Clocking Off - Season 2 Episode 5 Ronnie's Story
For over 20 years, Mackintosh truck driver Ronnie Anderson has cared lovingly and devotedly for his wife Jess (Kate Fitzgerald), a wheelchair-bound victim of multiple sclerosis. What no one knows is that Ronnie now wants out, out of caring for Jess, out of his life. He feels he has given enough and it is time to start again. Ronnie is in love with Jess' home-help Trish and she loves him back. Everything changes one day when Ronnie's truck is hijacked. He is beaten, dumped in a car boot and the truck's contents are stolen. Rumours fly around the factory after Ronnie is questioned by the police, who believe that the hijack was an inside job. He proclaims his innocence but, like many things in his life, it is a lie. It was Ronnie who tipped off the robbers and the violence was just to make it look good. For the couple are hoping that the robbery will give them enough to provide for Jess and for them to be together. They get a scare when one of the hijackers is caught, but he keeps quiet,
- Title: Clocking Off
- Year: 2003
- Genre: Drama
- Country: United Kingdom
- Studio: BBC One
- Director: Paul Abbott
- Cast: David Morrissey, Philip Glenister, Jason Merrells, Siobhan Finneran, Nicola Stephenson, Ben Crompton
- Crew: Daniel Brocklehurst (Writer), Richard Zajdlic (Writer), Jan McVerry (Writer), Nicola Shindler (Executive Producer), Ann Harrison-Baxter (Producer), Juliet Charlesworth (Producer)
- Keyword: factory worker, factory, northern england, working class
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- IMDb: 7.40 / 10 by 7 users
- Popularity: 16.991
- First Air Date: Jan 23, 2000
- Last Air date: Apr 06, 2003
- Season: 4 Season
- Episode: 27 Episode
- Language: English
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