Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day
Season 1
1972 • 5 Episodes
The young toolmaker Jochen fights with his colleagues to a performance bonus. He gets to know the girl Marion. For both, it is love at first sight.
Episodes
1. Jochen and Marion
October 29, 1972
A love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion.
2. Oma and Gregor
December 27, 1972
Jochen's grandmother Oma searches for an affordable apartment to share with Gregor, a gentleman she picked up in a park. When Oma 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
January 21, 1973
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
February 18, 1973
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
March 18, 1973
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.