dinnerladies has the same theme tune at the beginning and end of each episode which was composed by Victoria Wood. At the beginning it is just a few bars which fades out after about 10 seconds. Usually it is just music but at the end of two of the episodes, 'Minnellium' and 'Toast', lyrics were added which were also done by Victoria Wood.
After 'Minellium' the lyrics were:
Verse:
Getting up, getting out, getting on, getting going,
Wears away at the dreams that you hold in your heart,
All the scared little choices you make without knowing,
Take away from the thing that you had at the start.
Chorus:
Day by day, drops of water wear the stone away,
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday...
For 'Toast' the lyrics were changed to:
Verse:
All the dreams that you had when it all lay before you,
All the plans that you made, all the things you would do,
All the schemes that you knew time would bring to fruition,
Did they happen? Not so far, at least not to you.
The chorus was the same as 'Minnellium.'