Stackton Tressel

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Stackton Tressel is a fictional, archetypical English village.

Originally featuring at the 1974 Edinburgh Festival on then on the London stage[1] the exploits of its most notable residents, Doctor Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, were broadcast by the BBC – by both radio and televisual means – during the 1970s and 1980s.

The radio series included[2]:

  • 1978/9 The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket
  • 1983/9 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
  • 1990 At Home with Hinge and Bracket [3]

There were 21 episodes of Dear Ladies, as the BBC TV programme was called, broadcast for the first time in 1983/4[4]. The writers were George Logan and Patrick Fyffe, who played the title parts, plus Gyles Brandreth.

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  1. ^ :http://www.its-behind-you.com/doubleacts.html
  2. ^ :http://www.its-behind-you.com/doubleacts.html
  3. ^ At Home with Hinge and Bracket (a Guests and Air Dates Guide)
  4. ^ Dear Ladies (Summary/Cast)

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