Victoria Wood CBE (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, singer and songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood wrote and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanied on piano. Wood also composed and performed the theme music for her award winning BBC sitcom Dinnerladies. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life, and included references to popular British media and brand names of quintessentially British products. She was noted for her skills in observing culture, and in satirising social classes. She started her career in 1974 by winning the ATV talent show New Faces. It wasn't until the 1980s that she began to establish herself as a comedy star, with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV and became one of Britain's most popular stand-up comics. In 1998, she wrote and starred in the (again, award-winning) sitcom Dinnerladies. In 2006, she won two BAFTA awards for her one-off drama for ITV1, Housewife, 49. Wood frequently worked with long-term collaborators Julie Walters, Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie. Victoria Wood died on 20 April 2016 after a short battle with cancer. She was 62.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 19, 1953
- April 20, 2016 (aged 62)
- Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
- Actor, writer, producer and composer, also director
- 10 on MovieCove · 57 credits in all
What are Victoria Wood's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 1 · Earnest 6
Light 8 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 4 · Intense 1
Steady 7 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 5
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 7 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Heroas Nella Last in Housewife, 49 (2005)
- Mentoras Nana in Ballet Shoes (2007)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- Bittersweet1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Victoria Wood's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Victoria Wood's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
57 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Becoming Victoria Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Fungus the Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Fungus The Bogeyman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
That Day We Sang(2014)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all filmsVictoria Wood - That Musical We Made (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Loving Miss Hatto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Borrowers(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Case Histories(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Eric & Ernie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Little Crackers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Angina Monologues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Mid Life Christmas(2009)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Ballet Shoes(2007)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all filmsVictoria's Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Housewife, 49(2005)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Acorn Antiques: The Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Harry & Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Victoria at the Albert - Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
dinnerladies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Victoria Wood: Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
The Wind in the Willows(1996)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Pat and Margaret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Julie Walters and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Julie Walters and Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Not Now Bernard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Victoria Wood: Sold Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Victoria Wood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Screen One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Acorn Antiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Acorn Antiques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Aspel & Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Open Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Wood and Walters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Happy Since I Met You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Nearly a Happy Ending (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Victoria Wood Screenplays (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Talent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Screenplay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Summer Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
That's Life! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Jackanory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Lux Video Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Happy Since I Met You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Victoria Wood with All The Trimmings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Victoria Wood's Mid-Life Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles, 54 of them dated from 1950 to 2026; peak year 2007.
Film career
Peak 2007 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1996Screen debut· The Wind in the Willows
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Victoria Wood's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th2
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 41. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Victoria Wood work with?
People who share at least 2 of Victoria Wood's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Julie Walters shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Julie WaltersShared titles: Mid Life Christmas (2009), Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000), An Audience with Victoria Wood (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Julie Walters
- Dorothy AtkinsonShared titles: That Day We Sang (2014), Mid Life Christmas (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Dorothy Atkinson
- Jason WatkinsShared titles: Mid Life Christmas (2009), Housewife, 49 (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Jason Watkins
- Lorraine AshbourneShared titles: Mid Life Christmas (2009), Housewife, 49 (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Lorraine Ashbourne
Producers
- Lucy AnsbroShared titles: Mid Life Christmas (2009), Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Lucy Ansbro
- Phil McIntyreShared titles: Mid Life Christmas (2009), Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Phil McIntyre
- Damien TimmerShared titles: Ballet Shoes (2007), Housewife, 49 (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Damien Timmer
- Matthew HamiltonShared titles: Ballet Shoes (2007), Housewife, 49 (2005)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Hamilton