Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day - Season 1
1 - Jochen and Marion
Air Date: October 29, 1972
A love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion.
2 - Oma and Gregor
Air Date: 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
Air Date: 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
Air Date: 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
Air Date: 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.