Dear Ladies
Dear Ladies is a British comedy television series which aired on the BBC in 21 episodes between 1983 and 1984. It featured the comic characters Hinge and Bracket, played by George Logan and Patrick Fyffe.[1]
| Dear Ladies | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Gyles Brandreth Patrick Fyffe George Logan |
| Directed by | Mike Stephens |
| Starring | Patrick Fyffe George Logan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter Ridsdale Scott |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 15 March 1983 – 16 December 1984 |
The comedy is set in and around the house the ladies shared in the fictional village of Stackton Tressel in Suffolk and gives viewers "A glimpse behind the scenes of village life in Stackton Tressel."[2]
The writers were George Logan and Patrick Fyffe, who played the starring roles, and Gyles Brandreth.
Episode list
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Look After The Pennies" | 15 March 1983 |
| 2 | "Sale Or Return" | 22 March 1983 |
| 3 | "Bowled Over" | 29 March 1983 |
| 4 | "Alarms & Excursions" | 5 April 1983 |
| 5 | "Doctor's Orders" | 12 April 1983 |
| 6 | "Don't Ring Us" | 19 April 1983 |
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Time Of Our Lives" | 16 February 1984 |
| 2 | "Song & Dance" | 23 February 1984 |
| 3 | "In Sickness & In Health" | 1 March 1984 |
| 4 | "Gala Girls" | 8 March 1984 |
| 5 | "A Fete Worse Than..." | 15 March 1984 |
| 6 | "Mystery Weekend" | 22 March 1984 |
| # | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Be Prepared" | 26 September 1984 |
| 2 | "Where There's A Will" | 3 October 1984 |
| 3 | "Midsummer Madness" | 10 October 1984 |
| 4 | "The Gypsy In My Sole" | 17 October 1984 |
| 5 | "Match Of The Day" | 31 October 1984 |
| 6 | "The Agony & The Ecstasy" | 7 November 1984 |
| 7 | "Friends & Neighbours" | 9 December 1984 |
| 8 | "Oh! Mr Mayor" | 16 December 1984 |
References
- Pringle p.112
- BBC Genome Project BBC2 listings 15 March 1983
Bibliography
- David Pringle. Imaginary People: A Who's who of Fictional Characters from the Eighteenth Century to the Present Day. Scolar Press, 1996.
External links
- Dear Ladies at IMDb
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