Pull up a chair and grab a plate – Dinnerlads is back with another nostalgic serving of Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom, dinnerladies.

In this episode, Tim, Nic, Matt and Dom dive into Series 1, Episode 5: Party – a fan-favourite packed with razor-sharp quotes, questionable personal grooming choices, and enough romantic complexity to power an entire canteen’s worth of gossip.

This week’s chat is a lively one: the lads revel in the sheer volume of brilliant one-liners (even by Victoria Wood’s standards), marvel at the confidence required to wear an aftershave named after yourself, and unpack the often messy, often tender web of relationships running through the episode. From Bren and Tony’s emotional near-misses to Petula’s perpetual chaos, nothing escapes the Dinnerlads’ attention.

In this episode:

💬 Quotes, quotes, quotes – and why Party might be one of the most quotable episodes of the series

🧴 The audacity of wearing aftershave with your own name on it

❤️ The emotional complexity woven beneath the jokes, misunderstandings and almost-moments

🎉 How Victoria Wood captures the awkward joy of a workplace party better than anyone

🎙️ Favourite lines, nostalgic moments, and a few inevitable, off-menu detours from Tim, Nic, Matt and Dom

Pop the kettle on, grab a mini sausage roll, and join us for another trip back to the canteen – where every party comes with laughter, longing, and at least one questionable fragrance.

Follow along, join the conversation, and don’t forget to bring your tabard.

This podcast includes short clips from the television series dinnerladies for the purposes of review, commentary, and discussion. These clips are used under the UK’s fair dealing provisions within the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for the purposes of criticism, review, and reporting current events. dinnerlads is a fan project created with admiration for Victoria Wood’s work and the incredible cast and crew behind the series. All rights to the original programme, characters, and audio remain with their respective copyright holders.

This podcast contains audio clips from the original series, used under fair dealing provisions for the purposes of criticism and review. All clips remain copyright their respective owners. dinnerladies was written by Victoria Wood, and is a Pozzitive Television and Good Fun production.

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Pull up a chair and grab a plate – Dinnerlads is back with another nostalgic serving of Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom, dinnerladies. And it's come early, to help celebrate New Year!

In this episode, Tim, Nic, Matt and Dom wrap up Series 1 with Episode 6: Toast – a finale filled with workplace chaos, emotional undercurrents, and one of the most mysterious plot points in sitcom history: what on earth do HWD Components actually do?

This week’s chat is equal parts heartfelt and hilariously baffled. The lads make a final attempt to decode the mythical operations of HWD Components (spoiler: still no idea), celebrate the arrival of temporary canteen supervisor Nicola in all her clipboarded glory, and explore how Victoria Wood uses a deceptively simple storyline to set up the emotional tone for Series 2.

In this episode:

🏭 One last deep dive into the eternal mystery of HWD Components - those Belgian feeder tubes have a lot to answer for

📝 Temporary supervisor Nicola: her management style, her impact on the team, and her enduring place in the dinnerladies universe

🔥 The rising tensions and emotional beats that make Toast a surprisingly powerful series finale

💬 Favourite quotes, throwaway gems, and why even a toast-based incident can be iconic in Wood’s hands

🎙️ Final reflections on Series 1

Pop the kettle on, grab something lightly singed, and join us for one last trip to the Series 1 canteen – where even a temporary supervisor can leave a lasting mark.

Follow along, join the conversation, and don’t forget to bring your tabard.

This podcast includes short clips from the television series dinnerladies for the purposes of review, commentary, and discussion. These clips are used under the UK’s fair dealing provisions within the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for the purposes of criticism, review, and reporting current events. dinnerlads is a fan project created with admiration for Victoria Wood’s work and the incredible cast and crew behind the series. All rights to the original programme, characters, and audio remain with their respective copyright holders.

This podcast contains audio clips from the original series, used under fair dealing provisions for the purposes of criticism and review. All clips remain copyright their respective owners. dinnerladies was written by Victoria Wood, and is a Pozzitive Television and Good Fun production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week’s chat bubbles with warmth, laughter, and a few prime tangents, as the lads unpack how the factory’s collective mood swings power both the comedy and the tenderness of the episode. Along the way, they explore how Anne Reid helped set the stage for Victoria Wood’s early breakthroughs, imagine Dolly as the ultimate chaos agent in a local Facebook group, and take an unexpectedly affectionate look at Guildford.

In this episode:

🎭 Anne Reid’s connection to Victoria Wood – and how it helped kick-start a legendary career

💬 Why Dolly would be exactly the sort of person wreaking polite-but-pointed havoc in your village Facebook group

📍 A wander through Guildford

😤 It's almost the end of the long time between Haloween and Christmas

🎙️ Favourite quotes, character moments, and the usual off-menu digressions from the Dinnerlads

Pop the kettle on, grab a fairy cake, and join us for another trip back to the canteen – where even a bad mood comes with a laugh somewhere round the corner.

Follow along, join the conversation, and don’t forget to bring your tabard.

This podcast includes short clips from the television series dinnerladies for the purposes of review, commentary, and discussion. These clips are used under the UK’s fair dealing provisions within the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for the purposes of criticism, review, and reporting current events. dinnerlads is a fan project created with admiration for Victoria Wood’s work and the incredible cast and crew behind the series. All rights to the original programme, characters, and audio remain with their respective copyright holders.

This podcast contains audio clips from the original series, used under fair dealing provisions for the purposes of criticism and review. All clips remain copyright their respective owners. dinnerladies was written by Victoria Wood, and is a Pozzitive Television and Good Fun production.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.