"So, he walks over, right, an' 'e 'ad tattoos on 'is arms - anchor 'ere, microwave 'ere." Notable lines spoken by Blake include "We'd like to apologise to viewers in the North. Victoria Wood has left none of her 9million will to her ex-husband and father of her two children, Geoffrey Durham. back in the early 1980s, Victoria starred in a Granada Television comedy sketch series with her friend Julie Walters called Wood and Walters. For example, Carl, in response to being asked where babies come from, replies, "You want to send off for a pamphlet. A comedy stand-up, writer, actor and director, Wood has won the most TV Baftas in. The Kitty character shared similarities with a character in one of Wood's earlier sketch shows, Wood and Walters, Dotty (then played by Julie Walters). I've had a boob off and I can't stomach whelks"; the "boob off" line was later changed to "I've given gallons of blood". "[30], Wood spotted Susie Blake in a musical at the King's Head Theatre and cast her in the role of the opinionated continuity announcer. It was a spoof soap opera set in an antiques shop, which, despite its provincial high-street status, manages to supply an unending stream of works by Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. Then, going by the voice, I thought it might be Simon Jones. These continued throughout the original broadcast run: 'The last of the series. original sound - fredspoon. Pam. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Friends of Victoria Wood talk about some of her best sketches and comedy routines. #OurFriendVictoria For those who remember the original, this four minute condensed version is an absolute masterpiece!Love the ending in particular. Anyway, there were only two series of Fawlty Towers and, as far as I'm concerned, this rates with it, so I'm sure it'll be shown lots of times". "You can learn a lot with your hairnet jammed against vestry wall" came her reply. "He did! A Gannett Company. "[14], Classic Coronation Street was a recreation of 1960s Coronation Street. [10] In 2005, Acorn Antiques was turned into a West End musical (see below). For many the town of Astoria, Oregon is best known as the setting of the popular 80s movie The Goonies.Fans still flock to Astoria, nearly 40 years after the movie was filmed here. "[8], Acorn Antiques is perhaps the best-remembered regular item from the series. Victoria Wood as Seen on TV - S02E03 - Molly Weir Hazel McWitch Rentaghost / Zara Nutley / Julie Walters . Around the house. Although the show ended in 1987, elements of it have been revived by the cast from time to time. It rolled off the tongue before I'd even thought about it. It features many classic lines including, "Aren't prawns an aphrodisiac?" Today it's time to say a sad farewell to Victoria Wood, a comedy genius who has had me laughing heartily for the last thirty years. [25], Duncan Preston (who appeared in Wood's 1981 teleplay Happy Since I Met You)[26] was cast in weekly roles. [1] Mary Jo Randle, as well as playing Kelly-Marie Tunstall's friend, appeared as an actress who hadn't worked for three years in the spoof documentary To Be An Actress. Preston later said, "I was at a crossroads, and I had the choice of going straight or going off at a tangent with Victoria, I chose the latter and she changed my life". She continued nevertheless to produce one-off specials including Victoria Wood's Sketch Show Story (2002) and Victoria Wood's Big Fat Documentary (2004). He's too vague (He is quite vague)", "Well, I'm sorry, God, I have to say, one life per person is not enough / I would like to live more times than this, if you don't agree then tough, T-U-uff.". [1], Giving Notes featured Walters as the leader of an amateur dramatics company giving notes to her cast: "I can't say this too often: it may be Hamlet, but it's got to be fun, fun, fun! Find Victoria Wood - As Seen on TV . I was so dismayed not long ago when I read of her passing. I think if we had to choose just one comedian it would be her. Miss Babs marriage to Mr. Bob called into question. 5) FILM CLASSICPete Postlethwaite northern kitchen sink drama joke about whippet getting wet, caught cold and died (B&W). No, my favourite Victoria Wood sketch also sees us in an old-fashioned English restaurant and also features a barmy waitress - this time played by Victoria herself - and it is entitled IS IT ON THE TROLLEY? 3. [41], There have been two books published featuring scripts from As Seen On TV. . That Harry Hewitt'll likely get crushed under the axle of his own van, and as for Valerie Barlow and if this isn't judgement for setting 'erself up in 'er own front parlour as a so-called hair stylist then my name isn't Ena Sharples from what I hear, it's two clogs to a thrupenny bit that she'll electrocute 'erself with 'er own 'airdryer. