Grumpy Old Women

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Grumpy Old Women
Grumpy Old Women title card
Created byJudith Holder
Starring
Narrated by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producerJudith Holder
Running time28 Minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release21 December 2004 (2004-12-21) –
24 August 2007 (2007-08-24)

Grumpy Old Women is a British television series, continuing in the same vein as its predecessor, Grumpy Old Men. Both programmes are shown on BBC Two. The first two series were narrated by Alison Steadman, and the third by Judith Holder (who is the 'grumpy old woman' in the clips). The show started as a special one-off Christmas special; however, because of its popularity, it spawned a regular series, a book (see below) and stage show.[1]

Narrators[edit]

Narrators 2004 2005 2006 2007
Alison Steadman 1 episode 4 episodes 4 episodes
Judith Holder 4 episodes

Contributors[edit]

Contributors 2004 2005 2006 2007
Lesley Joseph 1 episode n.a n.a n.a
Janet Street-Porter 1 episode n.a n.a n.a
Jenny Eclair 1 episode 4 episodes 4 episodes 4 episodes
Jane Moore 1 episode
Linda Robson 1 episode
Ann Widdecombe 1 episode
Jenni Trent Hughes 1 episode
Maureen Lipman 1 episode 4 episodes
Dillie Keane 1 episode
Arabella Weir 1 episode
Germaine Greer 1 episode 4 episodes
Sheila Hancock 1 episode 4 episodes
Jilly Cooper 1 episode
Kathryn Flett 1 episode
Michele Hanson 1 episode
Bonnie Greer 4 episodes
India Knight 4 episodes
Angie Le Mar 4 episodes
Nina Myskow 4 episodes
Stephanie Beacham
Annette Crosbie
Muriel Gray
Indira Joshi
Helen Lederer
Aggie MacKenzie
Esther Rantzen
Pam St Clement
Kim Woodburn
Lynn Barber 4 episodes
Sheila Ferguson 4 episodes
Lynne Franks 4 episodes
Fiona Phillips 4 episodes
Charlie Hardwick
Eve Pollard 4 episodes

Episodes[edit]

Series One[edit]

Ep No Prod Code Original Air Date Episode Title Ratings
1x01 CHOL01 21 December 2004 The Christmas Special 8.9 Million (12% Of Share)
1x02 1GOWO01 25 February 2005 It's All Falling Apart 4.6 Million (7% Of Share)
1x03 1GOWO02 4 March 2005 Life's No Fun Anymore 5.2 Million (9% Of Share)
1x04 1GOWO03 11 March 2005 Boiling Point 6.7 Million (5% Of Share)
1x05 1GOWO04 18 March 2005 Stuck in the Middle 9.8 Million (14% Of Share)

Series Two[edit]

Ep No Prod Code Original Air Date Episode Title Ratings
2x01 2GOWO01 26 May 2006 Hard Work 3.4 Million (5% Of Share)
2x02 2GOWO02 2 June 2006 Call Me Old Fashioned 11.4 Million (18% Of Share)
2x03 2GOWO03 9 June 2006 Am I Bothered? 10.9 Million (16% Of Share)
2x04 2GOWO04 16 June 2006 High Anxiety 12.7 Million (14% Of Share)

Series Three[edit]

Ep No Prod Code Original Air Date Episode Title Ratings
3x01 3GOWO01 3 August 2007 It's Just Everything
3x02 3GOWO02 10 August 2007 Beat The Clock
3x03 3GOWO03 17 August 2007 My Family and Other Animals
3x04 3GOWO04 24 August 2007 This Wasn't Going to Happen to You

Book reference[edit]

  • Grumpy Old Women (2005) Judith Holder ISBN 0-563-52253-4

Live Show[edit]

for more information, see Grumpy Old Women Live

In 2005, a live show was formed, and went on a sell out national tour, as well as a spell in Australia.

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