Grumpy Old Women

Grumpy Old Women is a British television series that continues 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 also the 'grumpy old woman' in the clips). The show began as a Christmas special, but due to its popularity, it led to a regular series, a book (see below), and a stage show.^[1]

Grumpy Old Women
Grumpy Old Women title card
Created by	Judith Holder
Starring	Jenny Eclair Sheila Hancock Jane Moore Kathryn Flett
Narrated by	Alison Steadman (series 1–2) Judith Holder (series 3)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Judith Holder
Running time	28 Minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Two
Release	21 December 2004 (2004-12-21) – 24 August 2007 (2007-08-24)

Narrators

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

Contributors

Contributors	2004	2005	2006	2007
Lesley Joseph	1 episode
Janet Street-Porter	1 episode
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

Series One

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

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

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

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

Live Show

for more information, see Grumpy Old Women Live

In 2005, a live show was created, and went on a sold-out national tour, as well as a run in Australia.