Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #239 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-11-13
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 3

Synopsis
Includes series 1 and 2 of the television comedy Dinnerladies. The programme follows a group of Northern factory canteen workers who manage to find a seam of humour in their humdrum jobs. There's hard-working and normal Bren (Victoria Wood), her love-interest Tony the canteen manager, and a clutch of peculiarly eccentric characters on both sides of the counter. And then there's Julie Walters as Bren's filthy, drunken, scene-stealing mother Petula. Dinnerladies is a classic magic blend of comedy and touching pathos. Includes sixteen episodes.

Customer Reviews

a true classic comedy series!!!
i orginallly had this on vhs video and even though i must have watched it 20 times from start to finish it still makes me howl with laughter

be it the on/off romance between bren(victoria wood) and tony...the midlife crises of dolly and jean..the couldnt give a care attitude of twinkle...or the outrageous, wind breaking, friend to stars, mother from hell played by julia walters

the cast it amazing....and many are regulars on tv now from shameless to coronation street...plus guest appearances by thora hird, eric sykes, dora bryan..and even jimmy krankie!

comedy moments such as the frozen sperm in the freezer...norman the breadmans accident on a diving board in guernsey...

everytime you watch you laugh at the jokes you know and yet still have new ones you haven't noticed before..i promise!

brilliant
I first saw this programme on UK Gold on sky and loved it so much I decided to buy the box set. It's brilliant and all the characters are superb and work well together. I can watch the episodes over and over again and not get bored.

I think the amount of episodes is not enough and it could have gone on for longer without still being boring. I would love a one off show say as a christmas special where they all have a reunion in the old canteen building and a what happend next in all the characters lives. Did tony and Bren go on ok in Scotland?, Did Jean and Stan get married? And how was Dolly's move upmarket?

I would definately recommend this commedy to anyone.

wonderful comedy
This is one of the classics, only 2 series, but all the better for it. Brilliantly written, directed and acted by the cast. One of my favorite comedies, and I would recommend to anyone with a sense of humour worth a candle.