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. [1] To Wood's surprise, the series then went on to win two BAFTA Awards (see below). [49], Audio highlights were made into two half-hour shows for Radio 4. Well, it didn't greatly impress me and I soon forgot it. She's really really tall" said in a Lancashire accent is another of my favourites along with "Is it on the trolley" and "Two soups". 1. I can't do it. [27] Wood said of Duncan, "He hasn't been exploited properly in the show because I tend to write parts for women, which is fair enough, but it does mean that Duncan plays the bank manager or the man in the hotel. I was glued to soap operas so awful they made Acorn Antiques look like a documentary. "He didn't?" "[15] This sketch's accuracy earned Wood praise from Doris Speed, who had played Annie Walker in Coronation Street from 1960 to 1983. I don't like men's men. 30) ACORN ANTIQUESClifford has a secret to reveal. Though they veered off into the glitzy and . [32], In 1996, the BBC celebrated its 60th anniversary with an awards ceremony titled Auntie's All Time Greats. Have you seen it on the trolley? About This Artist Victoria Wood 4,631 listeners 1) Victoria Wood is a talented comedy actress/writer/singer who has built up a national reputation following a string of self-written TV plays, films and sketch shows. Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV was a British comedy sketch series starring and written by comedienne Victoria Wood. Overall - The Graham Norton Show on BBC America. Thanks so much!varadero. 1) Victoria Wood is a talented comedy actress/writer/singer who has built up a national reputation following a string of self-written TV plays, films and sketch shows. We hold major institutions accountable and expose wrongdoing. It starred Wood as the show's gossiping Ena Sharples, with Julie Walters as Martha Longhurst and Lill Roughley as Minnie Caldwell, with Ena telling them the "gossip" she has heard about the show's plotlines for the next two decades. Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, List of Victoria Wood As Seen On TV episodes, "Screenonline - Victoria Wood - As Seen on TV (1985-86)", "BBC Programme Guide on continuity announcer", "Gail and Carl (Victoria Wood Running Comedy Sketch)", "He didn't (Victoria Wood Running Comedy Sketch)", "BBC Suffolk interview with Victoria Wood", "WOOD on Walters on Imrie on Preston on Blake", "The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's do it! 33) WAITRESS!Celia Imrie and Duncan Preston as a couple in a restaurant ordering lunch, Julie Walters as doddery, old waitress. 10) SWIM THE CHANNELVictoria as Chrissie Swim the Channel. Hey Look Squirrel. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. It all feels like one of her gentler, melancholic songs. 13) TURKISH BATHVictoria and Julie Walters in steam room with bikinis over clothes. Julie Walters was a long-term collaborator of Wood's, although unlike Wood and Walters, their previous television series together, only Wood's name remained in the title. Over recent days I've heard from old university pals and people I've worked with through the years; our shared love of Victoria Wood continues to connect us. "Did you just say red cabbage?" Victoria fell into the habit of overwriting after recording her first sketch show Wood and Walters in 1981. Julie Walters talks about home life, waited on by salacious waiter. The sketch shows they came from, Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV and Victoria Wood, were introduced to me in a charity shop VHS haul in the early 00s. [1], Wood, having spent most of her television career before As Seen on TV with the opposition television station ITV, was lured to the BBC with a promise of bigger budgets and more creative control than on previous television shows, such as Wood and Walters.[2]. Watching Wood and Walters as a youngster, and later the 'As Seen on TV' sketches, I discovered a heightened comic version of a world I knew. asked her son, pulling the face of a 'confused' emoji. Comedy sketches featured music, like the parody of the staging of a West End musical, Bessie, and a send-up of the Judy GarlandMickey Rooney "let's put on a show" genre in "I'm Counting Moonbeams". Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV is a British comedy sketch series written by and starring comedian Victoria Wood, with appearances from Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. [1], Between series one and two, Wood said she thought it was a mistake to do another As Seen on TV series, and had attempted to write a play instead: "I've been seeking to branch out, but it hasn't happened. [20][21], Preferring to work with people she knew, Wood hired David Firman to be musical director for the series. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Born in 1953 in Lanca read more Similar Artists Kenneth Williams Morecambe & Wise Bernard Cribbins 24,498 listeners Peter Sellers 23,615 listeners View all similar artists Features It's a book by William Shakespeare, of the Royal Shakespeare Company". 27) SUPERMARKET CHECKOUTSupermarket checkout with Celia and Victoria as check out girl. [17], Medical School had Wood as a nervous interviewee, applying to become a medical student. Monologue: Transport to the Show / Pregnancy Test / Dessert Trolley / Announcer: Night Owls Mystery Intro / Mystery: The Second Mrs Constable / Margery and Joan: Tanning and Gadgets / Acorn Monologue: Transport to the Show / Pregnancy Test / Dessert Trolley / Announcer: Night Owls Mystery Intro / Mystery: The Second Mrs Constable / Margery and Joan: Tanning and Gadgets / Acorn Antiques: Alterations and Refurbishments / Song: "Don't Come Back" / Announcer: Double Age Monologue: Transport to the Show / Pregnancy Test / Dessert Trolley / Announcer: Night Owls Mystery Intro / Mystery: The Second Mrs Constable / Margery and Joan: Tanning and Gadgets / Acorn Antiques: Alterations and Refurbishments / Song: "Don't Come Back" / Announcer: Double Agent Investigation / Old Person "Billy" Documentary / Fireside Tales: Beast in the Loch / An See production, box office & company info. It was Saturday, we were at Morrisons and my niece had collected a trolley. Wednesday 20 April 2016, 4:06pm Victoria Wood has died at the age of 62 following a short battle with cancer. and "Can you point at it?" Trolley is probably the only word I can do in an accent , Your email address will not be published. [1][12][13], The show featured many, often acclaimed, one-off sketches, like Waitress (popularly known as Two Soups), where Julie Walters plays an elderly deaf waitress who takes an incredibly long time to take an order for two bowls of soup. Born in 1953 in Lancashire in Northern England she first had small screen exposure in the TV talent search show New Faces when she sang SonicHits Show all results: Artists Songs Comedy videos to watch and share on the web, mobile and red button. Victoria was joined by a regular supporting cast of Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, and Duncan Preston, who all appeared in various guises throughout the series, while Susie Blake was the pussy-bowed continuity announcer with a tendency to share some unwarranted opinions ( "Tomorrow's play is Fitted Kitchen, Ill Fitting Relationships and it stars Victoria Wood as Seen on TV is a British comedy sketch series starring comedian Victoria Wood, with Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. [1] Most famously playing the recurring role of Clifford in Acorn Antiques, he advertised a men's bra, was "Corin Huntley" a documentary presenter and was the voice of the monster Crayola in Wood's parody of Doctor Who. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please I still have that card today." What I love about Victoria Wood is that she was never spiteful or cruel in her mimicry. Scrobble, find and rediscover music with a Last.fm account, Do you know a YouTube video for this track? comment FEEDBACK. A look at Victoria's unique and unmistakable genius for comedy. I've got a busy evening planned. The reporter (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) 3: 3 "Show 3" Marcus Mortimer: Victoria Wood: 25 January 1985 () Stand up: Swimming baths and the Doctors (Victoria Wood) . Victoria Wood & Julie Walters in Marjorie & Joan Sketch tv heaven 146K views 9 years ago Acorn Antiques - Episode 1 NickLotay 648K views 15 years ago Watch the FIFA World Cup live on FOX All. Photograph: ITV/REX/Shutterstock . 4) CONTINUITY (BLACK & WHITE TELEVISION)Susie Blake as news reader intro-ing Acorn Antiques, saying shes off to mend the dispenser in the ladies loos. In 1999, as part of Comic Relief, Wood parodied Routledge in Wetty Hainthropp Investigates, a spoof of Routledge's BBC1 detective series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.