Clocking Off: Series 2 (2001)

How much do you know about the person working next to you? From the outside, life at Mackintosh Textiles appears to run smoothly, but in a community with so many secrets to hide, things are far from straightforward. In a series of powerful, self-contained dramas, everyday life is fractured by tumultuous marriages, snatched passions, disappearing husbands and gang harassment...Factory worker Freda is struggling to cope after her wayward daughter disappears for the second time, leaving behind her young children. When Freda gives an ultimatum to their convict father, his actions leave the children in danger...