Pakamac

Thank you for sharing these links. Mrs Mack in a plastic mackintosh, worn as it should be, over a coat, a scarf, and plastic rain bonnet. A site I haven't seen since the seventies, and one I would love to replicate with a fellow pakamac lover.

Open All Hours - Beware of The Dog https://youtu.be/CFj1GQZmh1o at about 18:55. A lovely mature lady customer in a natural looking plastic mac.

Episode 366 TTHR, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EsEF5muDPuE from around 5:58 for nearly a minute. Mrs Mack in her fully buttoned nylon Pakamac and plastic rain bonnet.

Episode 348 TTHR, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnLi-asLNCY around 12:03. A few seconds of Mrs Mack in her nylon Pakamac.

At last, a sighting of Mrs Mack, in episode 339 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JcrkL3-3owA from about 5:30. Almost 2 minutes of her in a men’s fully buttoned nylon Pakamac.

From episode 70 up to 135, of Take the High Road, I could see no evidence of any Pakamacs or any plastic or nylon macs for that matter. Unusual perhaps, when it covers the years 1981 and 82. They were still relatively plentiful, especially in Scotland. What is more unusual is that in all of the episodes I have skimmed through, there aren’t any men wearing them. Not unusual today, of course.

In episode 136 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MO2Co-5BmdQ after just 00:48, a lovely semi transparent full length hooded plastic mac appears for well over a minute.

In episode 141, a young woman is driving a Landrover. It looks like she is wearing a zip up plastic jacket. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v64c_Rc-BdQ&t=507s Around 8:27.
The programme is from October 1982. Not all that long since the late 1970s when plastic jackets were seen everywhere. On July 30th, 1977, the Daily Mirror ran an article on the subject of such a range of plastic jackets from Pakamac Ltd, referring to them as the PAKAJACK.

Mrs Mack in her plastic Pakamac makes a welcome appearance in episode 153 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=evW3kwJo1jU at around 16:09 with a gorgeous minute long view of wonderful plastic mac.

In episode 168, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N3VV7jSr4Gs the plastic mac appears again, fully fastened and hood up (quick view) at 11:25

The green plastic mac is worn in the previous episode, 175, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z59zR8Q8ajw&t=485s at about 08:39

The green plastic mac appears once again in episode 176, draped over a sofa, implying it has been worn. The character (Morag Stewart, I think) is initially dressed in some kind of house/bedroom robe but later dressed and in conversation https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CoWaophpRR4 at about 16:11.

There’s a very brief sighting of that green plastic mac in episode 189 around 14:23 and again, but for longer, in episode 185 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fvJfEe-m00o around 21:25. I don’t quite understand why, yet, she doesn’t put it on. I keep plastic Pakamacs and nylon Pakamacs next to my front door and they are always too tempting for me and I have to put them on. What I do see though, is that the clothes worn do follow the weather, at the time of filming. Even Mrs Mack appears lots, without her Pakamac.

Susan

Excellent work. Mrs. Mack seems to have worn several Pakamacs throughout the TTHR series. I seem to remember she wore a blue hooded one in the millenium special! I’ll do a bit of trawling when time allows. There’s also an episode that features a storm which I’ve not been able to find yet. I can only imagine Mrs. Mack’s pakamac being sorely tested that night. So many windy corners to struggle around.

In episode 190, I don’t recall seeing Mrs Mack but a green plastic mac appears briefly hanging at the door, where other characters are involved https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sWl5Jz-nMYs
at 04:27
I’ve looked through all the 200 range of episodes and now looking at the 100 range.

Episode 215 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mspk5UQuopc
At 5:09. Lovely views of her in the plastic Pakamac

Episode 237 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cwDbk2MTX2o straight after the break around 12:12. The plastic Pakamac.

Episode 269 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HBVRPUIr8vU from 18:48. Some fabulous views of Mrs Mack’s fully buttoned men’s plastic Pakamac

Also episode 281 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YBmChjCkrOU from 5:26 and later from 18:06 onwards

Another lovely one McMac. You have me hooked on this, a programme I rarely saw because it was on when I was at work. Hope this will save you time, try episode 296
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oAp_kkRvPtM from around 11:05. Mrs Mack in her lovely men’s nylon Pakamac. She is my pinup lady.

Another lovely one McMac. You have me hooked on this, a programme I rarely saw because it was on when I was at work. Hope this will save you time, try episode 296
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oAp_kkRvPtM from around 11:05. Mrs Mack in her lovely men’s nylon Pakamac. She is my pinup lady.

Here's the redoubtable Mrs Mack again:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ySkoFTZMAo
It starts at 7.17 and it's raining heavily.
There are plenty more episodes like this. I just need the time to sit down and find them.

Absolutely gorgeous links to TTHR clips, McMac. Mrs Mack epitomises my style, wearing men’s plastic and nylon macs with female clothing, especially lovely when worn over a winter coat. I try in my small way, to show that in my own pictures. Before anyone looks, I need to warn viewers that I’m trans. However, it’s not about me, it’s about the macs.

I think both clips show Pakamacs.

You reflected my thoughts entirely in regards to that last scene.

Overcoat fastened to the neck
Nylon pakamac to the neck
Hat
Headscarf
Plastic rainbonnet

Truly spectacular

Here's an episode with a triple helping:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qTblvKTWmc
The first (at 1.50) Mrs Mack's has her pakamac open at the neck but the second (at 18.04) has it over her arm and finally the third (at 21.10) she is fully buttoned up for maximum protection in preparation for an open boat trip. She's also sporting a hat, silk scarf and rainbonnet to guard against the damp chill. What a spectacular woman!

A wonderful episode, thanks for posting. A shame the top button wasn't fastened as it was in the clip from Old Summer Wine. Mrs Mac was certainly of the no nonsense brigade wasn't she? I suspect her son would have been similarly attired in his formative years!

The belt does look like part of the raincoat and not an add on. Another of life's mysteries. Here's another possible Pakamac on TV:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLdK5fSqMvo's
The interesting part starts at 8.18. The lady in question is called Mrs Mack-how appropriate, maybe the writers were having an in joke at the time. I remember watching this back in the 80's and it featured nylon rainwear fairly regularly. It is supposed to take place in Scotland after all.
I have other links involving the fabulous Mrs Mack and one or two others as well. I'll post them in the near future.

A lovely link. Definitely a genuine pristine Pakamac for ladies, the buttons give it away, along with the occasional rustle. It’s the Suzanne style. I still have 2, one in light blue, one in red.

https://flic.kr/p/2cnmmcv

I bought lots of them in the 1970s, but what puzzles me is the belt. That style never had a belt.

Things seem to have gone a bit quiet on the Forum, so I though I'd add in another link to a Pakamac sighting. This time it's Last Of The Summer Wine, but not Norman Clegg as you would expect. Here's the link:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzzmUcKZdbo
The interesting part starts at 4.46.
I think beige is my favourite colour and the lady in question must love her Pakamac since it's bright and sunny when she wears it! Mature and stern to boot, what more could you ask for. Does anyone else have similar links to videos of interest?

All the comments about Lollipop ladies were can you buy one of there mac's ?