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* CopiouslyCreditedCreator: Victoria Wood wrote every episode herself, played Bren, composed the music, and performed the lyrics to it at the end of "Millennium" and "Toast", which she of course wrote as well.
* CreatorsPest: Victoria Wood later said that the BBC considered it "a show they couldn't kill".
* CreatorsPest: Victoria Wood later said that the BBC considered it "a show they couldn't kill".
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* FlipFlopOfGod: Victoria Wood first said that she always intended for there to be just two seasons, and that the second was only made to do the show justice. However, in a documentary about BBC sitcoms, she alleged that it had been axed.
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* FlipFlopOfGod: Victoria Wood Creator/VictoriaWood first said that she always intended for there to be just two seasons, series and that the second was only made to do the show justice. However, in a documentary about BBC sitcoms, she alleged that it had been axed.
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** Julie Walters often played quirky or kindly mother figures. By contrast, Petula is a rotten person who put her daughter into care because she was "cramping her style".
* ProductionPosse: Celia Imrie and Julie Walters had also starred in ''Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV''.
* ProductionPosse: Celia Imrie and Julie Walters had also starred in ''Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV''.
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** Julie Walters Creator/JulieWalters often played quirky or kindly mother figures. By contrast, Petula is a rotten person who put her daughter into care because she was "cramping her style".
* ProductionPosse:Celia Imrie Creator/CeliaImrie and Julie Walters Creator/JulieWalters had also starred in ''Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV''.''Series/VictoriaWoodAsSeenOnTV''.
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* UnderageCasting: Victoria Wood was initially worried that Julie Walters wouldn't take the role of Petula, who was written to be fifty-five, and the actress herself was only three years older than her. Julie Walters didn't mind however, joking "everyone thinks I'm fifty-five anyway". Make-up was used to age her.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ten episodes were written for the first season, but four were scrapped because Victoria Wood disliked the quality of her own writing.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ten episodes were written for the first season, but four were scrapped because Victoria Wood disliked the quality of her own writing.
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* UnderageCasting: Victoria Wood Creator/VictoriaWood was initially worried that Julie Walters wouldn't take the role of Petula, who was written to be fifty-five, and the actress herself was only three years older than her. Julie Walters However, Creator/JulieWalters didn't mind however, mind, joking "everyone thinks I'm fifty-five anyway". Make-up was used to age her.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ten episodes were written for the first season, but four were scrapped becauseVictoria Wood Creator/VictoriaWood disliked the quality of her own writing.writing.
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* CreatorChosenCasting: The role of Petula was written specifically for Julie Walters.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Tony's battle with cancer was not played for laughs in the series, but becomes this given Victoria Wood's death from cancer at the early age of 62.
* TheOtherDarrin: Norman the bread man.
* TheOtherDarrin: Norman the bread man.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Tony's battle with cancer CreatorChosenCasting: The role of Petula was not played written specifically for laughs in the series, but becomes this given Julie Walters.
* FlipFlopOfGod: VictoriaWood's death from cancer at Wood first said that she always intended for there to be just two seasons, and that the early age of 62.
second was only made to do the show justice. However, in a documentary about BBC sitcoms, she alleged that it had been axed.
* TheOtherDarrin: Norman the breadman.man was played by Andrew Livingstone in Season 1, and Adrian Hood in Season 2.
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Retroactively for Shobna Gulati, who would later be best known for her roles in soaps like ''Series/EastEnders'' and ''Series/CoronationStreet''. Playing TheDitz like Anita still sticks out in her filmography.
** Julie Walters often played quirky or kindly mother figures. By contrast, Petula is a rotten person who put her daughter into care because she was "cramping her style".
* ProductionPosse: Celia Imrie and Julie Walters had also starred in ''Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV''.
* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Maxine Peake opted to diet and lose weight between Seasons 1 and 2 to avoid typecasting. Victoria Wood was unaware of her plans and, despite having to wear a fat-suit, the character of Twinkle had to be retooled to match the change.
* UnderageCasting: Victoria Wood was initially worried that Julie Walters wouldn't take the role of Petula, who was written to be fifty-five, and the actress herself was only three years older than her. Julie Walters didn't mind however, joking "everyone thinks I'm fifty-five anyway". Make-up was used to age her.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ten episodes were written for the first season, but four were scrapped because Victoria Wood disliked the quality of her own writing.
* FlipFlopOfGod: Victoria
* TheOtherDarrin: Norman the bread
* PlayingAgainstType:
** Retroactively for Shobna Gulati, who would later be best known for her roles in soaps like ''Series/EastEnders'' and ''Series/CoronationStreet''. Playing TheDitz like Anita still sticks out in her filmography.
** Julie Walters often played quirky or kindly mother figures. By contrast, Petula is a rotten person who put her daughter into care because she was "cramping her style".
* ProductionPosse: Celia Imrie and Julie Walters had also starred in ''Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV''.
* SerendipityWritesThePlot: Maxine Peake opted to diet and lose weight between Seasons 1 and 2 to avoid typecasting. Victoria Wood was unaware of her plans and, despite having to wear a fat-suit, the character of Twinkle had to be retooled to match the change.
* UnderageCasting: Victoria Wood was initially worried that Julie Walters wouldn't take the role of Petula, who was written to be fifty-five, and the actress herself was only three years older than her. Julie Walters didn't mind however, joking "everyone thinks I'm fifty-five anyway". Make-up was used to age her.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Ten episodes were written for the first season, but four were scrapped because Victoria Wood disliked the quality of her own writing.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Tony's battle with cancer is this, given Victoria Wood's death from cancer at the early age of 62.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Tony's battle with cancer is this, was not played for laughs in the series, but becomes this given Victoria Wood's death from cancer at the early age of 62.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Norman the bread man.
