BBC and Gold pay tribute

Broadcasters have cleared some of their schedules to honour to Victoria Wood.

BBC Two will tonight is screening a 90-minute tribute to the comedian, entitled As Seen on TV.

The programme, which will air from 7.30pm, features sketches, stand-up, characters and songs from her repertoire as well as interviews with Victoria and friends and fans, including Dawn French, Julie Walters and Sir Roger Moore.

Viewers in Wales will get an hour-long version of the show from 8pm.

And Gold has cleared its early evening schedules on Saturday and Sunday to pay tribute to Wood, who died from cancer yesterday at the age of 62.

On Saturday, it will screen the first three episodes of her sitcom Dinnerladies from 5.30pm followed by her 2009 special Victoria Wood’s Midlife Christmas.

On Sunday the special will be repeated at 5.30pm, followed by the final three episodes in the  first series of Dinnerladies.

Meanwhile Sheridan Smith paid tribute to Wood on the West End stage last night, at the opening of her new show Funny Girl.

After taking a standing ovation, she said: 'Victoria was one of my idols... She was ridiculously talented so it's a massive loss. She had the ability to make you laugh and break your heart, within a second.'

Published: 21 Apr 2016