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The Cruise - 1/2

The dear ladies fly off to sing on a cruise liner. Stars Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket. From April 1977.

The dear ladies attempt to fly off to entertain the passengers on a Mediterranean cruise liner...

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

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 ...... George Logan
Dr Evadne Hinge ...... Patrick Fyffe
Brigadier Roland Baines ...... Michael Bates
Captain Frobisher ...... Donald Hewlett

Three series ran on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 until 1990.

In the early 1980s, they expanded over to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV with the series Dear Ladies.

Produced at Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Manchester by James Casey

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 1977.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 2 Oct 2022 08:30

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