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All ten episodes from the second series of the BBC sitcom set in a school canteen, written by and starring comedienne Victoria Wood. In ‘Catering’, Bren (Wood) has her work cut out when a team of decorators, who are supposed to be painting the canteen over the weekend, arrive early. In ‘Trouble’, Jean (Anne Reid) is struggling to cope with the fact that her husband has run off with a younger woman. ‘Holidays’ sees Bren looking forward to going to Marbella with Tony (Andrew Dunn). In ‘Fog’, Bren has a bad day, not helped by a visiting blood donor unit, a prisoner on the run – and a compromising photo taken by Tony on holiday. ‘Gamble’ finds the dinner ladies looking forward to Christmas – but Bren’s festive plans are unambitious to say the least. In ‘Christmas’, Bren and Tony are having problems, and Bren considers handing in her notice at work. ‘Minnellium’ sees Philippa (Celia Imrie) getting herself into a tizzy over the factory’s New Year celebrations. In ‘Christine’, a new employee comes to replace Anita, but her chronic flatulence causes more than a few problems in her new workplace. ‘Gravy’ sees Petula (Julie Walters) delivering some shocking news. Finally, in ‘Toast’, Bren’s success on ‘Totally Trivial’ has healed the rift between her and Tony. But the canteen’s future could be in jeopardy…
