Up the Women
It's 1910 and we're in Banbury church hall at the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle. Margaret has been to London and discovered the Women's Suffrage movement so she decides they need to set up their own movement and The Banbury Intricate Craft Circle becomes the hilariously ineffectual Banbury Intricate Craft Circle politely request women's Suffrage. Gwen is the only member who actually enjoys the craft element of the meetings, while Helen thinks that craft is a little unnecessary, but she's not interested in women's rights: "What on earth do women need a vote for? My husband votes for who I tell him to vote for. What could be a better system than that?"
Cast
Jessica Hynes
Margaret
Vicki Pepperdine
Gwen
Rebecca Front
Helen
Judy Parfitt
Myrtle
Emma Pierson
Eva
Georgia Groome
Emily
Ryan Sampson
Thomas
Adrian Scarborough
Frank
Seasons
E1Episode 1
May 30, 2013
Margaret has discovered the women's suffrage movement and invites the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle to become (the hilariously ineffectual) Banbury Intricate Craft Circle Politely Requests Women's Suffrage.
E2Episode 2
Jun 6, 2013
Keen to put the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle Politely Requests Women's Suffrage on the map, the women plan to picket the post office with placards.
E3Episode 3
Jun 13, 2013
The Banbury Intricate Craft Circle try to win approval to become an official league of the Women's Social and Political Union.
E1The Romance
Jan 21, 2015
Gwen disrupts the BICCPRWS hunger strike with cheese, while Thomas tries hopelessly to win Emily's heart.
E2Strike
Jan 28, 2015
Margaret attempts to recruit new supporters of suffrage, whilst Eva, Myrtle and Gwen indulge in Dr Hamm's Invigorator.
E3Bowls
Feb 4, 2015
Margaret's attempts to use a camera are thwarted when two New Zealand bowlers turn up.
E4Train
Feb 11, 2015
On their way to London, the BICCPRWS meet a very important person.
E5Vote
Feb 18, 2015
The BICCPRWS are taken hostage when the hall is used as a polling station.
E6Panto
Feb 25, 2015
The BICCPRWS can't agree on the story for their panto.
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Storyline
It's 1910 and we're in Banbury church hall at the Banbury Intricate Craft Circle. Margaret has been to London and discovered the Women's Suffrage movement so she decides they need to set up their own movement and The Banbury Intricate Craft Circle becomes the hilariously ineffectual Banbury Intricate Craft Circle politely request women's Suffrage. Gwen is the only member who actually enjoys the craft element of the meetings, while Helen thinks that craft is a little unnecessary, but she's not interested in women's rights: "What on earth do women need a vote for? My husband votes for who I tell him to vote for. What could be a better system than that?"
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