[1]. To produce and direct the show, Wood chose Geoff Posner, who had worked on successful British comedy shows of the early 1980s such as Not the Nine O'Clock News, The Young Ones and the pilot of Blackadder. Meanwhile, Carla is crying and being comforted by her colleagues, but further upset by Sir Dave telling her to "get the **** out of here will you Carla? according to Tom Wood, called it "a script of diamond brilliance."13 When the film was released on DVD in 2007, the New York Times termed it "a diverting comedy" with . 35) CONTINUITYSusie Blake introducing the final episode of Acorn Antiques. Monologue: Transport to the Show / Pregnancy Test / Dessert Trolley / Announcer: Night Owls Mystery Intro / Mystery: The Second Mrs Constable / Margery and Joan: Tanning and Gadgets / Acorn Antiques: Alterations and Refurbishments / Song: "Don't Come Back" / Announcer: Double Agent . Victoria Wood as Seen on TV - S02E06 - Two Soups Sketch / Julie Walters / Celia Imrie / Duncan Preston / Susie Blake. The news of Victoria Wood's death landed like a grenade on Wednesday, partly because it was so wholly unexpected and partly because it felt like losing a very dear friend. 37) BALLAD OF BARRY AND FREDA (Lets Do It). Victoria Wood's Secret List features more than 20 sketches from the comedian's vast array of work. Just two coffees, no sweet. Up To You, Porky (published in 1985) features scripts from the first series mixed in with extracts from Wood and Walters and Wood's stage show Lucky Bag. Victoria Wood. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. It was a continuation of style for Wood, who had previously produced similar pseudo-realistic spoofs such as The Woman Who Had 740 Children and Girls Talking for Wood and Walters. Coffees what? The show was not repeated on television again until November 2007, when British satellite TV station UKTV Gold began airing As Seen on TV in a regular afternoon slot. Firman had previously been musical director for Wood's play Good Fun.[1]. This BBC2 monologue and sketch showcase for former New Faces winner Victoria Woods featured a formidable repertory cast including Julie Walters, Patricia Routledge, Maureen Lipman and Celia Imrie. "[1], The Radio Times Guide To TV Comedy described Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV as having "a regular company of fine performers, good production values, incisive scripts and a snappy pace the show rarely dipped below brilliant and featured numerous delights, such as Wood's hilariously authentic dialogue and her surprisingly stinging satirical characters".[23]. 83 Likes, TikTok video from fredspoon (@fredspoon): "Victoria Wood - As seen on TV -Is it on the trolley? ", "Coffees what? TLDR: Watch the video below to see Victoria Wood's hilarious Xmas song about Ann, from way back in 2000 I've been (w)racking my brains remembering why it is that I find Ann's name so. This made my partner and I absolutely howl with laughter. Below is the 37 sketches handpicked by Victoria herself. Victoria Wood died from cancer six years ago today, but it later emerged that she'd secretly been diagnosed back in 2012 but was given the all-clear after undergoing gruelling treatment 7) A SIMPLE NORTHERN BOYVictoria at piano singing Im just a simple northern boy with brass band. That'd bring a lamb chop back to life, that, wouldn't it. 31) THE TROLLEYTwo businessmen are trying to have a lunch meeting but are constantly disturbed by the waitress. American Reacts to Victoria Wood Sketch - TWO SOUPS. "It's a Victoria Wood line," I said, filling the kettle. Where have you had it? And Celia Imrie is a great favourite too. Victoria Wood British Comedy See On Tv Funny Clips I Laughed Loud Humor Classic Youtube More information . This Christmas-themed song about former Conservative minister Anne Widdecombe. Victoria Wood As Seen On TV programme page. 19) ACORN ANTIQUESMrs O turns out to be Bertas mother and Trixie takes up Holy orders. The list remained locked away in her personal office until now. Victoria Wood Music is an element that should be part and parcel of every child's life via the education system. Victoria and Julie Walters play daytime presenters Margery and Joan, Patricia Routledge as the inimitable Kitty, Actress Susie Blake as As Seen On TV's continuity announcer. Her words became so ingrained that I can't say "Kimberley" without her Lancashire twang. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Victoria Wood As Seen On TV Is It On The Trolley John Milne 352 followers More information Victoria Wood As Seen On TV Is It On The Trolley Find this Pin and more on Humorous by Millie Dillane. I can't claim to have known Victoria Wood but I did meet her once. Comedian, singer and writer Victoria Wood has died after "a short but brave" battle with cancer aged 62. "Is what on the trolley?" It was a spoof soap opera set in an antiques shop. 