The Best of Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV

**The Best of Victoria Wood - As Seen on TV** is a UK DVD release by BBC Worldwide Ltd on 5th August 2002. It consists of a big collection of segments and sketches from the greatest highly-popular 1980's sketched-comedy TV show "*Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV*" altogether as one random order of clips on this one separate DVD.

## Sketches/Segments

* The Best of Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV opening titles
* Stand-up monologue about radio and TV stations (from Season 1, Show 1)
* Connie and Beattie in the office (from Season 1, Show 1)
* Continuity announcement about black and white TV on Sundays (from Season 1, Show 6)
* The Whippet" film classic skit (from Season 1, Show 6)
* Joan and Margery: Young Men and Double Glazing (from Season 1, Show 1)
* The Skellern in Love Song (from Season 1, Show 3)
* Continuity announcement about Acorn Antiques (from Season 1, Show 1)
* Acorn Antiques #1: a mixed episode with the first 2m:58s of "A Shot in Dakar" (from Season 1, Show 2)
and the last 1:48s of "Moped Birthmarks" (from Season 1, Show 3) being joined up together
* Continuity announcement slide for the Acorn Antiques book on sale (from Season 1, Show 3)
* Kitty #1: The "Secret of Youth" monologue (from Season 1, Show 2)
* The Swim the Channel documentary (from Season 1, Show 2)
* The Shoe Shop sketch (from Season 1, Show 3)
* Continuity announcement about Obesity (from Season 1, Show 1)
* The Turkish Bath sketch (from Season 1, Show 2)
* The waiting for the engineers announcement slide (from Season 1, Show 2)
* The Knock Knock Knock song (from Season 1, Show 2)
* The back to As Seen on TV announcement slide (from Season 1, Show 2)
* Gail and Carl's loft flats (from Season 1, Show 2)
* The perfumery department skit (from Season 1, Show 3)
* The cheap supermarket checkout sketch (from Season 1, Show 5)
* A Fairly Ordinary Man documentary (from Season 1, Show 1)
* Kitty #2: The "Double Gusset" documentary (from Season 1, Show 6)
* Continuity announcement about a row with a boyfriend (from Season 1, Show 5)
* Brief weather shot (from Season 1, Show 5)
* Acorn Antiques #2: a mixed episode with the first 1m:44s of "Muesli" (from Season 1, Show 5)
and the the last 4m:44s of "No More Amnesia" (from Season 1, Show 6) being joined up together
* Stand-up monologue about transport to the show (from Season 2, Show 3)
* The Sexy Italian Moan sketch (from Season 2, Show 1)
* The Television Classics announcement shot (from the 1987 special)
* Coronation Street sketch (from the 1987 special)
* The Making of Acorn Antiques documentary (from the 1987 special)
* The Dessert Trolley sketch (from Season 2, Show 3)
* Continuity announcement about some wallaby hops (from Season 2, Show 3)
* Kitty #3: The "Reincarnation Interruptus" documentary (from Season 2, Show 4)
* Continuity announcement about a soap opera introduction (from Season 2, Show 1)
* Acorn Antiques #3: Banjolele (from Season 2, Show 5)
* Continuity announcement slide for the "Anyone Can Break a Vase" record that is on sale and for the
costumes in a touring exhibition in Bath, Bristol, Edinburgh and Doncaster (from Season 2, Show 2)
* The Two Soups sketch (from Season 2, Show 6)
* The Self-Service sketch (from the 1987 special)
* Continuity announcement about axing a few Acorn Antiques characters (from Season 2, Show 6)
* Acorn Antiques: the final episode (from Season 2, Show 6)
* The Freda and Barry Song of "Let's Do It" (from Season 2, Show 1)
* The Best of Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV closing titles

