dinnerladies diaries
- TV documentary
- U&Gold
- 2018
- 3 episodes (1 series)
Documentary series based on Victoria Wood's personal diaries. Also features Julie Walters, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati, Maxine Peake and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Perfect Ingredients
Further details
Victoria Wood describes why she wanted to have a go at making a sitcom, how she came up with the idea of dinnerladies, and how she came to use a mixture of long-time collaborators coupled with some new actors to create the perfect cast. The show also focuses on one of the funniest couplings in sitcom history, Dolly and Jean played by the unforgettable Thelma Barlow and Anne Reid.
Plus, Victoria describes why she wanted her friend Julie Walters to be one of the stars of the show by playing her on screen Mum, Petula Gordino.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 14th March 2018
- Time
- 8pm
- Channel
- U&Gold
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
| Julie Walters | Self |
| Thelma Barlow | Self |
| Andrew Dunn | Self |
| Shobna Gulati | Self |
| Maxine Peake | Self |
| Anne Reid | Self |
| Geoff Posner | Self |
| Victoria Wood | Self (Archive Material) |
| David Morrissey | Narrator |
| Peter Salmon | Self |
| Joanna Scanlan | Self |
| Peter Martin | Self |
| Richard Dean | Director |
| Richard Dean | Series Producer |
| Nigel Alred | Producer |
| Iain Coyle | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Ansbro | Executive Producer |
| Phil McIntyre | Executive Producer |
| Lindsay Jex | Executive Producer |
| Fiona Frankland | Line Producer |
| Ian Wilson | Editor |
| Luke Hallam | Director of Photography |
| Tom Pridham | Director of Photography |
Video
Cast lucky to have been involved
This clip is from episode 1 of dinnerladies diaries and features the cast discussing their involvement in the programme and how lucky they were to be in it.
Featuring: Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati & Anne Reid.
Press
Creator Victoria Wood's summary of dinnerladies as "just a bunch of women who work in a canteen" belies how popular her first sitcom was. Twenty years after the show began, this three-parter tells the behind-the-scenes story, with contributions from the likes of Julie Walters, Maxine Peake and Jo Brand.
Ali Catterall, The Guardian, 14th March 2018