dinnerladies (1998)
Synopsis
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.
Seasons
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Temporada 1 1998 · 6 episodes
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Temporada 2 1999 · 10 episodes
Cast
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Maxine Peake Twinkle
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Thelma Barlow Dolly Bellfield
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Anne Reid Jean
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Shobna Gulati Anita
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Duncan Preston Stan Meadowcroft
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Victoria Wood Brenda
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Celia Imrie Philippa Moorcroft
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Andrew Dunn Tony Martin
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Richenda Carey Lady Pamela
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Linda Bassett Peggy
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Kenny Doughty Clint
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Adam Leese Hugo
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Lesley Nicol Worker
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Graham Seed David
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Elspet Gray Hilary
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Simon Williams Duke of Danby
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Joanne Froggatt Sigourney
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Jane Hazlegrove Lisa
Production
- StatusEnded
- NetworkBBC Two
- CountriesUnited Kingdom
- First aired11/12/1998
- votes37
Crew
- Geoff Posner Director
- Victoria Wood Writer
- Victoria Wood Producer
- Geoff Posner Producer
- David Tyler Executive producer
Tags
- Canteen
- Handyman
- Manager
- Mother
- Northern england
- Sitcom
- Staff
- Working class
- Workplace
- Workplace comedy
Questions about the series dinnerladies
What is dinnerladies about?
dinnerladies: 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 Je…
How many seasons does dinnerladies have?
dinnerladies has 2 seasons, with 16 episodes in total.
Is dinnerladies still running?
dinnerladies has ended in 2000.
How long is each episode of dinnerladies?
Each episode of dinnerladies runs about 30 minutes.
Who stars in dinnerladies?
The cast of dinnerladies includes Maxine Peake, Thelma Barlow, Anne Reid, Shobna Gulati and Duncan Preston.
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Trivia
- It premiered on November 12, 1998 and the last episode aired on January 27, 2000 — 1 years on air.
- It has 2 season(s) and 16 episode(s) — about 8 per season.
- It originally aired on BBC Two.
- It is a production from: United Kingdom.
- This series' quiz has 8 questions.
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