Advantages: Funny, charming, lovely, easy to watch, great characters, great acting Disadvantages: No bonus features (almost lost it a star!)
...time we sat down together, Dinnerladies appeared before me. And as I did with Absolutely Fabulous I decided it would make a good thing to try and review and in case you haven't realised yet, this is me doing so. My review of Dinnerladies, the complete collection. ==Where's This Canteen? - About The Show== In a fictional factory, in the less fictional Manchester, lies a small canteen to serve the workers of HWD Components with a range of tasty food. ... ...contains all 16 episodes of Dinnerladies which have been made. One thing to note is that the episode 'Christmas' from series 2 is listed as being on the second disc of the second series, however it is in fact on the first disc. So it's not missing, it's just moved next door! Confused me for a bit to say the least. Unfortunately this DVD set doesn't contain any additional features! No documentarys, deleted scenes, outtakes or anything! This is a little ...
alienduck 23.03.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Dinnerladies - The Complete Series (DVD)
Advantages: A brilliant observational comedy! Disadvantages: No special features, misleading cover art.
This sitcom is like no other, it originally aired in '98 during the time when comedies filmed in front of a studio audience seemed old. This was a brave choice by the writer, the multi-talented Victoria Wood, because it might have been slated for being old fashioned and cheesy, but it was not, instead there was something new and refreshing about this comedy. Apparently it was just an experiment to see whether she could write a sitcom, and in my opinion ... ...name, it takes part in a factory canteen and follows the lives of the workers there. The characters are Bren (Wood), Tony (Andrew Dunn), Dolly (Thelma Barlow), Jean (Anne Reid), Twinkle (Maxine Peake), Anita (Shobna Gulati), Stan (Duncan Preston), Philippa (Celia Imrie), Jane (Sue Devaney) and Petula (Julie Walters). Each of these characters are brilliantly cast and written, you will definitely feel like you've met at least one of them before. That's ...
TheDoctor13 26.08.2007
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DinnerladiesThe Complete CollectionVictoria Wood, Julie Walters and a superb ensemble cast ... more
serve up the laughs in dinnerladies - the critically acclaimed comedy (written by Wood) set in a factory canteen.The banter and good humour are never short suppl...
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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....
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