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dinnerladies
Comedy · 1998 · Rated 8/10
Last aired: S2 E10, Toast · 2000-01-27
dinnerladies is a British sitcom which aired on BBC 1 from 1998-2000. It was created, written and co-produced by Victoria Wood.
The series is set entirely in the canteen of HWD Components, a fictional factory in Manchester and featured the caterers and regular customers as the main characters.
Season 2
E1
Catering
1999-11-25 · 30 min
Bren wants to show work experience girl Sigourney a typical day in the canteen, but a ladder is jammed across the kitchen.
E2
Trouble
1999-12-02 · 30 min
Jean is taking the departure of her husband with a Welsh dental hygienist badly. Tony's thinking of asking Bren to Marbella.
E3
Holidays
1999-12-09 · 30 min
Bren is very excited about her holiday, but Petula needs money. Will Bren succumb to the pressure?
E4
Fog
1999-12-16 · 30 min
Bren has an uncomfortable day. The blood donors van has come to the factory and a prisoner has escaped in the fog on his way to Strangeways.
E5
Gamble
1999-12-23 · 30 min
The ladies are desperate for Bren and Tony to get together, as they've bet that a union will take place before Christmas. Dolly searches for novelty hot-water bottles.
E6
Christmas
1999-12-24 · 30 min
It's nearly Christmas and all is not well in the canteen. Bren thinks she has blown it with Tony, and Petula's hopes of a family Christmas are thwarted.
E7
Minnellium
1999-12-30 · 30 min
The staff are catering for the firm's millennium dinner at a venue across town. However, Tony finds something on the fire escape which puts all thoughts of food right out of their minds.
E8
Christine
2000-01-13 · 30 min
Anita's replacement in the canteen is hated by everyone except for Dolly. A social worker suggests Bren's mother moves in with her. Will Viagra help anyone?
E9
Gravy
2000-01-20 · 30 min
A self-clear system is introduced. Bren and Tony have plans, but not enough money. As her mother goes into hospital, Bren appears on Totally Trivial.
E10
Toast
2000-01-27 · 30 min
Having taken a variety of drugs to get her to relax - including Stan's cat powders - Bren leaves the canteen for the Totally Trivial studios.
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Victoria Wood
Bren
