07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Victoria Wood returning to TV nine years after tragic death for new special
A new documentary about late comedian Victoria Wood will air on TV screens next Spring to mark ten years since her tragic passing
A feature length documentary celebrating the life of Victoria Wood will be airing on U&GOLD next year. The documentary, titled Becoming Victoria Wood will be released next Spring, marking ten years since the star's passing.
In the film, fans will be privvy to never-before-seen archive material and previously unheard audio recordings, including her first ever performance from 1973.
The documentary will also include unseen interviews with Victoria and intimate audio diaries recorded during the making of Dinnerladies. Fans will see candid, confessional entries that reveal the unfiltered Victoria, as the documentary will showcase the connections between her real-life experiences and the themes explored in her work.
Testimonies from the star's friends and colleagues from her formative years will also bring further insight into her evolution as a performer and person.
The much-loved comedian and sitcom writer sadly died from cancer in 2016 at the age of 62. It was later revealed that the Lancashire-born star had been diagnosed with cancer four years earlier.
In her authorised biography, Let's Do It, it was revealed she quit directing BBC 's Loving Miss Hatto for a year of radiotherapy, chemotherapy and ops on a malignant lymph node and cancer in the 'tummy area'.
After being discharged from hospital, it's understood the star spent her last days at her home in Highgate, London, where she was cared for by her two adult children Grace and Henry, sister Rosalind, and her close friend and collaborator Piers Wenger.
Hilary Rosen, Director of Commissioning for UKTV said on the documentary: 'Without doubt, Victoria Wood is one of the finest comics Britain has ever produced. This new biopic will shine a light on Victoria's early life, the start of her career, and will go on to explore how she became one of our very best – and beloved – performers, who had the unique ability to capture the absurdity and the tenderness of everyday life in her exquisite writing.'
Executive producer James Rogan added: "Victoria Wood is an icon and a force of comedy. The story of where it all comes from is a fascinating and unexplored area of her extraordinary life.
"We are looking forward to showcasing her genius and her journey for cinema and television audiences alike, and reminding the world of her unique vision and ability to make us laugh."
