Dear Ladies: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Starring Hinge and Bracket portraying a genteel English inter-war world of cucumber sandwiches, bell ringing, bowls tournaments, church fetes and old-fashioned values recalled through the ladies. Their work is also frequently littered with double entendres. They share a house in the fictional village of Stackton Tressel in Suffolk, where they amuse themselves with recitals of Gilbert & Sullivan, Noel Coward and Ivor Novello.

Series details

• Title: Dear Ladies
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1983-03-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 1984-12-16
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 31595
• IMDb ID: tt0085004
• TVDB ID: 98971

Cast and credited roles

• George Logan — Dr. Evadne Hinge
• Patrick Fyffe — Dame Hilda Bracket

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1983-03-15; final listed air date 1983-04-19; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 1984-02-16; final listed air date 1984-03-22; episode order: 6.
• Season 3: premiered 1984-09-26; final listed air date 1984-12-16; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Dear Ladies on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.