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dinnerladies (1998)

7.5 2 seasons 16 episodes Ended

Comedy

Dinnerladies is a BBC sitcom written by and starring Victoria Wood that chronicles the antics of a group of workers in a canteen in the north of England. Bren tries to maintain a semblance of order in amongst the chaos, while dealing with the canteen supervisor, slightly sex-obsessed cancer sufferer Tony. Dolly and Jean are the bickering menopausal older women, always at odds but best friends beneath it all. Then there's thick-as-two-short-planks Anita, and the terminally uninterested Twinkle, more concerned with having a good time than anything else. Making up the motley crew are military man handyman Stan, all rules and regulations, and ditzy Philippa, who never seems to get anything right.

Watch S2 E1 Latest: S2 E10

Seasons & episodes

CateringNov 25, 1999 · 30m

Friday 9th April 1999: The canteen is being painted over the weekend. But when the decorators arrive early, Bren has to cope with all manne…

TroubleDec 2, 1999 · 30m

Monday 21st June 1999: A bad atmosphere hangs over the canteen as Jean is in a foul mood following her husband Keith's decision to leave he…

HolidaysDec 9, 1999 · 30m

Thursday 5th August 1999: Bren is excited by the prospect of going to Marbella with Tony. Meanwhile, Stan and Petula have less reason to be…

FogDec 16, 1999 · 30m

Monday 1st November 1999: Tony's holiday photo, the visiting blood donor unit and an escaped prisoner are all contributing factors to Bren'…

GambleDec 23, 1999 · 30m

Tuesday 21st December 1999: It's nearly Christmas and all Bren's festivities are currently amounting to are three Carry On films and some s…

ChristmasDec 24, 1999 · 30m

Thursday 23rd December 1999: Bren's past has caught up with her and it looks as though she and Tony are off the menu as far as romance is c…

MinnelliumDec 30, 1999 · 30m

Friday 31st December 1999: Philippa is getting in a flap over the factory's millennium dinner and transporting all the staff and equipment…

ChristineJan 13, 2000 · 30m

Monday 10th January 2000: Anita's replacement, the terminally flatulent Christine, proves a hit with Dolly but falls foul of the other ladi…

GravyJan 20, 2000 · 30m

Monday 7th February 2000: The new self-clear system does not find favour with Bren, Petula delivers some shocking news, and Tony is making…

ToastJan 27, 2000 · 30m

Tuesday 29th February 2000: Tony and Bren's future is riding on her success on Totally Trivial. Yet while she prepares for her big moment,…

Cast

Maxine PeakeTwinkle

Thelma BarlowDolly Bellfield

Anne ReidJean

Shobna GulatiAnita

Duncan PrestonStan Meadowcroft

Victoria WoodBrenda

Celia ImriePhilippa Moorcroft

Andrew DunnTony Martin