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Series 1, Episode 3 - Final Toast

Victoria Wood describes why she decided to close the canteen for good after just two series and what she went on to do next...

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Victoria Wood describes why, despite being set in a canteen, preparing meals and acting at the same time is ill advised. The show also looks at some of the canteen's customers, such as Bob played by Bernard Wrigley and Jane played by Sue Devaney as they describe their experiences on set.

Plus, there's a feature on the canteen's human resources manager Philippa, played by long-time collaborator Celia Imrie. To top it all Victoria describes why she decided to close the canteen for good after just two series and what she went on to do next...

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 28th March 2018
Time
8pm
Channel
Gold
Length
60 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Thursday 29th March 2018 1:00pm Gold
Saturday 31st March 2018 3:30pm Gold
Sunday 24th June 2018 2:10pm Gold
Saturday 30th June 2018 3:40pm Gold
Sunday 1st July 2018 12:40pm Gold
Friday 25th January 2019 9:20pm Gold
Saturday 26th January 2019 1:20pm Gold
Thursday 14th February 2019 8:00pm Yesterday
Saturday 16th February 2019 11:59pm Yesterday
Wednesday 20th March 2019 7:00pm Gold
Sunday 24th March 2019 5:00pm Gold
Sunday 4th August 2019 7:00pm Yesterday
Monday 5th August 2019 12:00am Yesterday
Sunday 27th October 2019 11:00am Gold
Monday 18th May 2020 8:00pm Yesterday
Sunday 12th July 2020 7:30am Gold
Friday 17th July 2020 7:15am Gold
Saturday 18th July 2020 7:10am Gold
Sunday 18th October 2020 6:00pm Drama
Sunday 4th April 2021 9:30am Gold
Sunday 13th June 2021 8:00am Gold
Saturday 14th August 2021 10:35am Gold
Sunday 15th August 2021 8:35am Gold
Monday 25th April 2022 7:35am Gold
Tuesday 26th April 2022 1:05am Gold
Saturday 20th May 2023 7:20am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
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
Guest cast
Peter Salmon Self
Jo Brand Self
Sue Devaney Self
Bernard Wrigley Self
Duncan Preston Self
Production team
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

Videos

Personalised plates from Victoria Wood

The cast look back on the personalised plates that Victoria Wood had made for them all after each series finished.

Featuring: Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati, Anne Reid & Duncan Preston.

Dora Bryan re-wrote lines

The cast discuss the episode that Eric Sykes, Dame Thora Hird and Dora Bryan were on the show.

Featuring: Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati & Anne Reid.

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