Victoria Wood

In 2003, she was listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest people in British comedy.
. She was awarded the OBE in 1997. He has reprised the role of the Fifth Doctor in a series of audio plays by Big Finish Productions. She has starred in several series of her own, including:. He has also starred in the television series The Last Detective (2003) and Distant Shores (2004), the latter where he coincidentally also played a doctor. They have two children, Grace and Henry. He continued to appear occasionally on television, but it was not until 2000 that he returned in another major role, that of David Braithwaite in At Home with the Braithwaites.

Wood married magician Geoffrey Durham in March 1980, but they separated in October 2002. This, and the opportunity to play Tristan Farnon again in 1985 and 1990, kept Davison busy until the early 1990s, when he gradually faded from the public eye. Her sitcom Dinnerladies in particualar is often regarded along with The Royle Family as one of the prime example of dialogue-based TV comedy, shows in which the focus is more on discussion between characters than story or action, though Dinnerladies episodes usually did have a strong storyline also. Davison also played the lead in Campion, a series based on the period whodunnits of Margery Allingham. Wood is often regarded as among the top sitcom writers in Britain due to her understanding of British culture and high command of the English language. The surreal comedy-drama was revived several years later as A Very Polish Practice. Her first play, Talent (1978) won her an award for Most Promising New Writer, and she has since won many awards for her light entertainment performances. He played Dr Stephen Daker, the ingenuous hero of A Very Peculiar Practice, written by Andrew Davies.

Wood was born in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, and studied drama at the University of Birmingham, beginning her show business career during her time as an undergraduate. Her first big break was as a novelty act on the BBC's consumer affairs programme, That's Life in 1976. It was not until 1986 that Davison worked on another really popular series. She has written and starred in sketches, plays and sitcoms, and her live stand-up comedy act is interspersed with songs of her own composition, which she accompanies on piano. Reportedly, Patrick Troughton (who had played the Second Doctor) had recommended to Davison that he leave the role after three years, and Davison followed his advice. Victoria Wood (born May 19, 1953) is a British comedienne, actress, singer and writer. Attracting such a high-profile actor was as much of a coup for the programme's producers as getting the role was for him, but he did not renew his contract because he feared being typecast. Dinnerladies (sitcom) (1999). Davison appeared in some British sitcoms before signing a contract to play the Doctor for three years, succeeding Tom Baker.

A television film, Pat and Margaret starring Wood and Julie Walters as long-lost sisters with very different lifestyles. He and Dickinson appeared together in an episode of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Victoria Wood As Seen On Television (1984). He married American actress Sandra Dickinson in the same year, but they divorced in 1994. Wood and Walters (1981) (with Julie Walters). His performance as the ne'er-do-well Tristan Farnon in All Creatures Great and Small made him a household name. He studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama, and appeared in several stage productions and some minor television roles before he got his big break in 1978.

Davison was born Peter Moffett in London, his father being originally from Guyana. Davison's departure was regarded by many as the kiss of death for the programme, though it survived several more years with other actors in the role. Peter Davison (born April 13, 1951) is a popular British actor, most commonly associated with the leading role in Doctor Who, which he played from 1981 to 1984 (see List of Doctor Who serials).