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BBC iPlayer adds classic comedy and drama

November 11, 2021 12.25 Europe/London By Julian Clover

The BBC is adding more archive content to the BBC iPlayer streaming service.

The classic Victoria Wood comedy dinnerladies Is already available while Keeping Up Appearances and drama This Life will be added in future weeks.

Created, written, co-produced and starring the late Victoria Wood, dinnerladies is set in the canteen of Manchester-based factory HWD Components and follows the lives of its caterers and regular customers. The iconic sitcom has an equally iconic cast, including Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Thelma Barlow, Maxine Peake and Anne Reid. Both series of the show have been made available.

Another classic 90s British sitcom, Keeping Up Appearances, will arrive next week. From Tuesday 16 November, viewers can stream all five series, with Patricia Routledge and Clive Swift as the famous social-climber Hyacinth Bucket and her long-suffering husband Richard.

Cult drama This Life is next, with both series and a ten years later special streaming from Tuesday 30 November. Starring Amita Dhiri, Andrew Lincoln, Daniela Nardini, Jack Davenport and Jason Hughes, the programme charted the careers and personal lives of five old college friends who wind up sharing a house together as young lawyers in the 90s.

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About Julian Clover

Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on X @julianclover, or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com.

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