Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day

Season 1

The young toolmaker Jochen fights with his colleagues to a performance bonus. He gets to know the girl Marion. For both, it is love at first sight.

Jochen and Marion
E1
Jochen and MarionA love affair blossoms between middle-class tool factory employee Jochen and office advertiser Marion.
Oma and Gregor
E2
Oma and GregorJochen'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.
Franz and Ernst
E3
Franz and ErnstAfter 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.
Harald and Monika
E4
Harald and MonikaFollowing 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.
Irmgard and Rolf
E5
Irmgard and RolfUpon discovering that the tool factory is being relocated, Jochen and Marion seek a new place while the workers list demands for their growing impatience.