Our Friend Victoria Television (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 29 min | Documentary, Comedy

Our Friend Victoria

Television (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 29 min | Documentary, Comedy

Six-part series celebrating the comedy of Victoria Wood. The League of Gentlemen (Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith) present this episode, which explores Victoria's take on television. Victoria was a self-confessed TV ...See moreSix-part series celebrating the comedy of Victoria Wood. The League of Gentlemen (Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith) present this episode, which explores Victoria's take on television. Victoria was a self-confessed TV addict, and she would watch anything and everything - in fact, the worse the programmes were, the more she enjoyed them. She laughed at the sheer nonsense of the TV world before turning it on itself by creating some of the most groundbreaking parodies ever seen. This episode looks at a typical day of TV from Victoria's unique perspective. Classic clips include banal TV presenters Marjorie and Joan and Sally and Martin, Acorn Antiques and Vic's pitch-perfect pastiche of a 1960s episode of Coronation Street. The League of Gentlemen also look at Victoria's pioneering mockumentaries that changed the comedy landscape. Written by Anonymous See less

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28 cast members

Name	Known for
Julie Walters Self / Various Self / Various See fewer	Billy Elliot (2000)
Richard E. Grant Self Self See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Duncan Preston Self / Various Characters Self / Various Characters See fewer	Acorn Antiques: The Musical (2006)
Kate Robbins Self Self See fewer	After Life (2019)
Celia Imrie Self / Various Self / Various See fewer	The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
Maxine Peake Self Self See fewer	The Theory of Everything (2014)
Diane Morgan Self Self See fewer	Mandy (2019)
Mark Gatiss Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The League of Gentlemen (1999)
Steve Pemberton Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The League of Gentlemen (1999)
Reece Shearsmith Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The League of Gentlemen (1999)
Susie Blake Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Bryan Burdon Coach Driver (archive footage) (uncredited) Coach Driver (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Being Julia (2004)
Rosie Collins Trixie (archive footage) (uncredited) Trixie (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Bless Me Father (1978)
Liz D'Esterre Bicycle Clips Advert Lady (archive footage) (uncredited) Bicycle Clips Advert Lady (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985)
Andrew Dunn Tony (archive footage) (uncredited) Tony (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	How to Kill Monsters (2023)
Carole Hersee Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Kenny Ireland Derek (archive footage) (uncredited) Derek (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Local Hero (1983)
Hope Jackman Clarie (archive footage) (uncredited) Clarie (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Marquis de Sade's Justine (1977)
Meg Johnson Marie (archive footage) (uncredited) Marie (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Good Companions (1980)
Andrew Livingston Carl (archive footage) (uncredited) Carl (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Full Monty (1997)
Peter Lorenzelli Baz Bennet (archive footage) (uncredited) Baz Bennet (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Calendar Girls (2003)
Peter Martin Caretaker (archive footage) (uncredited) Caretaker (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Paul Rider Paul Mansfield (archive footage) (uncredited) Paul Mansfield (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Shakespeare's Globe Theatre: Henry V (2013)
Lill Roughley Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	My Hero (2000)
Albert Welch Customer / Extra (archive footage) (uncredited) Customer / Extra (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
Michaela Welch Customer / Extra (archive footage) (uncredited) Customer / Extra (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Acorn Antiques (1987)
Victoria Wood Self / Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) Self / Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Housewife, 49 (2005)
John Woodvine Malcolm Hartock (archive footage) (uncredited) Malcolm Hartock (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)