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
dinnerladies

dinnerladies

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1998 - 2000
  • 16 episodes (2 series)

The day-to-day work lives of the kitchen staff in a factory canteen. The staff are managed by Tony who is in love with dinnerlady Bren. Stars Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati, Celia Imrie and more.

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2 - Royals

A Royal visit is made to the factory; Stan hopes to be recognised by the Prince, whom he met in 1967, but the Prince is only interested in bumming a smoke and a bunk-up in a cupboard with Brenda.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 19th November 1998
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 12th July 2011 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 12th July 2011 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 4th October 2011 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th October 2011 9:20pm Gold
Wednesday 4th January 2012 6:45pm Gold
Thursday 5th January 2012 2:45pm Gold
Friday 20th April 2012 1:40pm Gold
Friday 20th April 2012 7:40pm Gold
Thursday 7th June 2012 2:20pm Gold
Thursday 7th June 2012 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 9th June 2012 9:00am Gold
Monday 13th August 2012 11:40am Gold
Monday 13th August 2012 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 11th October 2012 9:40am Gold
Thursday 11th October 2012 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 4th December 2012 8:55am Gold
Tuesday 4th December 2012 2:15pm Gold
Friday 8th February 2013 7:40pm Gold
Saturday 9th February 2013 12:20am Gold
Friday 12th April 2013 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 18th June 2013 3:15pm Gold
Wednesday 19th June 2013 9:50am Gold
Friday 9th August 2013 6:35pm Gold
Saturday 10th August 2013 6:30am Gold
Monday 2nd September 2013 11:00am Gold
Monday 2nd September 2013 8:20pm Gold
Sunday 24th November 2013 2:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 11th February 2014 12:30pm Gold
Tuesday 11th February 2014 8:20pm Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 11:50am Gold
Sunday 11th May 2014 7:40pm Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 11:50am Gold
Sunday 22nd June 2014 6:20pm Gold
Wednesday 25th June 2014 9:00pm Gold
Friday 1st August 2014 11:40am Gold
Wednesday 10th September 2014 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 11th September 2014 12:40am Gold
Friday 19th September 2014 9:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 20th September 2014 7:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 21st February 2015 4:00pm Gold
Sunday 22nd February 2015 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 5th May 2015 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 6th May 2015 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 10th December 2015 11:05am Gold
Friday 11th December 2015 7:25am Gold
Tuesday 15th March 2016 6:40pm Gold
Saturday 23rd April 2016 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 23rd June 2016 8:20pm Gold
Friday 24th June 2016 1:00pm Gold
Friday 24th June 2016 8:20pm Gold
Wednesday 14th September 2016 7:25am Gold
Wednesday 14th September 2016 2:40pm Gold
Thursday 19th January 2017 9:50am Gold
Sunday 19th February 2017 11:20pm Yesterday
Monday 20th February 2017 10:20pm Yesterday
Tuesday 16th May 2017 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 16th May 2017 2:40pm Gold
Monday 5th February 2018 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 6th February 2018 2:40pm Gold
Monday 12th March 2018 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 13th March 2018 1:10pm Gold
Monday 26th March 2018 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 27th March 2018 1:20pm Gold
Saturday 31st March 2018 2:55pm Gold
Wednesday 18th April 2018 11:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 19th April 2018 9:40pm Yesterday
Sunday 20th May 2018 8:40am Gold
Sunday 20th May 2018 7:00pm Gold
Monday 28th May 2018 8:35am Gold
Monday 28th May 2018 5:00pm Gold
Saturday 16th June 2018 3:10pm Gold
Sunday 17th June 2018 1:10pm Gold
Friday 4th January 2019 8:40pm Gold
Saturday 5th January 2019 9:35am Gold
Wednesday 30th January 2019 11:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 31st January 2019 9:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 2nd April 2019 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd April 2019 6:40pm Gold
Sunday 21st April 2019 2:40pm Gold
Sunday 21st April 2019 7:40pm Gold
Monday 17th June 2019 11:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 18th June 2019 9:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 16th July 2019 1:40pm Gold
Tuesday 16th July 2019 9:00pm Gold
Saturday 21st September 2019 11:50am Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2020 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 7th January 2020 6:20pm Gold
Tuesday 4th February 2020 9:40pm Gold
Wednesday 5th February 2020 2:20pm Gold
Sunday 3rd May 2020 10:40pm Yesterday
Monday 4th May 2020 9:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 2nd June 2020 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd June 2020 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 3rd June 2020 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th August 2020 7:30am Gold
Tuesday 4th August 2020 12:40pm Gold
Sunday 30th August 2020 5:40pm Drama
Monday 8th February 2021 9:40pm Gold
Tuesday 9th February 2021 1:15am Gold
Tuesday 9th February 2021 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 2nd March 2021 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 2nd March 2021 2:20pm Gold
Tuesday 30th March 2021 11:00am Gold
Tuesday 30th March 2021 2:20pm Gold
Sunday 4th April 2021 11:10am Gold
Tuesday 20th April 2021 11:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 21st April 2021 9:40pm Yesterday
Monday 12th July 2021 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 13th July 2021 2:40pm Gold
Sunday 18th July 2021 6:10pm Gold
Thursday 22nd July 2021 8:00pm Gold
Friday 23rd July 2021 2:00pm Gold
Saturday 18th September 2021 8:40pm Yesterday
Monday 18th October 2021 5:25pm Drama
Tuesday 16th November 2021 9:30pm BBC4
Thursday 17th February 2022 8:40pm Gold
Friday 18th February 2022 1:20pm Gold
Sunday 6th March 2022 1:55pm Gold
Wednesday 9th March 2022 8:00am Gold
Wednesday 9th March 2022 5:20pm Gold
Friday 17th June 2022 6:00pm Gold
Monday 11th July 2022 1:25pm Gold
Monday 11th July 2022 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 12th July 2022 1:45am Gold
Monday 7th November 2022 8:15am Gold
Monday 7th November 2022 12:00pm Gold
Monday 9th January 2023 4:40pm Gold
Monday 9th January 2023 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 19th January 2023 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 19th January 2023 8:40pm Gold
Friday 20th January 2023 3:15am Gold
Saturday 4th March 2023 10:15am Gold
Sunday 5th March 2023 8:50am Gold
Sunday 30th April 2023 1:20pm Drama
Tuesday 9th May 2023 9:40pm Gold
Saturday 27th May 2023 3:00pm Gold
Friday 26th January 2024 8:40pm Gold
Saturday 27th January 2024 1:20am Gold
Tuesday 9th April 2024 9:00am Gold
Tuesday 9th April 2024 1:00pm Gold
Tuesday 9th April 2024 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 9th April 2024 7:00pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Victoria Wood Brenda
Thelma Barlow Dolly
Andrew Dunn Tony
Shobna Gulati Anita
Celia Imrie Philippa Moorcroft
Maxine Peake Twinkle
Duncan Preston Stan
Anne Reid Jean
Guest cast
Christopher Greet Mr. Michael
Richenda Carey Lady Pamela
Steve Huison Man Worker
Lesley Nicol Woman Worker
Graham Seed David
Simon Williams The Duke of Danby
Writing team
Victoria Wood Writer
Production team
Geoff Posner Director
Victoria Wood Producer
Geoff Posner Producer
Phil McIntyre (as Philip McIntyre) Executive Producer
David Tyler Executive Producer
Mykola Pawluk Editor

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