Victoria Wood's iconic canteen comedy set in 90s Manchester

Dinnerladies

Jean frantically prepares for her daughter's wedding while Phillippa tries to lift morale.

Monday

Dinnerladies - Series 1 - Episode 1

1. Monday

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The girls are excited about the proposed visit of the Duke of Danby. But Stan's met royalty before, so it's only a question of choosing the right toupee. Meanwhile, Bren is put in an awkward position.

Royals

Dinnerladies - Series 1 - Episode 2

2. Royals

Bren's mother Petula causes mayhem in the factory with her ill-considered romance, and her caravan is getting in the way of Stan's work. Meanwhile, a debate reaches an unpredictable climax.

Scandal

Dinnerladies - Series 1 - Episode 3

3. Scandal

Tony and Bren are happy, but everyone else is in a bad mood. To cheer things up, a tea party is organised for everybody's parents. Unfortunately this includes Bren's wayward mother Petula.

Moods

Dinnerladies - Series 1 - Episode 4

4. Moods

The works' party has a Japenese theme, and Bren's mother decides to invite herself. Meanwhile, Dolly has a fried-food fiasco and Jean makes a less-than-sober play for Tony.

Party

Dinnerladies - Series 1 - Episode 5

5. Party

Tony is in hospital, Dolly and Jean walk out objecting to the new manager's abrasive approach, and Bren has to single-handedly run the canteen through the most important night-shift of the year.

Nightshift

Dinnerladies - Series 1 - Episode 6

6. Nightshift

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Bren wants to teach the work experience girl about a typical day in the canteen, but then the work experience boy jams a 20ft ladder right across the cooker.

Catering

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 1

1. Catering

Jean is taking the departure of her husband with a Welsh dental hygenist badly, and her yelling puts Tony off his plan to ask Bren to go to Marbella with him.

Trouble

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 2

2. Trouble

Bren is so excited about her holiday with Tony that she might even buy some decent clothes. Stan, however, has some sad news about his father, and Petula is doing dangerous things with the gas in her caravan.

Holidays

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 3

3. Holidays

The Blood Donor van has come to the factory and an escaped convict from Strangeways Prison is on the loose. And Bren is upset when she sees Tony's holiday photos.

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 4

4. Fog

Stan is furious with Philippa for failing to save the fuse bulbs on last year's Christmas lights. The ladies, meanwhile, are desperate for Bren and Tony to get it together - mainly because they've got a bet on.

Gamble

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 5

5. Gamble

It's Christmas Eve, and all is not well in the canteen. Bren has blown it with Tony, and Petula's hopes of a family Christmas are thwarted by Twinkle and Stan. Could things get any worse?

Dinnerladies Christmas Special 1999

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 6

6. Dinnerladies Christmas Special 1999

It's New Year's Eve and the dinnerladies are catering the firm's Millennium dinner in town. But when Tony goes out for a cigarette, he finds something on the fire escape that puts the dinner right out of thier minds.

Minnellium

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 7

7. Minnellium

Anita's replacement is championed by Dolly and loathed by everyone else. The crunch comes when she makes a brew and fails to hand out the correct mugs.

Christine

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 8

8. Christine

It's February and the winds of change are blowing through the canteen. The new self-cleaner system starts today, depriving Bren of her favourite part of the job.

Gravy

Dinnerladies - Series 2 - Episode 9

9. Gravy

It's 29th February and Stan is hoping for a marriage proposal. Meanwhile, Bren is busy being coached for her big television opportunity and Dolly is so upset by the new uniforms that she may have to go and live in Cheshire.