4 Season
27 Episode
Clocking Off - Season 3 Episode 8 Mack's Story
Mack has never exactly been a bundle of laughs but over the last few months, his bitter disappointment with life has been increasing, day-by-day. Is the factory with its big pressures and small triumphs, all there is? As crisis point looms, Mack needs to carve himself a future that makes him happy. On the surface, things seem surprisingly good. Mackintosh is on the brink of the most lucrative deal ever and despite his disillusion, Mack is still a sucker for the pull of success, big money. He's also got a nice looking woman on his arm, Miranda (Katie Carmichael). She's a posh girl, bit of a b. but classy. Makes him feel good. She's too quick to hear wedding bells, but that can always be dealt with later. Then Eddie (Craig Kelly) turns up, Mack's good-for-not-very-much brother. Eddie was the one with the brains, the brilliant future, all of which he wasted. He's become a drifter, full of vaguely formed plans, none of which come to fruition. Whilst Eddie has always envied the fact that
- Year: 2003
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: BBC One
- Keyword: factory worker, factory, northern england, working class
- Director: Paul Abbott
- Cast: David Morrissey, Philip Glenister, Jason Merrells, Siobhan Finneran, Nicola Stephenson, Ben Crompton