Dinnerladies (1998)

Original title

dinnerladies

Directed by

Geoff Posner

Genre

sitcom

Country

United Kingdom

Length

2 seasons, 16 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The series follows the staff who work in a factory canteen in Manchester. It shows their daily lives, friendships, and romantic entanglements, with a focus on the main character Brenda.

gentlewarmcomediclow-keycharacter-drivenunderstatedslice-of-lifeaffectionate

What happens

Dinnerladies (stylised as dinnerladies) is a British television sitcom created, written and co-produced by Victoria Wood. Two series were broadcast on BBC One from 1998 to 2000, with sixteen episodes in total. The programme is repeated on Gold, and Drama. The complete series was released on DVD in November 2004. The series is set almost entirely in the canteen of HWD Components, a fictional factory in Manchester, featuring the caterers and regular customers as the main characters. It depicts the lives and social and romantic interactions of the staff, and is centred around the main character of Brenda Furlong, played by Wood. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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