Wood, Victoria dos. Wood said from the start there would only he two 1994 Live in Your Own Home series of dinnerladies, and she was as good as her 1998-2000 dinnerladies word, neatly rounding up all the loose ends in the final couple of episodes. She confessed that the sitcoms Made -for-Television Movie were the hardest writing she had ever attempted, but 1994 once again she had risen to the challenge. DICK FIDDY Television Specials (selected) See also British Programming 1979 1980 Nearly a Happy Ending Victoria Wood. Born in , , En- 1981 Happy Since Met You gland, May 19, 1953. Attended Bury Grammar School 1988 An Audience with Victoria Wood for Girls; , B.A. in drama 1992 Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast and theater arts. Married: , 1980; one 2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings son and one daughter. Worked on regional television 2001 Victoria Wood's Sketch Show Story and radio, 1974-78; theater writer; formed television comedy partnership with ; star of her own series and one -woman stage shows, writing her own Stage (selected) material; appeared in numerous television series; au- Talent, 1980; , 1980; Funny Turns, 1982; thor of several books. D.Litt: University of Lancaster, Lucky Bag, 1984; Victoria Wood, 1987; Victoria 1989, University of Sunderland, 1994. Recipient: Pye Wood Way up West, 1990; Victoria Wood: At It Colour Television Award, 1979; Broadcasting Press Again, 2001. Guild Award, 1985; British Academy of Film and Tele- vision Arts Awards, 1985 (twice), 1986, 1987, and 1988 (twice); Variety Club BBC Personality of the Publications (selected) 1992; Year Award, 1987; Writers Guild Award, Broad- Up to You, Porky, 1985 casting Press Guild Award, 1994; Monte Carlo Best Good Fun and Talent, 1988 Single Drama Critics' Award, 1994; Monte Carlo Meas Sana in Thingummy Doodah, 1990 Nymphe d'Or Award, 1994; Barmy: The Second Victoria Wood Sketch, 1993 for Best Female Comedy Performance, 1995, and Pat and Margaret, 1994 Writer of the Year, 2000. Received Order of the British Chunky, 1996 1997. Empire, Wood Plays I, 1998 Dinnerladies: First Helpings, 1999 Television Series 1976 That's Life! 1981-82 Further Reading 1984, 1986 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV Lewisohn, Mark, The Guide to TV Comedy, Lon- 1989 Victoria Wood don: BBC Worldwide, 1998

Woodward, Edward (1930- ) British Actor

Edward Woodward has enjoyed a long and varied ca- the United States, and on both and Broadway reer since he first became a professional performer in stages, appearing in a wide range of productions from 1946. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Shakespeare to musicals. Despite being known for dra- Art, he has acted in England, Scotland, Australia, and matic roles, he can also sing and has made more than a

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