Our Friend Victoria review

Julie Walters presents the first of a six-part celebration of a comedian without equal.

Review: Our Friend Victoria

I laughed a lot through this first episode. Of course I did, it's Victoria ruddy Wood. Her delivery, her word choice, the rhythm of a line. Even if it's not her saying it, you know it's Victoria Wood. Her voice was so strong, in everything she wrote.

Our Friend Victoria review

Admittedly, this was a glorified clip show - but what clips they were.

Our Friend Victoria review

You won't learn much in this tribute to Victoria Wood, but you'll chuckle and feel warm in that uniquely BBC way.

With Britain needing laughter more than ever, it seems especially cruel that Victoria Wood, one of the brightest comic minds ever to illuminate our lives, was unexpectedly taken from us last year. In this new series, Julie Walters looks back at some of the characters her friend and collaborator created, including Chrissie the long-distance swimmer and shambolic pseudo-soap Acorn Antiques, with colleagues from Wood's career also offering recollections.

Julie Walters and Maxine Peake reflect on their friend

A year after her death, Victoria Wood's contemporaries pay tribute to the comedy legend.

Victoria Wood was writing scripts days before death

Victoria Wood was writing jokes and scripts days before death - but they'll never be released.

59 Victoria Wood quotes

We're loving this Victoria Wood 'quote of the day' Twitter account that runs some of the sadly-missed comedian's best lines, with screen grabs from her many performances.

Katy Brand on her comedy heroes

The stand-up, character comedian and actress picks two funny females who died in 2016 and the Morecambe & Wise of British art among her comic icons.