Episode guide - Season 1
The first date is the Canadian air date on Global.
1 ~ Jumping Tracks
4 January 2012
Series premiere. When rich girl Gladys Witham takes an office job at Victory Munitions, she discovers a new world — a fascinating sisterhood and a cause that she hopes may change her life. It's 1941 and Canadian men are at war, leaving their wives, daughters and sweethearts to replace them in the bomb factories. Orbiting this new working-class world, Gladys meets the gals of Blue Shift, including Betty, a tough farm-girl; newbie Kate, who's running from a violent past; and the glamorous Vera. Governing them all is Lorna, their formidable shift matron whose stern exterior masks a conflicted soul.
Guest starring cast:
Written by: Michael MacLennan · Directed by: Adrienne Mitchell
Canadian Ratings: 1.408 million viewers
2 ~ Misfires
11 January 2012
Gladys works hard to juggle her double life, racing between the factory-floor and high-society parties, when an unforeseen tragedy divides the factory. A faulty test-bomb sends a worker to the hospital with serious injuries. Men are quick to blame the Blue Shift women, and factory manager Harold needs a scapegoat. Determined to clear the girls, Lorna and Marco each conduct their own investigation, while Kate scrambles to protect her false identity. Given her outsider status, can Gladys galvanise the women to stand up for their rights?
Guest starring cast:
Written by: Michael MacLennan · Directed by: Adrienne Mitchell
Canadian Ratings: 1.116 million viewers
3 ~ How You Trust
18 January 2012
A surprise inspection puts Victory Munitions employees under the gun, giving Lorna an opportunity to finally rid the factory of Marco. Gladys must defend herself against a thief to prove Kate's innocence.
Guest starring cast:
Written by: Esta Spalding · Directed by: Ken Girotti
Canadian Ratings: 1.086 million viewers
4 ~ Bringing Up Bombshell
25 January 2012
Blue Shift claims the honour of building Victory Munitions' millionth bomb, and film director Russell Joseph is searching for the perfect poster-girl to star in his recruitment newsreel. While he has eyes on Gladys, Management chooses Betty who, urged by Kate, accepts. Meanwhile, a rise in factory hankypanky prompts Lorna to pitch Harold on a factory "code of conduct" governing relations between men and women. Bolstered by Russell, Gladys finally finds the courage to confront her fiancé James about his past — only to be hit with an unexpected confession.
Guest starring cast:
Written by: John Krizanc · Directed by: Ken Girotti
Canadian Ratings: 0.885 million viewers
5 ~ Armstice
1 February 2012
With Armistice Day approaching, battles near and far are cast into stark relief. Lorna struggles to free herself from Marco while Gladys’s secret engagement is exposed.
Guest starring cast:
Written by: Shelley Ericksen · Directed by: Anne Wheeler
Canadian Ratings: 0.932 million viewers
6 ~ Elements of Surprise
8 February 2012
Set against the attack on Pearl Harbor, Gladys’s secret job is exposed, while Lorna grapples with a possible pregnancy and Kate struggles to stand up to the return of her manipulative father.
Guest starring cast:
Written by: Michael MacLennan · Directed by: Anne Wheeler
Canadian Ratings: 1.039 million viewers