On This Day 1977 📺 'The Rag Trade' Following an abortive BBC revival a few years earlier (which went no further than an unaired pilot), 'The Rag Trade' made a successful return (this time on ITV), with Peter Jones, Miriam Karlin and Anna Karen reprising their roles, whilst Christopher Beeny replaced Reg Varney. "Ev'ry body out!!" That's what the typically aggressive shop steward would shout after blowing her whistle, at least half a dozen times during each episodes. It was a rallying call that