dinnerladies
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1998 - 2000
- 16 episodes (2 series)
The day-to-day work lives of the kitchen staff in a factory canteen. The staff are managed by Tony who is in love with dinnerlady Bren. Stars Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati, Celia Imrie and more.
- Series 2, Christmas Special repeated Monday at 11:30am on U&Gold
- Streaming rank this week: 1,970
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 4 - Moods
Twinkle's worried she's pregnant, and everyone else is in a bad mood for their own reasons. Philippa decides the best way of cheering everyone up is to organise a tea party to bring their mothers along for.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 3rd December 1998
- Time
- 9:35pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Thursday 9th January 2025 at 8:00pm on U&Gold
- Thursday 9th January 2025 at 10:35pm on U&Gold
- Friday 10th January 2025 at 9:20am on U&Gold
- Friday 10th January 2025 at 1:20pm on U&Gold
Cast & crew
Victoria Wood | Brenda |
Thelma Barlow | Dolly |
Andrew Dunn | Tony |
Shobna Gulati | Anita |
Celia Imrie | Philippa Moorcroft |
Maxine Peake | Twinkle |
Duncan Preston | Stan |
Anne Reid | Jean |
Julie Walters | Petula Gardeno |
Sue Devaney | Jane |
Liz Hume-Dawson | Woman in Queue |
Jackie Downey | Bev |
Judy Flynn | Secretary |
Rachel Gleaves | Kirsty |
Elspet Gray | Hilary |
Anthony Renshaw | Veg Man |
Shireen Shah | Reena |
Katharine Page | Violet |
Dora Bryan | Connie |
Thora Hird (as Dame Thora Hird) | Enid |
Eric Sykes | Jim |
Victoria Wood | Writer |
Geoff Posner | Director |
Victoria Wood | Producer |
Geoff Posner | Producer |
Phil McIntyre (as Philip McIntyre) | Executive Producer |
David Tyler | Executive Producer |
Mykola Pawluk | Editor |