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.
dinnerladies (1998) is a comedy series that premiered on November 12, 1998, spanning 2 seasons and 16 episodes. It stars Maxine Peake, Thelma Barlow, Anne Reid and Shobna Gulati. Viewers rate it 7.5 out of 10 across 37 ratings.
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Maxine Peake
as Twinkle
Thelma Barlow
as Dolly Bellfield
Anne Reid
as Jean
Shobna Gulati
as Anita
Duncan Preston
as Stan Meadowcroft
Victoria Wood
as Brenda
Celia Imrie
as Philippa Moorcroft
Andrew Dunn
as Tony Martin
Executive produced by David Tyler.
Average viewer score of 7.5/10 from 37 ratings.
This show was a big hit in England, and rightly so, but I don’t know if it even crossed over here to the U.S. It is a gentle series, following a group of coworkers who genuinely like each other and spend the day dealing with little problems and commenting (gossiping) on life. Four members of the cast I know well from Coronation Street, which I loved until it turned into a violent, scandal-obsessed version of itself…
Reviewed on September 27, 2020
Set in the canteen of a factory in Manchester, these two BBC series follow the day-to-day antics of it's workers. Writer and star Victoria Wood has assembled a formidable array of character actors to portray an eclectic mix of characters to ensure that there are a plethora of daft scenarios to explore across the sixteen episodes. Everyone works for the cancer-suffering "Tony" (Andrew Dunn) who has a bit of a crush…
Reviewed on November 21, 2024
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dinnerladies (1998) is available to stream on Sky Go and Now TV. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
dinnerladies has 2 seasons and 16 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on November 12, 1998.
No. dinnerladies is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on January 27, 2000.
dinnerladies (1998) stars Maxine Peake, Thelma Barlow, Anne Reid, Shobna Gulati and Duncan Preston. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
dinnerladies (1998) is rated 7.5 out of 10 from 37 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like comedy series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
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