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A Lot of Tulle and a Little Imagination

The dear ladies take on the running of the Fancy Dress Ball. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From 1982.

The dear ladies are confident they can organise a Fancy Dress Ball.....

Starring Dame Hilda Bracket and her lifelong companion Dr Evadne Hinge.

Another extract of life from the genteel setting of the Stackton Tressel - the Suffolk village where the musical duo reside.

Written by Gerald Frow.

Dame Hilda Bracket ...... Patrick Fyffe
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... George Logan
Maud .... Daphne Heard

With:

David Griffin
Anthony Sharp
Timothy Bateson

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 May 1982.

9 days left to listen

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Jun 2026 04:00

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