Sir Alec Guinness, Julie Walters and Victoria Wood star in a season of feature-length dramas drawn from the BBC archive. The BBC long been making feature-length dramas for television, often with starry casts and from high-profile directors. However, once shown they often end up buried in the archive. Beginning this week, BBC Four and BBC … >
A new series celebrating the late comedian, writer and actor Victoria Wood will air on BBC One next month. Our Friend Victoria will feature highlights from Wood’s archive and “some re-discovered treats” being introduced and celebrated by her friends, peers and co-stars. The six 30-minute episodes will be presented by Julie Walters (Victoria Wood: As Seen … >
Sky1 has announced the cast for an all-star adaptation of Fungus the Bogeyman. Inspired by Raymond Briggs’ classic family story, the new four-part series is written by Doctor Who writer Tom MacRae (‘The Girl Who Waited’). Timothy Spall (Mr Turner) will lead the cast in the title role, alongside comedian Victoria Wood as Eve and … >
While Morecambe & Wise, EastEnders and Doctor Who have become bywords for Christmas television, there’s something about Victoria Wood that, despite her scarce appearances, inextricably ties her to the holiday season. Perhaps it’s her warmth, her joviality, her focus on ordinary folk just muddling through and being good to their fellow man. The point is, … >
Jason Isaacs returns to BBC One this month as complex and compulsive private detective Jackson Brodie in a second series of crime drama Case Histories.
Matt Smith has been talking about sharing the the Doctor’s obsession with tea. The Doctor Who star was taking part in BBC One’s Victoria Wood’s Nice Cup of Tea, which sees comedy legend Victoria Wood travel the globe to explore Britain’s love affair with tea in a two-part special on the little plant that changed the world. Watch the … >
The BBC has released a trailer for Victoria Wood’s new one-off drama, Loving Miss Hatto.
Comedian Victoria Wood has been cast in the second series of BBC One’s Case Histories.
Alfred Molina (Spider-Man 2) and Francesca Annis (Cranford) will head the cast of BBC One’s Loving Miss Hatto, a one-off drama written by Victoria Wood.