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For girls like me, and Oldham-born Louise, growing up in the North in the 1980s, Wood spoke with a rhythm and turn of phrase that we recognised. This was Wood's personal favourite sketch in the series. [1] A DVD reissue followed in 2005. Victoria Wood on ITV's New Faces (1974). is rewritten completely and the previous cast are sacked: it is, after all, a musical about "a big fat girl". Each episode of As Seen on TV featured a spoof documentary on "slice-of-life" stories such as a girl who wanted to swim the channel and an old man moving into a home. I don't think that's an exaggeration. What's on the other side?[51]. At the time of the original broadcasts, as well as writing and appearing in the show, Wood wrote its programme synopsis for the broadcast listings magazine Radio Times. Her regular themes of unrequited love, tedium, mismatched couples, and suburban living as well as her, 1) Victoria Wood is a talented comedy actress/writer/singer who has built up a national reputation following a string of self-written TV plays, films and sketch shows. [40] Limited to a 16-week sold-out run, it then toured with a brand-new cast, this time directed by Wood herself. 32:31. Continuity announcer's voiceover advertising Acorn Antiques. While this . Born in 1953 in Lancashire in Northern England she first had small screen exposure in the TV talent search show New Faces when she sang comedy songs of her own composition. Going into production in summer 1984 with studio recordings in September and October the first series of As Seen on TV was intended for broadcast late that year. She was brilliant! '", "If anyone feels faint during this, just have a whiff of Pauline's leotard. Routledge had appeared in a monologue before in Alan Bennett's 1982 play A Woman of No Importance. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. 26) AT THE CHIPPYMusical number 80s version of a 50s pastiche. I imagine a great many people felt like that. [28], Celia Imrie was a long-standing friend of Wood and had even been in the studio audience when Wood performed on the TV talent show New Faces in 1974. The 62-year-old comedian died in 2016 aged 62 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer and a new. Victoria Wood - Kimberley - An Audience With Victoria Woods' Dinnerladies - The Best Moments, Nicole Kidman, Julie Walters and Hugh Bonneville Do Some Improv - The Graham Norton Show. Its no wonder she won so many awards not least of all an MBE! 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 8 7 (UK) 13 x 30 minute episodes. Read about our approach to external linking. 10 SHOPPING SECRETS IKEA Doesn't Want You to Know! Imrie though believes that the praise should go to Wood's writing: "Every word is of huge importance and crafted to perfection. Dawn French talks to Victoria Wood in 2006 about her comedy life and influences. Victoria Wood as Seen on TV - S02E02 - Julie Walters / Celia Imrie / Duncan Preston / Susie Blake . [1] The entry for the first show on 8 January 1985 said: 'Chipper' Patel arrived from New Delhi in 1962 with an artificial leg and five pounds in his pocket. [31], As Seen on TV was a highly acclaimed show in the United Kingdom by the time it ended in 1987. [23] Audio highlights of the show were released over two cassettes by the BBC in 1991.[50]. [1], The show won BAFTA Awards for all its episodes and, in 1996, was awarded all-time "Favorite Comedy Series" by the BBC. 33:07. facebook; twitter; linkedin; pinterest; Victoria Wood as seen on TV/is it on the Trolley T-Shirt. Editors' Code of Practice. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 22) STAND-UP: FLIPPING OUTVictoria doing stand up routine featuring stopped by police / train full of weird people / gets plane flipped out / wakes up in an institution / escaped to TV studio / getting coach home. It's the oldest city in Oregon, established in 1811, and it's the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The series lasted for 12 regular half-hour episodes (and a final 40-minute special) between 1985 and 1987. Imrie said in 2007, "Miss Babs is still what I'm best known for, even though I don't go around with bright yellow hair. [46] The series was then issued on DVD in 2002 as a 90-minute compilation titled Best of Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV. Unwholesome sandflats waited to suck his treading soles, breathing upward sewage breath, a pocket of seaweed smouldered in seafire under a midden of man's