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dinnerladies

All the DVDs, audio cassettes, CDs, videos and books released in connection with the series spell the name without a capital letter. This is also referred to in a news article on the BBC website here. I think this is a good case for using the lower-case letter - does anyone not agree? Habasi 15:52, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  Yet-another entry on wikpedia that is entirely too wordy. It is many-pages-too-long. Get rid of information such as :  "  Her son Henry made a cameo performance as a teenager in Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas. He also appeared in the accompanying 'behind the scenes' programme Victoria Wood: What Larks!. Both children had already made appearances as extras on Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings in 2000."    DELETE THIS AND CONSOLIDATE ALL OF THIS TO THREE PAGES, AT THE MOST! Stop putting personal opinions or rhetoric or quotes from people.

Birthplace

Prestwich, whwer she was born, is not in the County of Lancashire, as described in the link. It is in Greater Manchester! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.149.181.45 (talk) 15:01, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It has been in G Manchester since that county was created in 1974. When she was born, it was in Lancashire. Jim Michael (talk) 19:10, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Death

We don't need to mention this in multiple sections of the body of the article. Please take care when adding such news, and check whether others have already done so. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 15:17, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I am trying to find a quotable reference giving a particular phrase in her lyrics - "I've been to Dubai, I've been to Keynsham spelt K E Y"

This is s reference to Horace Batchelor, and I believe the Horace Batchelor entry should include a reference to the song.

I am very much a beginner so apologies for mistakes in protocol — Preceding unsigned comment added by CarregJim (talk • contribs) 10:18, 11 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am not too comfortable with the cause of death being stated as cancer of the oesophagus. I note the reference given only mentions cancer and not what type it was. I can find only one reference to her having had cancer of the oesophagus in an article in The Express. The vast body of literature on it is very vague on the topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blotski (talk • contribs) 19:15, 21 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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The Daily Mail (again)

Is the Daily Mail prohibited as a source for non-controversial facts about a recently deceased UK comedian, because it's "a tabloid"? I think we should be told. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:05, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

In particular this interview and this article. Is it just me, or is something now obviously missing from the "Early years" section? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:22, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

There was because someone removed a chunk of text leaving a nonsensical mess. The Mail article quotes her own words from a Desert Island discs interview - there's no reason not to use it. Richerman (talk) 07:38, 18 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Awards and Nominations

Can somebody explain why her Awards and nominations are restricted solely to the BAFTA's? This seems extremely limiting, is it just because the table creator works for BAFTA? Or were they just being lazy? Or do they consider every other award giving organisation to be of lesser importance? I am very curious to find out before spending more valuable time adding any other awards. James Kevin McMahon (talk) 16:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]