Shopgirls

Pamela Cox is a social historian at the University of Essex. She has presented two major history series for BBC Two - 'Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter' (2014) and 'Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs' (2012), both produced by Annabel Hobley. Her previous books include Bad Girls (2012) and Becoming Delinquent (2002). Annabel Hobley is a television producer and writer. Her credits for the BBC, ITV and More4 include Shopgirls: The True Story of Life Behind the Counter; Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs; McQueen & I, a documentary on fashion icons Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow; and The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon, about an extraordinary treasure trove of Edwardian films.

"Packed with riveting detail, a more absorbing collection of tales from the spirited shopgirls of the Victorian era to the present day would be hard to find." Daily Mail "Rich in surprising insight and human detail ... endless[ly] fascinating . . highly readable" -- Lucy Lethbridge Observer "Fascinating and addictive... A profusion of lively material includes the Wodehousian yarn of future Hollywood star "Chilli" Bouchier." Independent "[Go] behind the glamorous shop fronts and the glitzy shop floors of Britain's department stores ... Here the hidden history of the unsung heroines of the retail trade is revealed." Saga Magazine "As packed with good things as the Peter Jones sale" Daily Telegraph