Pull up a chair and grab a plate – Dinnerlads is back with another nostalgic serving of Victoria Wood’s iconic sitcom, dinnerladies.

In this episode, Tim, Nic, Matt and Dom dive into Series 1, Episode 5: Party – a fan-favourite packed with razor-sharp quotes, questionable personal grooming choices, and enough romantic complexity to power an entire canteen’s worth of gossip.

This week’s chat is a lively one: the lads revel in the sheer volume of brilliant one-liners (even by Victoria Wood’s standards), marvel at the confidence required to wear an aftershave named after yourself, and unpack the often messy, often tender web of relationships running through the episode. From Bren and Tony’s emotional near-misses to Petula’s perpetual chaos, nothing escapes the Dinnerlads’ attention.

In this episode:

💬 Quotes, quotes, quotes – and why Party might be one of the most quotable episodes of the series

🧴 The audacity of wearing aftershave with your own name on it

❤️ The emotional complexity woven beneath the jokes, misunderstandings and almost-moments

🎉 How Victoria Wood captures the awkward joy of a workplace party better than anyone

🎙️ Favourite lines, nostalgic moments, and a few inevitable, off-menu detours from Tim, Nic, Matt and Dom

Pop the kettle on, grab a mini sausage roll, and join us for another trip back to the canteen – where every party comes with laughter, longing, and at least one questionable fragrance.

Follow along, join the conversation, and don’t forget to bring your tabard.

This podcast includes short clips from the television series dinnerladies for the purposes of review, commentary, and discussion. These clips are used under the UK’s fair dealing provisions within the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission for the purposes of criticism, review, and reporting current events. dinnerlads is a fan project created with admiration for Victoria Wood’s work and the incredible cast and crew behind the series. All rights to the original programme, characters, and audio remain with their respective copyright holders.

This podcast contains audio clips from the original series, used under fair dealing provisions for the purposes of criticism and review. All clips remain copyright their respective owners. dinnerladies was written by Victoria Wood, and is a Pozzitive Television and Good Fun production.

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