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===1991β1999: Solo TV show and ''dinnerladies''=== In 1991, Walters starred opposite [[Liza Minnelli]] in ''[[Stepping Out (play)|Stepping Out]]'', and had a one-off television special, ''[[Julie Walters and Friends]]'', which featured writing contributions from [[Victoria Wood]], [[Alan Bennett]], [[Willy Russell]] and [[Alan Bleasdale]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1990/film/reviews/stepping-out-2-1200428743/|title=Stepping Out|author=Variety Staff|date=1 January 1991|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/julie_walters_and_friends/|title=Julie Walters And Friends β ITV Sketch Show β British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> In 1993, Walters starred in the television film ''[[Wide-Eyed and Legless]]'' (known as ''The Wedding Gift'' outside the UK) alongside [[Jim Broadbent]] and [[Thora Hird]]. The film was based on the book by the author [[Deric Longden]] and tells the story of the final years of his marriage to his wife, Diana, who contracted a degenerative illness that medical officials were unable to understand at the time, though now believed to be a form of [[chronic fatigue syndrome]] or myalgic encephalomyelitis. In 1998, she starred as the Fairy Godmother in the ITV pantomime ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/jack_and_the_beanstalk/|title=Jack & The Beanstalk β ITV Variety β British Comedy Guide|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=31 August 2018}}</ref> From 1998 until 2000, she played Petula Gordeno in [[Victoria Wood]]'s BBC sitcom ''[[Dinnerladies (TV series)|dinnerladies]]''. In the late 1990s, she featured in a series of adverts for [[Bisto]] gravy.
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