Driving Ambition
Season 1
1984 · 8 episodes
1. A Little Differential Problem
1984-03-03
Seeing off a pair of tossers in a Toyota and a chance conversation with her mechanic convince bored housewife Donna Hewitt to become a racing driver.
2. Dream Machine
1984-03-10
Ken assesses Donna's driving; she and Jen think of ways to raise money. After initial reluctance, their husbands get behind the project.
3. Five O'Clock Shadow
1984-03-17
When Donna & Jen's coffee morning friends are understandably unwilling to help with fund raising, Joanna gets her school friends involved. Donna sees a fatal Formula 1 crash on TV she doubts her resolve....
4. Manifold Depression
1984-03-24
Donna and Jen get local newspaper and radio exposure; Jen and Ken have a snog; and a beveraged up Joanna gets Nigel going.
5. The Late Breaker
1984-03-31
Donna meets the competition in the form of racer Alan Hearshner; meanwhile Nigel babysits his year old brother David.
6. The Thin Red Line
1984-04-07
7. Big Torque
1984-04-14
8. A Class of Their Own
1984-04-21
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