I watched this all the time on tv and it is definately a program you can watch again and again without getting bored. Some bits actually seem to get funnier!
For anyone that doesn't know, this half hour comedy is set in a factory canteen in England and centres on Bren (Wood), her mother ... Read review
Created by written by and starring the one and only Victoria Wood 'Dinnerladies' ... more
chronicles the antics of a group of workers in a "manky old canteen" up in the north of England... Episodes comprise: 1. Catering 2. Trouble 3. Holidays 4. Fog 5. Gamble 6. Christmas 7. Minnellium 8. Christine 9. Gravy 10. Toast
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Created by written by and starring the one and only Victoria Wood 'Dinnerladies' ... more
chronicles the antics of a group of workers in a "manky old canteen" up in the north of England... Series 1: 1. Monday 2. Royals 3. Scandals 4. Moods 5. Party 6. Nightshift Series 2: 1. Catering 2. Trouble 3. Holidays 4. Fog 5. Gamble 6. Christmas 7. Minnellium 8. Christine 9. Gravy 10. Toast
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Comedy - Director: Tony Dow - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: John Challis, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong
Comedy - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Tessa Peake-Jones, Buster Merryfield, David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst
Comedy - Director: Richard Boden, Mandie Fletcher, Martin Shardlow - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny, Tony Robinson, Rowan Atkinson
Advantages: Victoria Wood, Julia Walters, Celia Imrie etc etc Disadvantages: No Extras!
I watched this all the time on tv and it is definately a program you can watch again and again without getting bored. Some bits actually seem to get funnier!
For anyone that doesn't know, this half hour comedy is set in a factory canteen in England and centres on Bren (Wood), her mother (Walters), Philippa (Imrie), Stan, Twinkle, Anita, and various other staff. Each episode focuses on a number of days at the canteen and the everyday ... ...plays on words and, although sometimes obvious, it is very funny. It is very easy going and relaxing to watch. Bren is the likeable main character, constantly plagued by her drunken mother, Petula.
The acting is excellent and the jokes well times. Victoria Wood has written a really good comedy. I don't think this would relly appeal to kids or teenagers, but if you want something easy to watch, humorous with a great cast then this is ... more
I watched this all the time on tv and it is definately a program you can watch again and again without getting bored. Some bits actually seem to get funnier!
For anyone that doesn't know, this half hour comedy is set in a factory canteen in England and centres on Bren (Wood), her mother (Walters), Philippa (Imrie), Stan, Twinkle, Anita, and various other staff. Each episode focuses on a number of days at the canteen and the everyday mundance lives of the staff. The comedy is witty, it plays on words and, although sometimes obvious, it is very funny. It is very easy going and relaxing to watch. Bren is the likeable main character, constantly plagued by her drunken mother, Petula.
The acting is excellent and the jokes well times. Victoria Wood has written a really good comedy. I don't think this would relly appeal to kids or teenagers, but if you want something easy to watch, humorous with a great cast then this is for you.
The DVD contains 10 half hour episodes, but no extras which is a shame as Victoria Wood and Julie Walters are as funny when interviewed as when they are reading from a script. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be on offer anywhere, the cheapest I have seen it is £16 which I think is a bit steep, but was worth it!
Advantages: Quality comedy, gently told; great characters Disadvantages: This is the end, no extras
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There are really only two criticisms of this series that I can think of. The first is that there aren't any extras, but then after ten quality episodes, I wasn't too disappointed. The second is that the series ends with this one; for reasons that become obvious when you reach the last episode. In another way though, it is probably for the best - I always think the best comedies stop before they get too boring - something most sitcom writers ignore until it is too late - Last of the Summer Wine anyone? As it is, Dinnerladies will always stick in my mind as a quality sitcom that peaked not long before it ended.
This really is a classic sitcom, although it is only just ten years old, and it is one that I am proud to have in my DVD collection, reminding me that no-one does comedy better than the Brits (in my humble opinion, of course!). And I ...
DINNERLADIES follows a group of Northern factory canteen workers who manage to find a seam of humour in their humdrum jobs. Features all ten episodes.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date
17/11/2003
No of Discs
2
Catalogue No
8209233
Barcode
5050582092332
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
4:3 Full Frame
Sound
Dolby Digital Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Professional reviews
Review
"...A brilliant and sparkling piece of comic writing..." (Daily Express, )
"...Serves up more one liners than most of us have had hot dinners..." (Daily Mirror, )
DVD Description
Second series of this popular BBC sitcom, written by, and starring Victoria Wood. The programme follows a group of Northern factory canteen workers who manage to find a seam of humour in their humdrum jobs. There's hard-working and normal Bren (Wood), her love-interest Tony the canteen manager, and a clutch of peculiarly eccentric characters both sides of the counter. And then there's Julie Walters as Bren's filthy, drunken, scene-stealing mother Petula. DINNERLADIES is a classic magic blend of comedy and touching pathos. Features all ten episodes.
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