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- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes abstract "Dinnerladies is a British sitcom that was created and written by Victoria Wood. It was broadcast on BBC One in the UK, and ran for two series from 1998 to 2000, totalling 16 episodes.The programme depicts the day-to-day lives of staff in the canteen of a factory in Manchester in Northern England, and the developing relationship between Brenda Furlong (Wood) and canteen manager Tony Martin (Andrew Dunn), as well as their colleagues: prudish Dolly Bellfield (Thelma Barlow) and her friend Jean (Anne Reid), snarky Twinkle (Maxine Peake), ditzy Anita (Shobna Gulati) and maintenance man Stan Meadowcroft (Duncan Preston). Celia Imrie and Julie Walters also appear as HR manager Philippa and Bren's mother respectively. Although the show features many other secondary characters, scenes never take place outside the canteen set, with other situations either being described by characters or (in the penultimate and final episodes) watched by the characters on a television.The first series of six episodes began airing on 12 November 1998 and ended on 17 December 1998; the second, which had ten episodes, aired from 25 November 1999 to 27 January 2000; Wood deliberately ended the show after two series, citing the short run and quality of Fawlty Towers as one of her reasons for doing so. The show was filmed in a traditional American sitcom style with a multiple-camera setup and before a live studio audience. It is now repeated on Gold, and has been released on DVD. The first series won the 1999 Rose d'Or Press Award and "Best New TV Comedy" at the 1999 British Comedy Awards, and the second won "Best TV Comedy" in 2000.".
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- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1998-11-12".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1998-11-19".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1998-11-26".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1998-12-03".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1998-12-10".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1998-12-17".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1999-11-25".
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- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes originalairdate "1999-12-16".
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- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "9.46728E8".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "A merger with a Japanese company means that the factory's Christmas Party has an Oriental theme to it. Tony and Bren plan to go as a couple but Petula invites herself along as Bren's partner. Dolly and Jean are not impressed with their husbands' flirtatious and ignorant behaviour; Anita gets very drunk at the party and makes a fool of herself, while Twinkle and her friend Tiffany are unimpressed by the older workers' dancing. Petula flings herself at every man in sight, including Jean's husband Keith. Bren and Tony try to salvage their night together, fending off the respective advances of Stan and Jean, but Petula mistakes Tony for Stan, and messes things up for Bren.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "After revealing that she was married , Bren begins to doubt her relationship with Tony, and his secretive actions eventually make her decide to dump him and resign from the canteen. However, just as she is about to tell him this, he reveals a huge surprise birthday party for her, and the pair fly up to Scotland to spend Christmas with his friends. The other caterers also receive presents out of their bran tub . Meanwhile, Philippa has a crush on a co-worker and Anita mysteriously leaves before the party with a mumbled excuse...".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "All the staff are moving on in their lives. Tony and Bren consider moving to Scotland, while Twinkle applies to become a lap dancer and Dolly makes plans to move to Mobberley. The new self-clear system proves difficult to maintain, and Petula arrives in an ambulance and announces she has only three weeks left to live. Tony finally tells Bren he loves her, and they start making financial calculations for their move and quickly realise they don't have enough money. Bren discovers that she has been accepted as a contestant on the quiz show Totally Trivial where she could win the money after Jean applied on her behalf. On the show, Bren gets through to the final round and is invited to come back to play for the grand prize.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "An unexpected order comes in, prompting the factory manager to ask all the staff, including the dinnerladies, to work a 24-hour shift. With Tony off work having chemotherapy for his cancer, obnoxious temporary manager Nicola Bodeux gives the staff a hard time, resulting in Dolly, Jean, Anita and Twinkle walking out. Realising her constant failure to connect with people, Nicola then resigns and decides to become a lighthouse keeper. Bren prepares for the impossible task of manning the canteen single-handedly all night, but the others, including Tony, return to help.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "Bren is horrified when her flatulent mother Petula moves into the car park with her 16-year-old fiancé Clint . His mother Shelagh forms a picket line around the factory, with the national press in attendance. As deliveries gradually stop arriving due to the mob outside, Anita suggests an impromptu Oprah Winfrey-style talk show to resolve the matter; they arrange this with the help of local journalist Carmel , but Clint decides to leave Petula after talking to Twinkle. Meanwhile, a TV researcher visits the canteen to see whether the dinnerladies would make good docu-soap material, but Tony is worried about them filming his cancer treatment.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "Bren leaves the canteen for the Totally Trivial studios and plans to stop at the hospital to visit her mother on the way. The remaining staff tune in to watch Bren, but she does not appear on the show. Bren arrives with a large rubbish bag and a video cassette and tells them that Petula died while she was visiting. They watch her video will in which Petula reveals that there is money in the bag. Dolly is horrified after throwing it away, and Stan says the skip lorry will have already taken it. Philippa reveals that the canteen will be closing, and the staff will lose their jobs; they discuss their plans to move on. They hear the lorry arrive and Stan realises the unreliable watch Jean gave him had the wrong time. They retrieve the bag, which contains tens of thousands of pounds which Bren gives out to the rest of the gang.