In a small shop on the outskirts of Manchesterford, Miss Babs and Miss Berta run their antique business. Assisting them are general handyman Derek and housekeeper Mrs Overall, who is always to hand with a cup of coffee and a helpful adage. With the arrival of swarthy cousin Jerez, ladies' man Clifford and self-conscious extras examining a leopard statue, the tension soon begins to mount...... Three episodes - Babs and the cup of coffee,Mrs Overall and her Apron,Berta coming in through the doorway
Stand up: The Radio Station (Victoria Wood) Bunbury Homes (Duncan Preston) Family Planning [1] (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) Continuity announcer: Tastes to Come (Susie Blake) Tastes to Come (Duncan Preston, Celia Imrie) Song – "Seasons of Love" (Victoria Wood) Acorn Antiques – Episode 1 [2] Video Box Documentary: A Fairly Ordinary Man (Jim Broadbent, Victoria Wood, Christine Hargreaves) Margery and Joan [3] (Julie Walters, Victoria Wood) Song – "Keep on Shopping" [4] (Hope Jackman, Victoria Wood, Sue Jones-Davies, Meg Johnson) Continuity announcer: The weather and obesity (Susie Blake) [1][2]
Stand up: A Strange Man With A Wardrobe (Victoria Wood) Advertisement: Cheap and Handy (Duncan Preston, Victoria Wood) Turkish Baths [5] (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) Playbox (Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston) Transmission breakdown Song: "I'm Gonna Knock, Knock, Knock On Your Knocker" Gail and Carl [6] [7] Continuity announcer: Acorn Antiques (Susie Blake) Acorn Antiques – Episode 2 [8] Kitty [9] (Patricia Routledge) Song (duet): "Pissed Off With Love" Documentary: "Swim The Channel" (Victoria Wood, Ron Pember, Maggie Ollerenshaw) Continuity announcer: Viewers in the North (Susie Blake) The reporter (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters)
Stand up: Swimming baths and the Doctors (Victoria Wood) Doorbells album (Duncan Preston) Shoe Shop [11] (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) Continuity announcer: Plays with dressing gowns (Susie Blake) Fitted Kitchen: Ill-Fitting Relationships Service Wash [12] (Victoria Wood) Anti-mugging spray (Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston) Song: "A Simple Northern Boy" [13] (Victoria Wood) The Underwear Shop (Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston) Video Box Acorn Antiques – Episode 3 [14] Continuity announcer: Acorn Antiques Book (Susie Blake) The Piano Shop (Victoria Wood, Celia Imrie) Documentary: "To Be An Actress" Pause For Thought Continuity announcer: Forthcoming events (Susie Blake)
Stand Up: A Brick Through The Window (Victoria Wood) At The Doctor's: Cold Meat (Victoria Wood, Duncan Preston) Cosmetic surgery [15] (Victoria Wood, Celia Imrie) Continuity announcer: Pippa (Susie Blake) Pippa Gail and Carl: The Facts of Life [16] Song: "Go Away" (Victoria Wood) At The Doctor's: Running Continuity announcer: Acorn Antiques (Susie Blake) Acorn Antiques – Episode 4 [17] Kitty (Patricia Routledge) Continuity announcer: Tops and blouses (Susie Blake) Documentary: "On Campus" [18] At The Doctor's: Periods The Self-Assertion Class [5]
Stand up: Pam (Victoria Wood) Advertisement: "Happy With Your Wash?" (Celia Imrie) Supermarket Checkout [19] (Victoria Wood, Celia Imrie) Continuity announcer: Strikes and Sunday viewing (Susie Blake) The Divorce (Maureen Lipman, Denis Lawson) Margery and Joan (Julie Walters, Victoria Wood) Continuity announcer: The weather (Susie Blake) Acorn Antiques – Episode 5 [20] Giving Notes [21] Documentary: "Just An Ordinary School" [22] Announcement: The Last Show (Victoria Wood) Song: "Say Goodbye" (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston et al.) Continuity announcer: Darker nights (Susie Blake) [6]
Stand up: Parties (Victoria Wood) The Library: Sex and Violence The Health Food Restaurant (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) Continuity announcer: Film classic Film classic [23] Kitty [24] (Patricia Routledge) The Library: Polycotton Continuity announcer: Ministry Of Warnings (Susie Blake) Acorn Antiques – Episode 6 Acorn Antiques Continuity announcer: The Skip (Susie Blake) Gail and Carl: Washing-up Bowls [25] Dandruff Commercial [26] Whither the Arts [27] (Duncan Preston) Documentary: "Bessie" [28] Postscript [7]
Victoria Wood discusses her career and her writing, and gives a glimpse of life backstage on her comedy tour.
