Moods 

Everyone begins in a 'mood', some good, some very bad. Brenda is asked to solve Twinkle's problem. Additional actors include Dame Thora Hird, Eric Sykes as well as Julie Waters.

Director:

Geoff Posner

Writer:

Victoria Wood

Stars:

Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Victoria Wood	...	Bren
Thelma Barlow	...	Dolly
Andrew Dunn	...	Tony
Shobna Gulati	...	Anita
Celia Imrie	...	Philippa
Maxine Peake	...	Twinkle
Duncan Preston	...	Stan
Anne Reid	...	Jean
Liz Hume Dawson	...	Woman In Queue (as Liz Hume-Dawson)
Sue Devaney	...	1st Secretary
Jackie Downey	...	Bev
Judy Flynn	...	2nd Secretary
Rachel Gleaves	...	Kirsty
Elspet Gray	...	Hilary
Anthony Renshaw	...	Veg Man

Storyline

Tony and Bren arrive early to the canteen in much better moods than usual. Unfortunately, everyone else is in a bad temper. Stan's had trouble with his father, Dolly and Jean bicker continuously, Anita is convinced her new haircut makes her look like Fatima Whitbread and Twinkle thinks she's pregnant. Philippa suggests having a "Bring Your Mother To Work" day to cheer everyone up, though sarcastic Enid (Dolly's mother) and nymphomaniac Connie (Jean's mother) do little to raise the workers' spirits. Stan brings his father, Jim and Petula arrives with an old lady who she says is her own mother.

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Plot Keywords:

canteen | observational comedy | british humour | janitor | staff | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 December 1998 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Good Fun, Pozzitive Television, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

28 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this episode Dora Bryan and Anne Reid play mother and daughter for the second time, both times for Victoria Wood and despite Bryan being only 12 years older than Reid. The first time was in an episode of Wood's Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1985) back in 1986.

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Quotes

Connie: Sex, it's like icing a cake. You've got to bloody concentrate!

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