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "Everyone's very excited about their holidays – Bren and Tony are going to Marbella and Dolly's going on a luxury cruise. Petula's caravan blows up, prompting her to ask Bren for her holiday money to fix it. Although her workmates tell her she should keep the money and tell selfish Petula to find it elsewhere, Stan's poem reflecting on his father's death prompts Bren to give it to her. Meanwhile, Dolly and Anita discuss breast implants and biryanis.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "Gormless work experience girl Sigourney has trouble finding the canteen, and when decorators arrive early they cause a lot of trouble by accidentally trapping Glenda the bread lady behind a fifteen-foot ladder. They must cut it and free her before her weak bladder causes her to have an accident, but they need permission from the ladder's owner who can't be reached by phone. Jane from Planning arrives, and they play a game involving blindfolded Jane being hit over the head with a tin tray while listening to belly-dancing music.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "It's a typical Monday in the canteen. Jean is frantically preparing for her daughter's wedding, but while she searches for an accordionist, Lisa has an attack of nerves and gets married in secret. Bren and Dolly discuss the weekend's television offerings in great detail and Twinkle arrives late again. New Human Resources manager Philippa Moorcroft tries to rope everyone in to a group Scottish country dancing session, without much success. And Tony tries to keep everyone focused on actually making some food.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "Philippa gets impatient in organising the company's Millennium Meal, but riots in the city centre prevent her from attending. Jean's husband seems to want to reconcile, but it turns out he just wants a wallpaper table; Jean later goes home with Stan. Tony and Bren are trying to settle into their relationship, but the discovery of a baby on the fire escape leaves Bren feeling miserable, particularly when she discovers a note asking her to look after it. The dinnerladies discuss who the mother could be and eventually decide Twinkle is most likely. Just before midnight, Anita returns in tears to reclaim her son.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "The November fog has allowed a convicted murderer to escape from Strangeways prison just a few miles away from the factory. The National Blood Service comes to encourage people to donate – Bren's secret fear of needles means she feels faint whenever they are mentioned and refuses to give blood, causing her colleagues to speculate that she might be pregnant. Jean talks about her handsome new boyfriend but when he arrives to pick her up, Philippa panics and calls the police, thinking he is the escaped convict. In the confusion, the real fugitive, disguised as one of the nurses, escapes. Philippa tries to pluck up the courage to leave Mr Michael and is furious when he dumps her just before she gets round to it.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "There's trouble afoot after Jean's husband leaves her for a Welsh dental hygienist, prompting Jean to pick fights with everyone. Meanwhile, an anonymous bunch of flowers sent to Bren provokes rumours of a secret lover , and Anita's continual stories about her new boyfriend bore the others. Tony invites Bren on Jane's holiday; after losing her place, it opens up again after Steve Greengrass is injured. Bren's elderly mother claims to be pregnant by Leonardo DiCaprio.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "Tony and Bren arrive early to the canteen in much better moods than usual. Unfortunately, everyone else is in a bad temper. Stan's had trouble with his father, Dolly and Jean bicker continuously, Anita is convinced her new haircut makes her look like Fatima Whitbread and Twinkle thinks she's pregnant. Philippa suggests having a "Bring Your Mother To Work" day to cheer everyone up, though sarcastic Enid and nymphomaniac Connie do little to raise the workers' spirits. Petula arrives with who she says is her own mother.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "Tony and Bren's developing relationship is the subject of a bet between the dinnerladies and the Planning department: if they "get it on" before Christmas, the canteen staff win fifty pounds. They cause controversy when they turn up late together the next day, but this is due to Bren accompanying Tony to a late-night hospital appointment. Meanwhile, Philippa looks forward to having sex at Christmas, Dolly searches for novelty hot-water bottles and Anita's awful taste in Christmas presents appalls the rest of the team. Just after Tony and Bren finally have their first kiss, a most unexpected visitor arrives: Bren's husband, Martin.".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes shortsummary "With Anita away on maternity leave, new girl Christine joins the team. While Dolly is very taken with her, Christine's backhanded compliments and paranormal beliefs, combined with her dreadful personal hygiene and flatulence problem, leave her very unpopular with the others, especially Stan. After a mixup involving Viagra and mugs of tea, Dolly turns against Christine, who flees the canteen in tears. Meanwhile, Bren stands up to a social worker over Petula's living arrangements, Norman develops a fear of bread, and Stan worries about his sexual prowess with Jean.".
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- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Christine".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Christmas".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Fog".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Gamble".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Gravy".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Holidays".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Minnellium".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Monday".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Moods".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Nightshift".
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- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Royals".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Scandal".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Toast".
- List_of_Dinnerladies_episodes title "Trouble".
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