dinnerlads

Pull up a chair and grab a plate – Dinnerlads is back with another nostalgic serving of Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom, dinnerladies . And it's come early, to help celebrate New Year! In this episode, Tim, Nic, Matt and Dom wrap up Series 1 with Episode 6: Toast – a finale filled with workplace chaos, emotional undercurrents, and one of the most mysterious plot points in sitcom history: what on ear...

Pull up a chair and grab a plate – Dinnerlads is back with another nostalgic serving of Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom, dinnerladies . In this episode, Tim, Nic, Matt and Dom dive into Series 1, Episode 5: Party – a fan-favourite packed with razor-sharp quotes, questionable personal grooming choices, and enough romantic complexity to power an entire canteen’s worth of gossip. This week’s chat is a...

This week’s chat bubbles with warmth, laughter, and a few prime tangents, as the lads unpack how the factory’s collective mood swings power both the comedy and the tenderness of the episode. Along the way, they explore how Anne Reid helped set the stage for Victoria Wood’s early breakthroughs, imagine Dolly as the ultimate chaos agent in a local Facebook group, and take an unexpectedly affectionat...

Pull up a chair and grab a plate – Dinnerlads is back with another nostalgic serving of Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom, dinnerladies . In this episode, Matt, Nic, Tim and Dom dig into Series 1, Episode 3: Scandal – a canteen classic packed with sharp one-liners, a tabloid shocker involving Bren’s mum, and more awkward sympathy than you can shake a sausage at. This week’s chat serves up plenty of la...

In this bonus episode, Dom takes the reins — and things quickly spiral from there (although most of that has been edited out). We’re swapping stories about the minor celebrities we’ve met (and has any of us mildly embarrassed ourselves in front of them?), and discovering which dinnerlady best captures each of our reactions. PLUS Matt delivers an impassioned reminder — courtesy of Stephen Fry — on...

Pull up a chair and grab a plate – Dinnerlads returns with another serving of Victoria Wood’s classic sitcom, dinnerladies . This week, Matt, Nic, Dom and TIm take on Series 1, Episode 2: Royals — where the canteen is in chaos preparing for a brush with blue blood. There’s cleaning to be done, nerves to steady, and plenty of innuendo along the way. Expect the usual mix of affectionate analysis, qu...

Pull up a chair in the canteen as we introduce ourselves — the dinnerlads, as well as Max (Nic and Tim's Labrador), who joined us for a surprise entry. After we dived into the first episode of dinnerladies, we wanted to step back and share who we are, why we’re doing this, and what to expect from the episodes to come as we chart all of the dinnerladies episodes. This one’s just us, chatting over a...

Pull up a chair and grab a plate – you're invited to the very first episode of d innerlads , the podcast that lovingly revisits every episode of Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom dinnerladies . In this debut episode, your host Matt sets the table with a warm introduction to the series, the characters we’ll come to know and love, and the unique mix of comedy, heart, and very British chaos that made din...

An episode-by-episode lookback at Victoria Wood's sitcom, dinnerladies. Coming to your podcast feed on 1 December with Episode 1 - Monday. This podcast contains audio clips from the original series, used under fair dealing provisions for the purposes of criticism and review. All clips remain copyright their respective owners. dinnerladies was written by Victoria Wood, and is a Pozzitive Television...