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Swing Shift

Drama, set during the the turbulent days of World War II, in which a navy wife begins an affair while working in an aircraft factory to help the war effort.

Drama about housewives who were pressed into service as factory workers during World War II. A navy wife helps the war effort by taking a job in the local aircraft factory, where she meets a man declared unfit for military service who sweeps her off her feet. When her husband returns on a furlough, things begin to get very complicated. The film includes cameos from singer Belinda Carlisle and cult director Roger Corman.

1 hour, 53 minutes

Last on

Mon 22 Oct 200700:55
BBC One Wales

Credits

ActorGoldie Hawn
DirectorJonathan Demme
ActorKurt Russell
ActorChristine Lahti
ActorFred Ward
ActorEd Harris
ActorSudie Bond

Broadcasts

  • Mon 22 Oct 200700:05
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Mon 22 Oct 200700:35
    BBC One Northern Ireland
  • Mon 22 Oct 200700:55
    BBC One Wales