A look back at the people and what entertained in the 20th Century
dinnerladies is a British sitcom created, written and co-produced by Victoria Wood. Two series were broadcast on BBC One from 1998 to 2000, with 16 episodes in total. The series is set entirely in the canteen of HWD Components, a fictional factory in Manchester, featuring the caterers and regular customers as the main characters. It depicts the lives and […]
Read More November 12, 1998: “Dinnerladies” begins on BBC One21:00 – Butterflies by Carla Lane A series of six programmes starring Wendy Craig as Ria and Geoffrey Palmer as Ben Ria has enough to cope with: there is her husband Ben, who has his own hang-ups, and her sons Adam and Russell, who are the cause of most of them. Then suddenly there’s Leonard. […]
Read More November 10, 1978: Butterflies first airs on BBC220:30 – Please Sir! Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television situation comedy for ITV, created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Penny Spencer, Joan Sanderson, Noel Howlett, Erik Chitty and Richard Davies. The series ran for 55 episodes between 1968 and 1972. A feature length film version […]
Read More November 8, 1968: Please Sir!20:30 – Father, Dear Father Father, Dear Father is a British television sitcom produced by Thames Television for ITV from 1968 to 1973 starring Patrick Cargill. It was subsequently made into a spin-off film of the same title released in 1973. An Australian sequel series, also titled Father, Dear Father, (but usually referenced as Father, […]
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