Dinnerladies Diaries

Victoria Wood describes why she wanted to have a go at making a sitcom, how she came up with the idea of dinnerladies, and how she came to use a mixture of long-time collaborators coupled with some new actors to create the perfect cast.…

Victoria Wood describes the making of dinnerladies, how she did her own warm-up comedy for the show and how she persuaded the BBC to record each episode, not once, but twice.

In this final instalment, Victoria Wood describes why, despite the show being set in a canteen, preparing meals and acting at the same time isn't a particularly good idea. The show also looks at some of the canteen's customers, such as…