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Will the dear ladies meeting to raise funds ring up any good ideas? Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From 1979.

The dear ladies hold a fundraising meeting.

Will there be any good ideas to raise cash?

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

Brought to you from the genteel setting of the Suffolk village of Stackton Tressel, where the musical duo reside.

Written by Mike Craig, Lawrie Kinsley and Ron McDonnell.

Dame Hilda Bracket ...... Patrick Fyffe
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... George Logan
Miss Primley …. Rosalie Williams
Tom …. Peter Wheeler
Teddy Tranter …. Roy Barraclough

Three series ran on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 2 until 1990.

In the early 1980s, they expanded over to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ TV with the series Dear Ladies.

Producer: James Casey

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in July 1979.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Oct 2025 04:00

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