- Inspired by Joyce Grenfell after seeing her one woman show in Buxton in April 1962 at the age of 8.
- Cremated at a private ceremony in Golders Green, London, England on 4 May 2016. Among those attending were her two children Grace Durham and Henry Durham, her former husband and father of her children Geoffrey Durham and her long-time friend and collaborator Julie Walters.
- She was a multi-talented English comedienne, writer, pianist and actress who became known for her one-woman shows on stage and television, as well as her work with Julie Walters and her sitcom dinnerladies (1998).
- Separated from Geoffrey Durham in October 2002, and they divorced in 2005. Durham moved out of the family home in London to a flat just around the corner, remarrying a decade later.
- She was awarded the 2005 British Comedy Award for Outstanding Contribution to Comedy.
- She was awarded OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours List and awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to drama.
- She had two children, Grace Durham (born in October 1988) and Henry Durham (born in May 1992).
- Youngest daughter of the author Stanley Wood and his wife Helen Wood, who married 11 July 1940.
- Granddaughter of Jack Mape (born John Mape 1886, died 30 March 1941) and Ada Mape (born Ada Cottrell 1895, died 1961) who married on 5 April 1913.
- Joined Bury Orchestra and Bury Military Band at the age of 12.
- Underwent an emergency hysterectomy in early 2001.
- A memorial service was held for Wood on 4 July 2016 at St James Church in London's Piccadilly. The event was accessible via invitation only and tributes were given by Jane Wymark, Daniel Rigby, Harriet Thorpe, Julie Walters and Lesley Schatzberger. Ria Jones and Michael Ball performed one of Wood's songs each and Nigel Lilley accompanied on the piano.
- Left more than four million pounds to charity via her will, which was made public in March 2017. It was also revealed that she left her home in Highgate, London to her two children. Each of three her siblings received fifty thousand pounds. Some of her friends received sums of money ranging from two thousand to twenty five thousand pounds.
- She earned her Bachelors of Arts in Drama with honors at Birmingham University in Birmingham, England.
- Youngest sister of the politician and author Chris Foote Wood.
- Admitted openly to being a compulsive overeater.
- Wood's very first television appearance was on a programme called St John On... (1974), a miniseries comprising of 4 episodes. She appeared in each episode. The first episode was broadcast on 14 May 1974 when Wood was still only 20. The programme was only broadcast in the Midlands region of England. This was some time before her appearance on New Faces (1973) later that same year.
- Toured with the comedian Jasper Carrott in the 1970s.
- Wood was the first of the main dinnerladies (1998) cast-member to die in real life.
- Met her husband in July 1976 at The Phoenix Theatre in Leicester whilst performing in the musical Gunslinger.
- Wood was the patron of the charity Jessie's Fund until her death in April 2016.
- One of her favourite online videos was Who Will Buy? (2017) which is an excerpt from Ipswich (1987).
- Before they moved to Highgate, London, Wood lived with her husband in Silverdale, near Morecambe, Lancashire.
- Niece of Irene Mape (born Irene Creswell).
- Cousin of Susan Mansfield (born Susan Mape 1956).
- Great-granddaughter of Mary Brigham.
- Attended Bury Grammar School Girls from the age of 11.
- Great-aunt of Hawke Wood.
- Went to school with Lesley Schatzberger.
- Sister-in-law of Frances Foote Wood (died 30 May 2013).
- Great-granddaughter of Patrick Mape (born in Ireland) and Annie Mape (born Annie Lawler) who married in 1877.
- Niece of Muriel Mape (born Muriel Collinson, died 10 March 2013).
- Cousin of Lesley J Woodcock (born 1956).
- Mentioned in Episode 5 (2019).
- Friend of Jane Wymark.
- The youngest of four siblings, yet the first of the four to die.
- Younger sister of Penelope Wood (born 2 August 1945 in Devonport, Plymouth, England) and Rosalind Watson (born August 1950 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
- Niece of Annie Mape (born 1913, died 1916), Ada Mary Mape (born 1915, died 1916), Norah Duffy (born Norah Mape 1916, died 1 March 2002), Winnie Dunn (born Winifred Mape 1922, died 3 September 1985), John Thomas Mape (born 1926, died 2004), Jean Woodcock (born Jean Mape 1929) and Mick Mape (born Bernard Mape 1931, died 4 October 2010) all of whom are her mother's siblings.
- Cousin of Bernadette Duffy (born 1957).
- Cousin of John Mape (born John Christopher Mape 1968).
- Cousin of Stephen Dunn (born 1949) and Sharon Dunn (born 1951).
- Granddaughter of John Wood and Eleanor Wood (born Eleanor Brigham) who married 5 December 1911.
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