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29 October 1972 (1972-10-29) – 18 March 1973 (1973-03-18)
Eight Hours Don't Make a Day (German: Acht Stunden sind kein Tag) (also translated as (Eight Hours Are Not a Day) is a West German television miniseries written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Commissioned by Westdeutscher Rundfunk, it was broadcast in five episodes between 1972 and 1973.[2] The story follows a group of working-class people in Cologne, West Germany.[3]
Episodes
Episode guide
No.
Title
First aired
Runtime (mins.)
Synopsis
1
"Jochen and Marion" "Jochen und Marion"
29 October 1972
107
A love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion.
2
"Grandma and Gregor" "Oma und Gregor"
27 December 1972
105
Jochen's grandmother searches for an affordable apartment to share with Gregor, a gentleman she picked up in a park. When Grandma comes across an abandoned library space, she and Gregor decide to become do-it-yourself squatters and turn it into a kindergarten.
3
"Franz and Ernst" "Franz und Ernst"
21 January 1973
97
After the death of the foreman, the tool factory comrades hope that Franz will get promoted. However, tensions rise when the manager instead brings in an outsider.
4
"Harald and Monika" "Harald und Monika"
18 February 1973
95
Following a visit from Marion's strict mother, Jochen is pressured into proposing. Meanwhile, growing strained relations between Monika and the overbearing Harald start Monika on thoughts of divorce.
5
"Irmgard and Rolf" "Irmgard und Rolf"
18 March 1973
94
Upon discovering that the tool factory is being relocated, Jochen and Marion seek a new place while the workers list demands for their growing impatience.
