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
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Series 2, Episode 1 - Catering
It's Friday 9th April 1999, the date to conceive a 'millennium baby'. Whilst Tony attempts to humour a rather dim-witted work-experience girl, Bren's main concern is having workmen in to paint the canteen without closing for the duration.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 25th November 1999
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Upcoming repeats
- Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 8:00pm on U&Gold
- Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 10:40pm on U&Gold
- Wednesday 15th January 2025 at 9:30am on U&Gold
- Wednesday 15th 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 |
| Sue Devaney | Jane |
| Sue Cleaver | Glenda |
| Helen Cotterill | Betty |
| Colin Edwynn | Bert |
| Liam Fox | Derwent |
| Joanne Frogatt (as Joanne Froggatt) | Sigourney |
| Kevin Maxwell | Paul |
| 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 |