| WALTERS | Petula in Dinnerladies, Julie ___ (7) |
| TWINKLE | Younger canteen worker played by Maxine Peake in Dinnerladies (7) |
| ANNEREID | English actress whose TV roles have included Valerie Barlow in Coronation Street, Jean in Dinnerladies and Celia Dawson in Last Tango in Halifax |
| ANDREWS | Julie _, actress who starred in the 1964 film Mary Poppins (7) |
| GONZALO | Julie __, actress who plays scheming Dallas woman Pamela Barnes (7) |
| PAYETTE | Julie ___, Governor General of Canada |
| REID | Anne ____ played Valerie Barlow in Coronation Street and Jean in Dinnerladies |
| MAXINE | Twinkle in Dinnerladies, ___ Peake (6) |
| BREN | Sombre nurse covering Victoria Wood's character in dinnerladies (4) |
| IMRIE | Celia _, appeared in Dinnerladies (5) |
| CELIA | Versatile English actress who appeared in dinnerladies, _ Imrie (5) |
| WOOD | Comedian who created and starred in Dinnerladies, Victoria _ (4) |
| CANTEEN | Is adolescent able to find setting for TV sitcom dinnerladies? (7) |
| JEAN | Frenchman who could be a staunch ally of Dolly in dinnerladies (4) |
| PETULA | Penny to lift a stringed instrument for Bren's mum in dinnerladies (6) |
| VICTORIA | ___ Wood, comedienne who was a friend and co-star of 12A's in Dinnerladies and Acorn Antiques among others (8) |
| DUNN | Andrew, actor who played canteen manager Tony Martin in Dinnerladies (4) |
| VICTORIAWOOD | BAFTA award-winning comedienne who wrote and starred in dinnerladies (8,4) |
| CLARK | Petula ?, singer and actress whose roles include Sharon McLonergan in 1968 film musical Finian's Rainbow |
| EWELL | Suburban area in southern England, the birthplace of Petula Clark (5) |