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 10 - Toast
The toaster breaks down, but the company refuses to pay for a new one; Bren fails to make it to the TV studio in time to play for the final £10,000 prize; and Petula's time on this earth does indeed finally come to an end. Unfortunately, there's still more upsetting news in store for the canteen staff.
Notes
This episode's closing titles uses a version of the theme with lyrics.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 27th January 2000
- Time
- 9:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
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 |
| Sue Cleaver | Glenda |
| Adrian Hood | Norman |
| Henry Kelly | TV Presenter |
| 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 |
| Giles Hales-Tooke | Editor |