Ladies of Letters

Ladies of Letters was a BBC Radio 4 comedy series starring Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales, based on the series of books of the same name written by Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield. Routlegde stars as Vera Small and Scales as Irene Spencer, two elderly ladies who share a sometimes rocky relationship conducted by correspondence. The success of the first series spawned adaptations of several sequels: Ladies of Letters...and More, Ladies of Letters Log On, Ladies of Letters.Com, and Ladies of Letters Make Mincemeat ? a Christmas special.

Related Topics:
BBC Radio 4 - Patricia Routledge - Prunella Scales - Carole Hayman - Lou Wakefield - Christmas

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Vera and Irene reveal their exploits and adventures to each other in their letters, but sometimes their correspondence becomes factious when one accuses the other of being an alcoholic or suffering from mental illness. Other characters include Vera's son Anthony who runs a sheep farm with his partner Howard, her daughter Karen and Irene's daughter Lesley. Vera and Irene always strive to outdo each other, whether with their recipes, holiday destinations or who has the best grand-children.

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