In 1979, Wood received the Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for her play Talent.
In 1997, Wood was appointed an Officer of the Order o… See more

Wood married stage magician Geoffrey Durham in March 1980 and they had two children: Grace, born 1 October 1988 and Henry, born 2 May 1992. The couple separated in October 2002 and divorced in 2005, but c… See more

Wood was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in late 2015, but kept her illness largely private. She died on 20 April 2016 at her Highgate home, in the presence of her children and sister Rosalind.
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On 15 May 2016, ITV broadcast Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood.
In 2017, Wood was the subject of a seven-part show dedicated mainly to extracts from her TV and live work. The main series, titled Our F… See more

• Brandwood, Neil (2002). Victoria Wood : the biography. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 1-85227-982-6. OCLC 820130497.
• Rees, Jasper (October 2020). Let's Do It: the Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood. London: Tr… See more