Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
December 24, 2009Release Date
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
December 24, 2009Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Victoria Wood
Self / Various characters
Julie Walters
Bo Beaumont / Mrs. Overall
Anton du Beke
Self
Delia Smith
Self
Tony Dow
Director
John Rushton
Producer
John Rhodes
Cinematographer
John Rhodes
Cinematographer
Tom Jarvis
Editor
Robin Peters
Editor
James Dillon
ProductionDesigner
James Dillon
ProductionDesigner
Bel Powley
Cranchesterford Teenager
Jason Watkins
Lorraine Ashbourne
Daniel Ryan
Marcia Warren
Dorothy Atkinson
Gina Bramhill
Emily Atack
Sylvestra Le Touzel
Naomi Bentley
Reece Shearsmith
Neil Bell
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas is a comedy sketch show written by and starring comedian Victoria Wood, broadcast on Christmas Eve 2009.
The programme, Wood's first sketch show for nine years, was described by Wood as being "a whole night's telly crammed into one hour". The special featured a spoof documentary titled Beyond The Marigolds, in which Wood's long-time collaborator Julie Walters reprised her role as "Bo Beaumont", the actress behind Acorn Antiques character "Mrs. Overall". Beyond The Marigolds saw Beaumont's foray into the world of celebrity programming such as I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, Dancing on Ice and Strictly Come Dancing. The sketch included special guest appearances from Delia Smith, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, and Anton du Beke. Sylvestra Le Touzel, Dorothy Atkinson, Marcia Warren, Harriet Thorpe, Jason Watkins, Reece Shearsmith, Richard Lintern and Lorraine Ashbourne also had roles.
Also featured in Mid Life Christmas was The Mid Life Olympics 2009, a series of sketches that include events such as the "4 by 400 Hedge Trimming" and "Ladies Outdoor Parking", featuring Wood and Bob Cryer as the presenters.The programme achieved a total viewing audience of 7.45 million viewers and was the 12th highest rated show on BBC One and the 17th highest rated across all channels for the week ending 27 December 2009.Contemporary and later press reports suggested that Wood was unhappy with the BBC's decision to schedule the programme for Christmas Eve rather than on Christmas Day as she had expected.