Stand Up: First Date (Victoria Wood) Advertisement: Bicycle Clips (Duncan Preston) Spaghetti Continuity announcer: American Musical (Susie Blake) American Musical Country Life Continuity announcer: Soap operas (Susie Blake) Acorn Antiques – Episode 7 Documentary: "Mr Right" (Duncan Preston, Anne Reid) Song: "Let's Do It" [29] (Victoria Wood) Continuity announcer: Unemployment (Susie Blake)
Stand up: Blood Donors & Shakespeare (Victoria Wood) Advertisement: Stealing detergent Bingo (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) Continuity announcer: Spanish opera (Susie Blake) Spanish opera Kelly-Marie Turnstall (Victoria Wood, Mary Jo Randle) Acorn Antiques – Episode 8 Continuity announcer: Advertisement for Acorn Antiques Record Acorn Antiques Costume Exhibition Kitty (Patricia Routledge) Say Who You Are Olde Tyme Music Hall Continuity announcer: "Well Woman" (Susie Blake) Documentary: "Today In Hospital" (Duncan Preston) Fireside Tales: Megan's PMT
Stand up: Public Transport (Victoria Wood) The Doctor: Pregnancy The Trolley Continuity announcer: Frigidity (Susie Blake) The Second Mrs Constable Margery and Joan (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) Continuity announcer: Acorn Antiques (Susie Blake) Acorn Antiques – Episode 9 Song: "Don't Come Back" (Victoria Wood) Continuity announcer: Catherine Scott Documentary: "Billy" (Hugh Lloyd, Duncan Preston, Victoria Wood) Fireside Tales: Morag Continuity announcer: Closedown
Stand up: Acne & Schooldays (Victoria Wood) The Picnic On The Cliffs Continuity announcer: With Signs For The Deaf (Susie Blake) No Gossip – Macbeth Kitty (Patricia Routledge) Continuity announcer: Acorn Antiques Acorn Antiques – Episode 10 Song: "I Saw You Today" [30] (Victoria Wood) Kelly-Marie Turnstall (Victoria Wood, Mary Jo Randle) Medical School Continuity announcer: The Wetherbys Documentary: "A Very Funny Young Man Indeed"
Stand up: The Builders (Victoria Wood) Countrywide Local Advertisement: Chocolates? Jean and Barbara: Partly Political Broadcast (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters) Continuity announcer: Regional breakfast TV (Susie Blake) Margery and Joan (Julie Walters, Victoria Wood) Continuity announcer: Birthday Parade 1 (Susie Blake) Acorn Antiques – Episode 11 Song: "A Day At The Seaside" (Hope Jackman, Meg Johnson, Victoria Wood) Continuity announcer: Birthday Parade 2 (Susie Blake) The Garden Hose Documentary: "Flatmates"
Stand up: Old Moore's Almanac (Victoria Wood) Continuity announcer: Sports Tattoo Parlour Continuity announcer: Axing of Acorn Antiques Characters (Susie Blake, Duncan Preston, Julie Walters, Kenny Island) Acorn Antiques – Episode 12 [31] Documentary: "Winnie's Lucky Day" Song: "Count Your Blessings" [32] Two Soups [33] (Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston) Continuity announcer: Final Comment (Susie Blake)
Continuity announcer: Forthcoming events (Susie Blake) Stand up: Soap operas (Victoria Wood) Advertisement: The Man's Bra/Self-Service (Duncan Preston) Video Advertisement Coronation Street (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Lill Roughley) Doctor Who (Duncan Preston) Continuity announcer: Employment (Susie Blake) McConomy (Celia Imrie) Song: "I Don't Need You" (Victoria Wood) Real Life A Woman In Specs Continuity announcer: Sunday television (Susie Blake) Antiques Roadshow (Lill Roughley) The Anorak Song The Mayflower Hotel, Nottingham (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Duncan Preston) Documentary: "The Making Of Acorn Antiques" (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Kenny Ireland, Maggie Steed, Sam Kelly, Paul Heiney) Song: "At The Chippy" [34] (Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Lill Roughley, Meg Johnson) Continuity announcer/Andrew: Epilogue (Susie Blake)
Comedian Victoria Wood is back with a Christmas special. Featuring highlights from the Midlife Olympics 2009 and the further adventures of soap star Bo Beaumont.
Victoria Wood looks back at her hugely successful television career. Featuring sketches, stand-up, characters and songs from her incredible repertoire as well as exclusive interviews with Victoria and friends and fans, including Dawn French, Julie Walters, Sir Roger Moore, Richard E Grant, Celia Imrie, Johnny Vegas, Jimmy Tarbuck, Arlene Philips, Richard Curtis and many more.
Compilation featuring the best bits of the Victoria Wood TV show. Includes Acorn Antiques, Big Brass Band, Waitress!, The Long Distance Swimmer and Shopping.
Sketches, stand-up comedy and songs combine to create the latest daytime show to be hosted by a popular husband-and-wife team. There are tips on female problems like seriously split ends, calorie reports, keep-fit with Jolly Polly, Agony Uncle Gerard's phone-in, and Britain's first four-times-daily soap, set in a cosy corner of a shopping mall. With Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Susie Blake, Duncan Preston and Lill Roughley. Written by Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood serves up a great big Christmas pudding of a show, stuffed full of stars in plum roles. An impressive list of celebrities pop up in a series of pastiches, ranging from a big band show from the 50s to a period Dickens saga. There is also a tale about a northern brass band and a documentary aboard a cruise liner. The all-star cast includes Alan Rickman, Julie Walters, Pete Postlethwaite, Celia Imrie, James Bolam, Delia Smith, Richard E Grant, Derek Jacobi, Bill Patterson, Geraldine McEwan, Billie Piper, H from Steps, Michael Parkinson, Robert Lindsay, Hugh Laurie, Hannah Gordon, Lindsay Duncan, Bob Monkhouse, Betty Boothroyd, Angela Rippon, Alan Titchmarsh, Roger Cook and Imelda Staunton as well as other surprise guests.
