Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2014-06-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-07-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13868
• TVDB ID: 283132

Cast and credited roles

• Pamela Cox — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-06-24; final listed air date 2014-07-08; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.