Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV

Series 2

Sketch-based show starring Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, and many others. Included regular items such as "Acorn Antiques" (with Julie as Mrs. Overall) and a regular advice slot from Agony Aunt Kitty (Patricia Routledge).

Where to Watch Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV • Series 2

7 Episodes

Episode 1
E1
Episode 1When a popular racing commentator is found in a deep coma, there are only two explanations. Either a deadly rival has slipped an undetectable narcotic into his hoover bag, or someone else has.
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2Will men ever get pregnant ? And if they do, will they opt for shoulder-tie dungarees, or play safe with Peter Pan collar-type loose smocks ? Whatever they decide, there's bound to be a documentary about it. And possibly a tea towel.
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3Written in the 1920s, this gently humorous and moving account of a Cumbrian childhood lay undiscovered in a biscuit tin for over 60 years. Then, unfortunately, someone found it.
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4Only 130 years ago, Charles Dickens was a prolific novelist, a devoted father and an energetic long-distance walker. Now he's dead. Angela Barlow pops on an anorak and finds out what went wrong.
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5Comedy series about three divorcees who share a one-room apartment on the Upper East Side. One has a lisp, one has an accordion, and one has an affair with the script editor and most of the one-liners.
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6"Have it your way, Waseem, but if disposable saris don't catch on, count me out!"
Christmas Special
E7
Christmas SpecialAnthropologist Kerry Askham gave chimpanzee Chester a typewriter and lots of paper. After three years he came up with an idea for a jeans commercial, a sonnet and a Victoria Wood Special. Sadly, after this programme was made, Chester contracted an infection and is now working for Channel 4.