dinnerladies (1998)

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.

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Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
as Twinkle
Thelma Barlow
Thelma Barlow
as Dolly Bellfield
Anne Reid
Anne Reid
as Jean
Shobna Gulati
Shobna Gulati
as Anita
Duncan Preston
Duncan Preston
as Stan Meadowcroft
Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood
as Brenda
Celia Imrie
Celia Imrie
as Philippa Moorcroft
Andrew Dunn
Andrew Dunn
as Tony Martin
Sue Devaney
Sue Devaney
as Jane as Secretary
Julie Walters
Julie Walters
as Petula
Christopher Greet
Christopher Greet
as Mr. Michael
Adrian Hood
Adrian Hood
as Norman
Sue Cleaver
Sue Cleaver
as Glenda
Steve Huison
Steve Huison
as Steve as Worker
Bernard Wrigley
Bernard Wrigley
as Bob as Man
Judy Flynn
Judy Flynn
as Secretary as Val
Liz Hume Dawson
Liz Hume Dawson
as Girl as Woman In Queue
Kate Robbins
Kate Robbins
as Babs
Katharine Page
Katharine Page
as Violet as Betty
David Hatton
David Hatton
as Ken as Man in Queue
Mark Drewry
Mark Drewry
as Tom
Graham Turner
Graham Turner
as Pieman
Rachel Gleaves
Rachel Gleaves
as Kirsty
Peter Lorenzelli
Peter Lorenzelli
as Keith
Kaleem Janjua
Kaleem Janjua
as Reg
Henry Kelly
Henry Kelly
as Henry Kelly
Richenda Carey
Richenda Carey
as Lady Pamela
Linda Bassett
Linda Bassett
as Peggy
Kenny Doughty
Kenny Doughty
as Clint
Adam Leese
Adam Leese
as Hugo
Lesley Nicol
Lesley Nicol
as Worker
Graham Seed
Graham Seed
as David
Elspet Gray
Elspet Gray
as Hilary
Simon Williams
Simon Williams
as Duke of Danby
Joanne Froggatt
Joanne Froggatt
as Sigourney
Jane Hazlegrove
Jane Hazlegrove
as Lisa
Katisha Kenyon
Katisha Kenyon
as Carly
Gordon Glenn
Gordon Glenn
as Accordionist
Julia Booth
Julia Booth
as Girl
Ashley Barker
Ashley Barker
as Simon
Lynda Baron
Lynda Baron
as Carmel
Lill Roughley
Lill Roughley
as Shelagh
Dolly Wells
Dolly Wells
as Hannah
Jackie Downey
Jackie Downey
as Bev
Shireen Shah
Shireen Shah
as Reena
Dora Bryan
Dora Bryan
as Connie
Thora Hird
Thora Hird
as Enid
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
as Jim
Anthony Renshaw
Anthony Renshaw
as Veg Man
Ann-Louise Grimshaw
Ann-Louise Grimshaw
as Tiffany
Eiji Kusuhara
Eiji Kusuhara
as Mr Tashimoto
Jack Smethurst
Jack Smethurst
as Bob
Sue Wallace
Sue Wallace
as Nicola Bodeux
Ozzie Yue
Ozzie Yue
as Malcolm
Helen Cotterill
Helen Cotterill
as Betty
Colin Edwynn
Colin Edwynn
as Bert
Liam Fox
Liam Fox
as Derwent
Kevin Maxwell
Kevin Maxwell
as Paul
Jonathan Magnanti
Jonathan Magnanti
as Man
Peter Martin
Peter Martin
as Peter
Howard Crossley
Howard Crossley
as Barry
Tina Malone
Tina Malone
as Bobbie
Paul Rider
Paul Rider
as Sue
Nick Malinowski
Nick Malinowski
as Policeman
Christine Moore
Christine Moore
as Woman
Angela Curran
Angela Curran
as Customer
Gillian Perry
Gillian Perry
as Customer
Brian Stephens
Brian Stephens
as Martin
Janette Tough
Janette Tough
as Janice
Kay Adshead
Kay Adshead
as Christine
Lynn Whitehead
Lynn Whitehead
as Mrs Holcombe
Francis Lee
Francis Lee
as Brian
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Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Monday

  • 1x2

    Royals

  • 1x3

    Scandals

  • 1x4

    Moods

  • 1x5

    Party

  • 1x6

    Nightshift

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Catering

  • 2x2

    Trouble

  • 2x3

    Holidays

  • 2x4

    Fog

  • 2x5

    Gamble

  • 2x6

    Christmas

  • 2x7

    Minnellium

  • 2x8

    Christine

  • 2x9

    Gravy

  • 2x10

    Toast

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