"I can still remember waiting to be introduced to Victoria at the Granada offices for her TV film, Happy Since I Met You. She'd been at lunch with Julie Walters and they hadn't seen each other for quite some time. They were a little bit refreshed, you know what I mean? I can still hear the crash of a door in a corridor as they arrived, and when they came in it was like being hit by a firing squad."
"Vic was a genius and not the easiest person to work with because she insisted that you do everything exactly as it was written. She would make you do it again and again and again, until you said the right words."
"Early on in filming, I said: You might as well write me out of this because I've got nothing to do. She was not happy. She wrote me a letter overnight, which she came down and put through my letterbox. She was seething."
"Victoria stuck out in a climate of very male comedy and rock music and later punk, with her unique songs about dressing gowns and cocoa."
Duncan Preston recalls his introduction to Victoria Wood at the Granada offices, where he felt overwhelmed by her presence. Initially aiming for serious acting, he became part of Wood's sketch shows. Their friendship grew as they commuted together, but working with her was challenging due to her insistence on precision. Disagreements arose during filming of 'dinnerladies,' leading to a significant increase in his lines. Nigel Planer remembers meeting Wood at Cardiff's Chapter arts centre, noting her unique presence in a male-dominated comedy scene.
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