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Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood (I)

  • English
  • Actor, writer, composer and stand-up comedian

Victoria Wood features

dinnerladies. Image shows from L to R: Jean (Anne Reid), Stan (Duncan Preston), Brenda (Victoria Wood), Twinkle (Maxine Peake), Dolly (Thelma Barlow), Tony (Andrew Dunn), Anita (Shobna Gulati). Copyright: Good Fun / Pozzitive Productions TV

Remembering dinnerladies

Monday 19th May 2025

A tribute to dinnerladies, the 1990s TV show created by Victoria Wood. It was not just a funny sitcom, but a beautifully observed and generously written portrayal of everyday life.

Murder Most Horrid. Dawn French Features

Comedy Rewind: Die laughing - Murder Most Horrid

Sunday 19th January 2025

We revisit the horror and hilarity of Murder Most Horrid, an early-90s anthology series of comedy thrillers starring Dawn French.

Richard Gill Live

Celebrating 50 years of watching stand-up: Richard Gill's 25 special shows

Saturday 21st September 2024

Having been watching live comedy for 50 years now, Richard Gill has seen over 1,500 comedians. Here he details his top 25 moments from all the shows he's seen.

dinnerladies. Image shows from L to R: Jean (Anne Reid), Stan (Duncan Preston), Brenda (Victoria Wood), Twinkle (Maxine Peake), Dolly (Thelma Barlow), Tony (Andrew Dunn), Anita (Shobna Gulati). Copyright: Good Fun / Pozzitive Productions Features

Comedy Rewind: dinnerladies - cooking up laughs

Sunday 7th July 2024

In this Comedy Rewind, we revisit Victoria Wood's magnum opus, the works canteen comedy dinnerladies.

Sooty with his water pistol Features

75 years of Sooty

Wednesday 19th July 2023

As he celebrates his 75th birthday, we take look back at over seven decades of slapstick shenanigans with Sooty.

Victoria Wood People

A celebration of the comedy of Victoria Wood at 70

Friday 19th May 2023

On what would have been Victoria Wood's 70th birthday, Georgy Jamieson takes a look back at her comedy career and pays tribute to her remarkable talents.

Comic Relief. Copyright: BBC TV

The Great Red Nose Day Parodies

Monday 15th March 2021

We take a look at a mainstay of the Red Nose Day telethons: the all-star parody.

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