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Radio 4 Extra,17 Apr 1983,30 mins
Available for 30 days
To try and encourage local tourism, the dear ladies revive an old custom. Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge. Another extract of life from the genteel setting of Stackton Tressel - the Suffolk village where the musical duo reside. Written by Gerald Frow. Dame Hilda Bracket ...... George Logan Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe Maud ...... Daphne Heard Major ...... Anthony Sharp Music played by Frank Williams. The ladies made three series for BBC Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on BBC Radio 2 until 1990. In the early 1980s, they expanded over to BBC TV with the series Dear Ladies. Producer: John Dyas : First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in April 1983.
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