Victoria Wood (I)
- English
- Actor, writer, composer and stand-up comedian
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Victoria Wood statue maker announced
Graham Ibbeson, whose work the late comedian is said to have admired, will sculpt lifesize bronze for her home town of Bury. He previously built the Eric Morecambe memorial.
The Guardian, 15th May 2017Our Friend Victoria, Episode five, BBC1 review
We keep hearing that there is going to be a League of Gentlemen reunion at some point and there is one - of sorts - in the penultimate instalment of this six-art tribute to Victoria Wood.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 9th May 2017Julie Walters & Maxine Peake reflect on Victoria Wood
A year after her death, Wood's contemporaries pay tribute to the comedy legend in Our Friend Victoria.
Radio Times, 9th May 2017My Comedy Hero: Jonny & The Baptists
The musical comedy duo choose Victoria Wood and Mark Thomas as their comic icons.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 5th May 2017Our Friend Victoria review
Julie Walters presents the first of a six-part celebration of a comedian without equal.
Jasper Rees, The Arts Desk, 12th April 2017Review: Our Friend Victoria
I laughed a lot through this first episode. Of course I did, it's Victoria ruddy Wood. Her delivery, her word choice, the rhythm of a line. Even if it's not her saying it, you know it's Victoria Wood. Her voice was so strong, in everything she wrote.
Alison Carr, Standard Issue, 12th April 2017Our Friend Victoria review
Admittedly, this was a glorified clip show - but what clips they were.
Michael Hogan, The Telegraph, 12th April 2017Our Friend Victoria review
You won't learn much in this tribute to Victoria Wood, but you'll chuckle and feel warm in that uniquely BBC way.
Chitra Ramaswamy, The Guardian, 12th April 2017With Britain needing laughter more than ever, it seems especially cruel that Victoria Wood, one of the brightest comic minds ever to illuminate our lives, was unexpectedly taken from us last year. In this new series, Julie Walters looks back at some of the characters her friend and collaborator created, including Chrissie the long-distance swimmer and shambolic pseudo-soap Acorn Antiques, with colleagues from Wood's career also offering recollections.
Mark Gibbings-Jones, The Guardian, 11th April 2017Julie Walters and Maxine Peake reflect on their friend
A year after her death, Victoria Wood's contemporaries pay tribute to the comedy legend.
Radio Times, 11th April 2017