Victoria Wood As Seen On TV

1985-01-11 Comedy 12

A British comedy series starring comedian Victoria Wood with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. The show was televised on BBC Two between 1985 and 1987 and included sketches that became famous in the United Kingdom; these included one-offs like Two Soups and regular features such as Acorn Antiques, as well as musical performances by Wood including her most well-known number, The Ballad of Barry and Freda. The show was created when Wood was enticed away from rival television station ITV in 1984. She wrote the whole programme and also the synopsis of it for listings magazine the Radio Times. The series has led to spin-off script books, video tapes and DVDs.

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First Aired

1985-01-11
Last Aired

1987-12-18
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Genre

Comedy
Seasons

2
Episodes

13
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC Two

Keywords:

sketch comedy

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Season 1

Season 2

1. Episode 1

'Chipper' Patel arrived from New Delhi in 1962 with an artificial leg and five pounds in his pocket. H...More

'Chipper' Patel arrived from New Delhi in 1962 with an artificial leg and five pounds in his pocket. He now controls a multi-million pound vinyl flooring empire. He didn't want to be filmed. So here's a tatty old comedy programme with some women in it. Starring Victoria Wood with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston and Susie Blake.Less

30mins 1985-01-11

2. Episode 2

Two years ago a woman from a North Lancashire village forgot to stoke her solid fuel boiler. An award-...More

Two years ago a woman from a North Lancashire village forgot to stoke her solid fuel boiler. An award-winning camera crew follow her determined and often heartbreaking attempts to light it. I loved it. (DAILY MAIL). Special guest Patricia Routledge.Less

30mins 1985-01-18

3. Episode 3

Would Jane Austen have used a food processor ? Did Mendelssohn have a mole in the same place as Anita ...More

Would Jane Austen have used a food processor ? Did Mendelssohn have a mole in the same place as Anita Harris ? Where can you buy stair rods ? All these questions and more, ignored in tonight's programme.Less

30mins 1985-01-25

4. Episode 4

No 18: 'The Incredible Journey'. Before a paper clip reaches your stationery tray, it will have underg...More

No 18: 'The Incredible Journey'. Before a paper clip reaches your stationery tray, it will have undergone over 800 separate manufacturing processes, none of them interesting.Less

30mins 1985-02-01

5. Episode 5

It's February. It's drizzling. Charlie Coleridge is divorced, unemployed and homeless. He has enough p...More

It's February. It's drizzling. Charlie Coleridge is divorced, unemployed and homeless. He has enough painkillers to leave a heartless and uncaring world behind. But first - he has to tie his cravat... Fairly amusing (DAILY TELEGRAPH). Featuring Denis Lawson, Maureen Lipman and Zara Nutley.Less

30mins 1985-02-08

6. Episode 6

The last in the present series. 47: 'Managing without Opera'. It's the third week of the experiment. H...More

The last in the present series. 47: 'Managing without Opera'. It's the third week of the experiment. How are Hannah and Gavin coping ? Why is their sitting room pale green ? Why can't they laugh without showing their gums ? What's on the other side ? Special guest Pete Postlethwaite.Less