter

  • Peer Raben

    Peer Raben

    Zuschauer beim Tischfußball

  • Victor Curland

    Meister Fritz Kretzschmer

  • Rudolf Lenz

    Rudolf Lenz

    Vermieter Mattes

  • Lilo Pempeit

    Lilo Pempeit

    Hausfrau Müller

  • Heinz Meier

    Heinz Meier

    Beamter Meier

  • Jörg von Liebenfelß

    Jörg von Liebenfelß

    Vermieter

  • Katrin Schaake

    Katrin Schaake

    Vermieterin

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day?

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 18, 1973.

When did the latest episode of Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day come out?

The most recent episode of Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day, Season 1 Episode 5 "Irmgard and Rolf", aired on March 18, 1973.

How many seasons of Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day are there?

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day has 1 season with 5 episodes in total.

When did Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day first air?

Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day first aired on WDR Fernsehen on October 29, 1972.

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