BBC Dinnerladies cast now over 20 years on - Corrie favourite, Hollywood fame, tragic death and addiction troubles

The late Victoria Wood was known for many things when it came to her work as a comedian and actress and one of those things that was much-loved by fans was Dinnerladies.

The BBC comedy ran for two series between 1998 to 2000 and centred around the staff and customers of a canteen at a fictional factory in Manchester, named HWD Components, but with main character of Brenda Furlong, played by Victoria, at its heart.

At its peak. the show drew in 16 million viewers and was written entirely by Victoria, with no additional contributors or script editor. It also introduced viewers to many upcoming actresses who have gone on to become big names in Hollywood and in soaps such as Coronation Street.

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Back in January, it was 22 years since Dinerladies was last aired wile later this year in November, it will have been 25 years since we were introduced to Bren and given insight into her relationship with her sarcastic and exhausted canteen manager Tony Martin. So we thought we'd take a look back at the iconic show and see where some of its stars are now.

The show's creator and star Victoria Wood was nothing short of a comedy legend. Having already established herself as a comedy star in the 1980s, even winning a BAFTA TV Award in 1986 for the sketch series Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, after dinnerladies she won two more BAFTA TV Awards, including Best Actress, for her 2006 television film, Housewife, 49.

The Prestwich-born star's career continued to rise, she wrote her first musical, Acorn Antiques: The Musical!, which opened in 2005 at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London,