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.
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