Julie Walters And Friends. Julie Walters
Julie Walters And Friends

Julie Walters And Friends

  • TV sketch show
  • ITV1
  • 1991
  • 1 episode

Showcase special for the comic talents of Julie Walters. Also features Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale.

Julie Walters And Friends. Image shows from L to R: Victoria Wood, Willy Russell, Julie Walters, Alan Bleasdale, Alan Bennett

Key details

Genre
Sketch Show
Broadcast
1991
Channel
ITV1
Episodes
1
Stars
Julie Walters, Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale
Writers
Victoria Wood, Alan Bennett, Willy Russell and Alan Bleasdale
Director
Alasdair MacMillan
Producer
Nicholas Barrett
Company

Acclaimed British actress of stage, screen and television, Julie Walters, demonstrates her diverse talents in this entertainment special in which she plays many different characters - from a six-year-old tap dancing schoolgirl to a sexy 70-year-old. Leading writers Alan Bennett, Alan Bleasdale, Victoria Wood and Willy Russell pay tribute to the versatile Walters by applying their razor-sharp wit to a highly entertaining collection of comic sketches, monologues and songs.

Bleasdale's offering is based on Michael Murray's Irish mother, whom Julie played in C4's G.B.H. Alan Bennett has created a character called 'Criminal's Wife' and Willy Russell who wrote 'Educating Rita' in which Julie starred both on stage and in the film, pops up to partner her in a trade against the arts, and other characters include Mary Brazil and Mrs Overall of 'Acorn Antiques' come from the pen of Victoria Wood.

Additional details

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Studio
Picture
Colour

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 29th December 1991 on ITV1

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