ashes. Victoria Wood As Seen On TV Is It On The Trolley More like this English Comedy British Comedy Open All Hours Victoria Wood Julie Walters Top Tv Film Clips Comedy Tv Qotd Amazing jokes. [39] In 2005 it was revived by Wood as a West End theatre production Acorn Antiques: The Musical!, starring the original cast and directed by Trevor Nunn. 1) Victoria Wood is a talented comedy actress/writer/singer who has built up a national reputation following a string of self-written TV plays, films and sketch shows. He had even turned down the chance to play Shakespeare and an offer of a world tour as Hotspur in Henry IV, Part One at the same time. It was a wonderful, happy accident that I met her. Have you seen it on the trolley? Dinnerladies (S1E2) British Comedy - Victoria Wood, Julie Walters. [18] In On The Trolley, Wood played a waitress in a restaurant, responding to any order of food with the repetitive phrases "Is it on the trolley?" The whole series was comedy as not often seen on TV - clever and original, with Wood's pictures and music coupled with a genuinely quirky . Why can't they laugh without showing their gums? A collection of the finest females in comedy from the BBC archive. Victoria Wood found the series to be a "boring, diabolical and awful" experience and regretted for not having an actual studio audience during recordings. "[7] Each responds to the other after a ludicrous anecdote with the words With Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston. The world is a duller place without her. Oh, how we miss Victoria Wood! Asked what the last book she read was, she replies "Othello. Wood defined 'special' as "ten minutes longer and I've splashed out on a new bra". . Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV is a British comedy sketch series written by and starring comedian Victoria Wood, with appearances from Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake and Patricia Routledge. Within the half-hours that followed, there were usually several fairly regular sketch items mixed in. Wood hired many actors she had previously worked with and felt she could trust, such as Peter Ellis, Meg Johnson, Kay Adshead and Sue Wallace. During this period Wood tended to move away from comedy to focus on drama,notably in her award-winning 2006 TV film Housewife, 49 (2006), an adaptation of the real-life wartime diaries of a . "The Ballad of Barry and Freda (Let's Do It)". Wood said of the number: "A joy to write, a sod to learn, and I daren't finish a show without it. Her publicist said the star "died peacefully at her north London home with family" on. Something for everyone interested in hair, makeup, style, and body positivity. 13 Victoria Wood Sketches That Will Make You Giggle The much-loved comedian died from cancer on 20 April aged 62, her publicist announced. Have you seen it? Her regular themes of unrequited love, tedium, mismatched couples, and suburban living as well as her, 1) Victoria Wood is a talented comedy actress/writer/singer who has built up a national reputation following a string of self-written TV plays, films and sketch shows. She played many two handers with Wood as well as other roles such as daytime television host Margery, a mad shoe shop lady, the elderly waitress in the Two Soups sketch, and a transsexual hairdresser. "It's a Victoria Wood line," I said, trying to explain the trolley sketch in a nutshell to a 17-year-old with one earphone in. Clip, Lyrics and Information about Victoria Wood. [10] Walters said "she [Wood] knows I like playing old women. The tongue-in-cheek blend of songs, sketches and the tacky soap opera 'Acorn Antiques,' sees Wood ably assisted by friends including Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Patricia Routledge and Susie Blake. )", "Victoria Wood-As Seen on TV BBC Programme Guide", "Radio Times Guide To TV Comedy - Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV", "Victoria WoodAs Seen on TV Special BBC Programme Guide", "The custard.tv guide to dinnerladies", "Victoria Wood-As Seen on TV 11 January 1985", "Victoria Wood-As Seen on TV 08 December 1986", "Victoria Wood - The Best Of Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV [2002]", "BBFC Classification for Victoria Wood As Seen On TV", "Victoria Wood-As Seen on TV episode guide Series 1", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victoria_Wood:_As_Seen_on_TV&oldid=1125537995, This page was last edited on 4 December 2022, at 14:45. . [48] In 1993, a VHS a compilation with the Acorn Antiques sketches was released on BBC Video. 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