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"Beat me on the bottom with a Woman's Weekly": All things Victoria Wood
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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 253956" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-size: 26px">dinnerladies</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Series One</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px">(November-December 1998)</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/uktv/image/upload/v1520513143/d3kxjehk5xf6oiyz7e3o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 886px" /></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Even though I watched the entire series less than a year ago, it had to be done. I wanted to see how it plays in context of Vic’s works chronologically. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">I won’t say much about the series as I posted in some detail in <a href="http://tellytalk.net/threads/the-great-british-sitcom.205/page-17" target="_blank">The Great British Sitcom thread</a> last year. But it is interesting to see how the canteen setting, the dynamics between the colleagues and some of the characterisations are similar to some of those in <em>Pat and Margaret</em>.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">It also feels very much like quality. Everything looks so polished and finished. The opening titles lure me right in and feel paradoxically both inconspicuous and iconic. Much like the series itself, which is made up of intimate, prosaic little half an hours, but performed by a cast of hugely impressive pedigree, and some incredible guest stars. As before, Dolly is the standout for me. The sparring between Dolly and Jean always guaranteed to crease me up. Thelma Barlow and Anne Reid seem to be having great fun with it. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">This time round I’ve also spotted more faces from earlier Vic work. Such as Norman the bread delivery man, played by Andrew Livingston who was previously Carl the bus stop boy in <em>As Seen On TV. </em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">For some reason I always think the series is going to be a heavier or more difficult watch than it actually is. I’ve flown through these first six episodes far too easily and am craving more. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">I’ve also stumbled upon this nice performance of the theme with vocals:</span></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px">[MEDIA=youtube]1t8_vWhHcBE[/MEDIA]</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 253956, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=7]dinnerladies[/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]Series One[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=4](November-December 1998)[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=4][IMG width="886px"]https://res.cloudinary.com/uktv/image/upload/v1520513143/d3kxjehk5xf6oiyz7e3o.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE][/CENTER] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=4]Even though I watched the entire series less than a year ago, it had to be done. I wanted to see how it plays in context of Vic’s works chronologically. I won’t say much about the series as I posted in some detail in [URL='http://tellytalk.net/threads/the-great-british-sitcom.205/page-17']The Great British Sitcom thread[/URL] last year. But it is interesting to see how the canteen setting, the dynamics between the colleagues and some of the characterisations are similar to some of those in [I]Pat and Margaret[/I]. It also feels very much like quality. Everything looks so polished and finished. The opening titles lure me right in and feel paradoxically both inconspicuous and iconic. Much like the series itself, which is made up of intimate, prosaic little half an hours, but performed by a cast of hugely impressive pedigree, and some incredible guest stars. As before, Dolly is the standout for me. The sparring between Dolly and Jean always guaranteed to crease me up. Thelma Barlow and Anne Reid seem to be having great fun with it. This time round I’ve also spotted more faces from earlier Vic work. Such as Norman the bread delivery man, played by Andrew Livingston who was previously Carl the bus stop boy in [I]As Seen On TV. [/I] For some reason I always think the series is going to be a heavier or more difficult watch than it actually is. I’ve flown through these first six episodes far too easily and am craving more. I’ve also stumbled upon this nice performance of the theme with vocals:[/SIZE][/COLOR] [CENTER][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=4][MEDIA=youtube]1t8_vWhHcBE[/MEDIA][/SIZE][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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