
Acorn Antiques
1987-12-18 · 70 min · ★ 7.5
Starring Victoria Wood, Julie Walters, Celia Imrie, Duncan Preston, with the snobby continuity announcer played by Susie Blake, Acorn Antiques was a mini soap opera set in a shop on the outskirts of Manchesterford. Viewers were gripped with the everyday dramas that beset Miss Babs (Celia Imrie), Berta (Victoria Wood) and the glamorous Mrs Overall (Julie Walters). Now each thrilling episode is available together for the first time on DVD, including "Babs and the Cup of Coffee", "Mrs Overall and her Apron" and the memorable classic "Berta coming through the Doorway". Re-live the drama as Mrs Overall serves up another batch of macaroons and Babs discusses the future of the shop. What will be this week's riveting cliff hanger? Will the set survive? Written by Victoria Wood, Acorn Antiques was Produced and Directed by Geoff Posner and first transmitted as part of Victoria Wood as Seen on TV… in January 1985.
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- Directors
- Marcus Mortimer
- Production companies
- BBC
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Victoria WoodBerta
Celia ImrieBabs
Julie WaltersMrs. Overall
Susie BlakeAnnouncer
Duncan PrestonClifford
Sam KellyDirector
Maggie SteedMarion Clune - Executive Producer
Deborah GrantCrew MemberTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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