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 2, Episode 2 - Trouble

Jean's husband leaves her for a dental assistant in south Wales, and her colleagues feel the force of her frustration and anger. Meanwhile, Petula has a more-than-slightly surprising announcement to make.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 2nd December 1999
Time
9:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Tuesday 19th July 2011 5:20pm Gold
Tuesday 19th July 2011 8:40pm Gold
Wednesday 12th October 2011 4:00pm Gold
Wednesday 12th October 2011 9:20pm Gold
Saturday 5th November 2011 11:50pm Gold
Sunday 6th November 2011 2:25am Gold
Wednesday 18th January 2012 6:40pm Gold
Thursday 19th January 2012 2:40pm Gold
Monday 30th April 2012 1:40pm Gold
Monday 30th April 2012 7:40pm Gold
Friday 15th June 2012 2:20pm Gold
Friday 15th June 2012 8:20pm Gold
Saturday 23rd June 2012 9:05am Gold
Wednesday 15th August 2012 12:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th August 2012 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 18th October 2012 9:40am Gold
Thursday 18th October 2012 3:40pm Gold
Tuesday 11th December 2012 9:00am Gold
Tuesday 11th December 2012 2:00pm Gold
Friday 15th February 2013 7:40pm Gold
Saturday 16th February 2013 12:20am Gold
Friday 3rd May 2013 2:20pm Gold
Monday 1st July 2013 8:50am Gold
Monday 1st July 2013 2:40pm Gold
Monday 23rd September 2013 1:40pm Gold
Monday 23rd September 2013 7:40pm Gold
Sunday 8th December 2013 3:35pm Yesterday
Tuesday 18th February 2014 12:30pm Gold
Tuesday 18th February 2014 8:20pm Gold
Sunday 8th June 2014 12:20pm Gold
Sunday 8th June 2014 7:40pm Gold
Friday 4th July 2014 7:40am Gold
Friday 4th July 2014 9:00pm Gold
Friday 15th August 2014 11:00am Gold
Friday 3rd October 2014 9:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 4th October 2014 7:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 3rd January 2015 1:00pm Gold
Saturday 28th February 2015 4:00pm Gold
Sunday 1st March 2015 10:00am Gold
Tuesday 18th August 2015 7:40pm Gold
Wednesday 19th August 2015 3:00pm Gold
Thursday 17th December 2015 10:50am Gold
Friday 18th December 2015 7:00am Gold
Wednesday 23rd March 2016 12:00pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd March 2016 6:40pm Gold
Friday 1st July 2016 1:00pm Gold
Friday 1st July 2016 8:20pm Gold
Thursday 22nd September 2016 7:25am Gold
Thursday 22nd September 2016 2:40pm Gold
Friday 27th January 2017 10:00am Gold
Saturday 11th March 2017 9:20am Gold
Sunday 12th March 2017 8:25am Gold
Sunday 30th April 2017 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 24th May 2017 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 24th May 2017 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 12th July 2017 9:00pm Gold
Friday 16th March 2018 8:40pm Gold
Saturday 17th March 2018 11:05am Gold
Wednesday 21st March 2018 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 2nd May 2018 11:40pm Yesterday
Thursday 3rd May 2018 9:40pm Yesterday
Saturday 23rd June 2018 5:50pm Gold
Sunday 24th June 2018 4:30pm Gold
Tuesday 9th October 2018 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 9th October 2018 6:00pm Gold
Monday 18th March 2019 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 19th March 2019 2:55pm Gold
Wednesday 10th April 2019 2:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th April 2019 6:40pm Gold
Saturday 25th May 2019 2:15pm Gold
Sunday 26th May 2019 12:35pm Gold
Monday 1st July 2019 11:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 2nd July 2019 9:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 24th July 2019 1:55pm Gold
Wednesday 24th July 2019 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 15th January 2020 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 15th January 2020 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 13th February 2020 9:40pm Gold
Friday 14th February 2020 2:20pm Gold
Sunday 17th May 2020 10:40pm Yesterday
Monday 18th May 2020 9:40pm Yesterday
Tuesday 9th June 2020 9:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th June 2020 3:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th June 2020 7:00pm Gold
Wednesday 12th August 2020 7:35am Gold
Wednesday 12th August 2020 12:40pm Gold
Thursday 13th August 2020 7:05am Gold
Sunday 13th September 2020 5:35pm Drama
Monday 9th November 2020 8:40pm Gold
Tuesday 10th November 2020 2:40pm Gold
Tuesday 10th November 2020 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 11th February 2021 9:40pm Gold
Friday 12th February 2021 12:55am Gold
Friday 12th February 2021 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 10th March 2021 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 10th March 2021 2:15pm Gold
Wednesday 10th March 2021 9:00pm Gold
Sunday 4th April 2021 3:00pm Gold
Tuesday 4th May 2021 11:40pm Yesterday
Wednesday 5th May 2021 9:35pm Yesterday
Saturday 12th June 2021 11:55am Gold
Sunday 13th June 2021 9:40am Gold
Thursday 15th July 2021 8:40pm Gold
Friday 16th July 2021 2:40pm Gold
Saturday 14th August 2021 2:05pm Gold
Sunday 15th August 2021 12:10pm Gold
Saturday 2nd October 2021 8:00pm Yesterday
Tuesday 26th October 2021 5:20pm Drama
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 8:00pm Gold
Wednesday 23rd February 2022 12:40pm Gold
Thursday 17th March 2022 8:30am Gold
Monday 27th June 2022 7:00am Gold
Monday 27th June 2022 12:50pm Gold
Monday 27th June 2022 6:00pm Gold
Thursday 14th July 2022 1:30pm Gold
Thursday 14th July 2022 8:35pm Gold
Friday 15th July 2022 1:15am Gold
Tuesday 15th November 2022 8:15am Gold
Tuesday 15th November 2022 12:00pm Gold
Tuesday 15th November 2022 7:20pm Gold
Thursday 12th January 2023 4:40pm Gold
Thursday 12th January 2023 8:40pm Gold
Friday 13th January 2023 1:40am Gold
Sunday 30th April 2023 5:20pm Drama
Monday 1st May 2023 2:35pm Drama
Wednesday 17th May 2023 9:00pm Gold
Thursday 18th May 2023 1:40pm Gold
Thursday 18th May 2023 6:20pm Gold
Saturday 27th May 2023 7:00pm Gold
Tuesday 1st August 2023 8:00pm Gold
Tuesday 1st August 2023 11:00pm Gold
Wednesday 31st January 2024 8:40pm Gold
Thursday 1st February 2024 12:15am Gold
Wednesday 17th April 2024 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 17th April 2024 1:00pm Gold
Wednesday 17th April 2024 3:40pm Gold
Wednesday 17th 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
Julie Walters Petula Gardeno
Sue Devaney Jane
Guest cast
Linda Bassett Peggy
Judy Flynn Val
Steve Huison Steve
Jonathan Magnanti Man
Kaleem Janjua Reg
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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