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===2011–2016=== On New Year's Day 2011, Wood appeared in a BBC drama ''[[Eric and Ernie]]'' as [[Eric Morecambe]]'s mother, Sadie Bartholomew.<ref>{{cite news |title =Victoria Wood tells all about Eric and Ernie | work =[[BBC News]] |date =30 December 2010 |url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11768311 |access-date = 22 August 2011}}</ref> For the 2011 [[Manchester International Festival]], Wood wrote, composed and directed ''[[That Day We Sang]]'',<ref name=Hicking>{{cite news|last1=Hicking|first1=Alfred|title=That Day We Sang – review|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/jul/07/musicals-victoria-wood|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=7 July 2011|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref> a musical set in 1969 with [[flashback (narrative)|flashbacks]] to 1929. It tells the story of a middle-aged couple who find love after meeting on a TV programme about a choir they both sang in 40 years previously. Although the characters are imaginary, the choir sang with the [[The Hallé|Hallé Youth Orchestra]]<ref name=Ward_Guardian>{{cite news|last1=Ward|first1=David|title=Victoria Wood recalls a historic day for Manchester music|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/jun/30/victoria-wood-historic|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 June 2011|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref> in Manchester's [[Free Trade Hall]] on a record that sold more than a million copies. Apart from the pieces on the 1929 recording ([[Henry Purcell|Purcell's]] "[[Nymphs and Shepherds]]" and the Evening Benediction from ''[[Hänsel und Gretel (opera)|Hansel and Gretel]]'') the score for the musical was written by Wood.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1405472_remembering_manchester_childrens_choir |first= Lydia |last= Warren |title= Remembering Manchester Children's Choir |newspaper= Manchester Evening News |date= 17 January 2011 |access-date= 19 July 2011 |archive-date= 28 September 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110928043940/http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1405472_remembering_manchester_childrens_choir |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title =That Day We Sang : A Manchester love story – with singing |publisher =[[Manchester International Festival]] |url =http://mif.co.uk/event/victoria-wood-that-day-we-sang |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101006024347/http://www.mif.co.uk/event/victoria-wood-that-day-we-sang/ |url-status =dead |archive-date =6 October 2010 |access-date =21 August 2011 }}</ref> She also narrated the 2012 miniseries ''[[The Talent Show Story]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/The_Talent_Show_Story|title=The Talent Show Story – UKGameshows|website=www.ukgameshows.com|access-date=27 May 2019}}</ref> On 22 December 2012, Wood was a guest on [[BBC Radio 2]]'s Saturday morning ''Graham Norton Show''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p012wllm |title=BBC Radio 2 – Graham Norton, 22/12/2012, Victoria Wood chats to Graham Norton |date=22 December 2012 |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> On 23 December [[BBC One]] screened ''[[Loving Miss Hatto]]'', a drama written by Wood about the life of concert pianist [[Joyce Hatto]], the centre of a scandal over the authenticity of her recordings and her role in the hoax.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/52/loving-miss-hatto.html ''Loving Miss Hatto''], BBC Media Centre. Retrieved: 24 December 2012.</ref> In April 2013, Wood produced a documentary about the history of tea named ''Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea''.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-nights-viewing-victoria-woods-nice-cup-of-tea-bbc1the-century-that-wrote-itself-bbc4-8567817.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/last-nights-viewing-victoria-woods-nice-cup-of-tea-bbc1the-century-that-wrote-itself-bbc4-8567817.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=[[The Independent]] | first=Gerard | last=Gilbert | title=Last Night's Viewing: Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea, BBC1 The Century That Wrote Itself, BBC4 | date=11 April 2013}}</ref> In 2013 she played retired constable-turned-security-guard Tracy in BBC Scotland's ''[[Case Histories (TV series)|Case Histories]]'' starring [[Jason Isaacs]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10067299/Case-Histories-BBC-One-review.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10067299/Case-Histories-BBC-One-review.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Case Histories, BBC One, review|last=Davies|first=Serena|date=20 May 2013|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=20 April 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She appeared in an episode of ''[[QI]]'', broadcast on 13 December 2013,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ls11k|title=QI – Kitchen Sink|publisher=BBC|access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> and around the same time made two return appearances on ''[[I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue]]'' during the show's 60th series in which she joined in the game [[One Song to the Tune of Another|One song to the tune of Another]], singing the ''[[Bob the Builder]]'' theme "[[Can We Fix It?]]" to the tune of "[[I Dreamed a Dream]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/programme/dvjm/im-sorry-i-havent-a-clue/episodeguide/series-60|title=I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue – Series 60|work=[[Radio Times]]|access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> In March 2014, Wood voiced the TV advertisement for the tour of the old set of ''[[Coronation Street]]''. On 5 December 2014 Wood was a guest on BBC's ''[[The Graham Norton Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web|author=British Comedy Guide |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/graham_norton_show/episodes/16/10/ |title=The Graham Norton Show – Series 16 Episode 10 (Michael Keaton, Jamie Oliver, Victoria Wood, Sir Ian McKellen, One Direction) – British Comedy Guide |publisher=Comedy.co.uk |access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ingate |first=Kathryn |url=http://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-video/532095/watch-victoria-wood-joke-about-plastic-surgery |title=Watch Victoria Wood joke about plastic surgery |date=20 April 2016 |publisher=Ok.co.uk |access-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> On 26 December 2014, a television movie adaptation of ''[[That Day We Sang#2014 television film|That Day We Sang]]'', directed by Wood, starring [[Michael Ball (singer)|Michael Ball]] and [[Imelda Staunton]], was shown on [[BBC Two]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a536146/imelda-staunton-michael-ball-for-victoria-wood-drama-tubby-and-enid/|title=Imelda Staunton, Michael Ball for Victoria Wood drama Tubby and Enid|last=Nissim|first=Mayer|date=5 December 2013|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> In early 2015, Wood took part in a celebrity version of ''[[The Great British Bake Off]]'' for [[Comic Relief]] and was crowned Star Baker in her episode.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/563923/Victoria-Wood-Great-Comic-Relief-Bake-Off-2015-champion|title=Red Nose Day 2015: Victoria Wood crowned Great Comic Relief Bake Off champion|last=Price|first=Annie|date=13 March 2015|work=[[Daily Express]]|access-date=20 April 2016}}</ref> She co-starred with [[Timothy Spall]] in [[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] television's three-part television adaptation of ''[[Fungus the Bogeyman]]'', which was first shown on 27, 28 & 29 December 2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://go.sky.com/catchup/series/content/series/520f1f5a515c1510VgnVCM1000000b43150a____|title=Fungus The Bogeyman Series 1|publisher=[[Sky (United Kingdom)|Sky]] |access-date=2 January 2016}}</ref> her final acting role.
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