Victoria Wood
From Wikipedia Victoria Wood CBE (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, singer and songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood wrote and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanied on piano. Wood also composed and performed the theme music for her award winning BBC sitcom Dinnerladies. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life, and included references to popular British media and brand names of quintessentially British products. She was noted for her skills in observing culture, and in satirising social classes. She started her career in 1974 by winning the ATV talent show New Faces. It wasn't until the 1980s that she began to establish herself as a comedy star, with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV and became one of Britain's most popular stand-up comics. In 1998, she wrote and starred in the (again, award-winning) sitcom Dinnerladies. In 2006, she won two BAFTA awards for her one-off drama for ITV1, Housewife, 49. Wood frequently worked with long-term collaborators Julie Walters, Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie. Victoria Wood died on 20 April 2016 after a short battle with cancer. She was 62.
Ballet Shoes
as NanaAn unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and...
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The Borrowers
as Granny DriverFamily adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who...
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Dying Laughing
as HerselfThe craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.
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The Wind in the Willows
as The Tea LadyJailed for his reckless driving, rambunctious Mr. Toad has to escape from prison when his...
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Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of...
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The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse
as Queen Mary IIThe fictional world of Royston Vasey is facing apocalypse and the only way to avert disaster is...
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Eric & Ernie
as Sadie BartholomewSingle drama telling the story of Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise's formative years, from child...
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as HerselfFollowing the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the...
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
as uncreditedThe comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
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Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
as uncreditedThis is the time of year when friends and family gather round the television to exchange the...
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Housewife, 49
as Nella LastDowntrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins...
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An Audience With Victoria Wood
as HerselfBritish comedy legend Victoria Wood entertains a star-studded audience including Julie Walters,...
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Pat and Margaret
as MargaretUnexpected events occur when Pat, a glamorous British-born star of American soaps, returns home...
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Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast
as uncreditedA television comedy special broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day 1992. Sketches, stand-up...
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Victoria Wood In Her Own Words
as HerselfA look back at the life and work of one of Britain's greatest comediennes, featuring interviews...
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Nearly a Happy Ending
as MaureenA play by Victoria Wood. Maureen has been faithfully attending the slimmers' club for months....
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Acorn Antiques
as BertaStarring Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, with the snobby continuity...
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Talent
as MaureenA play with music by Victoria Wood. Julie (Julie Walters) is a young woman seeking escape, with...
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Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story
as HostVictoria Wood presents the true story behind Britain's timeless comedy. Includes footage of the...
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Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood
as Self (archive material)Friends and fans pay tribute to a great comic talent in this celebration of the life and work of...
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Acorn Antiques: The Musical
as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)Acorn Antiques: The Musical! is the all-singing, all-dancing and fully overalled stage version...
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Victoria at the Albert - Live
as Herself/VariousVictoria Wood seen performing live at her sold-out show in the Albert Hall using her usual...
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Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea
as SelfComedy legend Victoria Wood travels the globe to explore Britain's love affair with tea in a two...
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Victoria Wood - Live
as HerselfOver half a million people packed into over 200 venues throughout the country during 1997 to see...
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Victoria Wood: Sold Out
as uncreditedA live performance of the comedienne from 1991. Starting out on the working mens' club circuit,...
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Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home
as HerselfFilmed at London's Royal Albert Hall in 1994, the much loved comedienne presents a special show...
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Julie Walters and Friends
as uncreditedJulie Walters stars in new sketches by four accomplished writers who helped make her famous.
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Personal View: Victoria Wood
as HerselfVictoria Wood discusses her career and her writing, and gives a glimpse of life backstage on her...
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Not Now Bernard
as uncreditedBernard's got a problem: he's found a monster in the back garden but his mum and dad are just...
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The Graham Norton Show
as SelfEach week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...
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The One Show
as SelfA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
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QI
as SelfComedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers...
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Wetty HainthroppInstead of spending her golden years lying down, the indomitable Hetty Wainthropp found her...
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An Audience with...
as SelfAn Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...
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That's Life!
as uncreditedA magazine-style television series on BBC1 which was broadcast from May 1973 to June 1994,...
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Dinnerladies
as BrendaDinnerladies is a BBC sitcom written by and starring Victoria Wood that chronicles the antics of...
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Lux Video Theatre
as CavendishLux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The...
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The Secret Policeman's Ball
as SelfA series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human...
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Going Live!
as SelfGoing Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show, broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. It...
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Great Railway Journeys
as Self - PresenterGreat Railway Journeys, originally titled Great Railway Journeys of the World, is a recurring...
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Victoria Wood As Seen On TV
as uncreditedA British comedy series starring comedian Victoria Wood with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan...
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Victoria Wood
as VictoriaVictoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria...
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The Great Comic Relief Bake Off
as Herself - ContestantComic Relief takes over the Great British Bake Off tent. Different celebrity faces battle it out...
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Wood and Walters
as uncreditedWood and Walters is a British BAFTA nominated comedy sketch show starring Julie Walters and...
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A Life on Screen
as SelfDocumentary series that celebrates the incredible careers of the best of British talent.
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Harry & Paul
as uncreditedHarry & Paul is a BAFTA Award-winning British sketch comedy show starring Harry Enfield and Paul...
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The Story of Light Entertainment
as SelfThe Story of Light Entertainment is a British documentary series shown on the BBC in 2006. The...
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Fungus the Bogeyman
as EveAn adaptation of Raymond Briggs' children's classic that mixes live action and CGI animation to...
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Our Friend Victoria
as Herself - ArchiveSix-part series celebrating the comedy of Victoria Wood.
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Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
as uncreditedOver three episodes, Dawn French interviewed some of the most prolific and celebrated female...
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Jackanory
as StorytellerJackanory is a long-running BBC children's television series that was designed to stimulate an...
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Victoria's Empire
as uncreditedVictoria's Empire is a three-part British travel series that was first broadcast on BBC One in...
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Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories
as uncreditedA bumper recollection of the BAFTA-winning comedienne's most recent TV treats, including the...
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