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The dear ladies help an American hitchhiker to trace her ancestry roots in their village.

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 Brackett …. Patrick Fyffe
Dr Evadne Hinge …. George Logan
Maud …. Daphne Heard
Barbara …. Dilys Watling
Frank …. David Fielder

Three series ran on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 between 1977 and 1979, with further spin-off seasons on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 2 until 1990.

In the early 1980s, they expanded over to Â鶹ԼÅÄ TV with the series Dear Ladies.

Produced at Â鶹ԼÅÄ Manchester by James Casey.

First broadcast on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4 in April 1978.