## Cast

* Victoria Wood as herself, Beattie ("*Family Planning*"), Joan ("*Young Men and Double Glazing*"),
Miss Berta ("*Acorn Antiques*"), Chrissie ("*Swim the Channel*"), the shoe shop customer,
Pat ("*The Turkish Baths*"), Gail ("*Penthouse Flats*"), the cashier ("*The Cheap Supermarket*"),
Heather Postlethwaite ("*A Fairly Ordinary Man*"), Faith ("*The Italian Restaurant*"),
* Julie Walters as Connie ("*Family Planning*"), Margery ("*Young Men and Double Glazing*"),
Mrs Overall ("*Acorn Antiques*"), The shoe shop assistant, Thelm ("*The Turkish Baths*"),
Faith's friend ("*The Italian Restaurant*"), Martha Longhurst ("*Coronation Street*"),
Bo ("*The Making of Acorn Antiques*"), the so slow waitress ("*Two Soups*"),
the first woman in the queue ("*Self-Service*") and the actress ("*Acorn Antiques characters being axed*").
* Patricia Routledge as Kitty.
* Celia Imrie as Miss Babs ("*Acorn Antiques*"), Janine ("*The Shoe Shop*"), the Turkish bath's voice,
the perfume saleslady (*Anti-mugging Spray*), the customer ("*The Cheap Supermarket*").
* Duncan Preston as the man with stinging eyes ("*Anti-mugging Spray*"), Mr Clifford ("*Acorn Antiques*").
* Susie Blake as the announcer.
* Kay Adshead as Freda ("*The Whippet*")
* Jim Broadbent as Jim Postlethwaite ("*A Fairly Ordinary Man*").
* Frances Cox as Mrs Postlethwaite ("*A Fairly Ordinary Man*").
* Christine Hargreaves a Pat's Mother ("*A Fairly Ordinary Man*").
* Paul Heiney as
* Janet Henfrey as Mrs Hennigan ("*Swim the Channel*").
* Andrew Livingston as Carl ("*Penthouse Flats*") and Philip Postlethwaite ("*A Fairly Ordinary Man*").
* Maggie Ollerenshaw as Joan - Chrissie's mother ("*Swim the Channel*").
* Ron Pember as Cliff - Chrissie's father ("*Swim the Channel*").
* Peter Postlethwaite as Barry ("*The Whippet*")
* Lill Roughley as Minnie Caldwell () and the second cafe assistant ("*Self-Service*").
* Maggie Steed as Marion Clunes - Executive Producer ("*The Making of Acorn Antiques*").
* Sue Wallace as Pat ("*A Fairly Ordinary Man*") and the first café assistant ("*Self-Service*").
* Nicholas Barnes as.
* Neil Braithwaite as Trio Singer ("*The Knock, Knock, Knock Song*").
* Bryan Burdon as Mickey ("*The Making of Acorn Antiques*").
* Mary Carewe as Trio Singer ("*The Knock, Knock, Knock Song*")
* Rosie Collins as Trixie ("*Acorn Antiques*").
* Deborah Grant as
* Jane Hardy as the make-up girl ("*The Making of Acorn Antiques*")
* Kenny Ireland as Derek ("*Acorn Antiques*").
* Gerard Kelly as the Italian waiter ("*The Italian Restaurant*").
* Sam Kelly as Simon - Director ("*The Making of Acorn Antiques*").
* Meg Johnson as
* Chris Sanders as the Head Waiter ("*Is it on the trolley?*").
* Graham Seed as Alan ("*Is it on the trolley?*")
* Samantha Shaw as the Trio Singer ("*The Knock, Knock, Knock Song*").
* Colin Simmonds as the Television Heaven announcer.

## Credits

* The Best of Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV was written by and starred Victoria Wood with Julie Walters,
Patricia Routledge, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, Susie Blake, Kay Adshead, Jim Broadbent, Frances Cox,
Paul Heiney, Janet Henfrey, Andrew Livingston, Maggie Ollerenshaw, Ron Pember, Peter Postlethwaite,
Lill Roughley, Maggie Steed, Sue Wallace, Nicholas Barnes, Neil Braithwaite, Bryan Burdon, Mary Carewe,
Rosie Collins, Deborah Grant, Jane Hardy, Kenny Ireland, Gerard Kelly, Sam Kelly, Meg Johnson,
Chris Sanders, Graham Seed, Samantha Shaw and Colin Simmonds.
* Music by Victoria Wood.
* Musical Director: David Firman.
* Choreographers: Tudor Davis and Nicky Hinkley.
* Film Cameramen: John Baker, Philip Bonham-Carter and Nat Crosby.
* Film Recordists: Colin Derbyshire and Anthony Wornum.
* Film Editors: Colin Jones, David Pygram and Paul Rapley.
* Properties Buyers: Terry Black, Tony Moore and Bob Warans.
* Graphic Designers: Paul D'Auria, Peter Clayton and Ian Hewett.
* Camera Supervisors: John Dailley and Roger Fenna.
* Lighting Vision Supervisor: Arthur Sutton.
* Deputy Sound Supervisor: Tony Revell.
* Technical Co-ordinators: Mike Chislett, Alan Jeffery, John Mersh and John Walton.
* Vision Mixed by Heather Gilder and Bob Morton.
* Videotape Edited by Mykola Pawluk and Geoff Bartlett.
* Make-Up Designed by Cherry Alston, Christina Baker and Vanessa Poulton.
* Costumes Designed by Jackie Southern and Anna Stubley.
* Production Team: Janet Evans, Johanna Kennedy, Stephanie Lowe,
Christine Mackay, Gill Rose, Laura Vine and Valerie Wilson.
* Production Managers: Colin Fay, Nick Fiveash, Roy Gould and Marcus Mortimer.
* Sound by Laurie Taylor.
* Lighting by Ken McGregor, Eric Wallis and Fred Wright.
* Design by Andrew Howe-Davis, David Lasky and Richard Morris.
* Video Presentation by Ingrid Taylor.
* Produced & Directed by Geoff Posner.