Ladies of Letters.com: Series 4 (BBC Radio Collection)

Hayman, Carole; Wakefield, Lou

ISBN 10: 0563494409 ISBN 13: 9780563494409

Publisher: BBC Physical Audio, 2003

Synopsis

Taken from the third successful BBC Radio 4 series starring Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales, these episodes see a trembling in cyberspace as Vera and Irene discover the joys of e-mail. There are the usual domestic mishaps to fret about: Irene's daughter Lesley is refusing to marry the worthy but boring Brian; Vera's exhausted daughter Karen has abandoned her third baby at the hospital and eloped with a male nurse; and Vera's gay son Howard and his partner Anthony are trying for a baby - with the help of a surrogate mother and a television crew. As Irene and Vera fall in and out of friendship they accuse each other of everything from alcoholism to metal illness (in a loving, caring way, of course). Their hilarious put-downs and gossip give a wonderful insight into the trials of modern family life.

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Review

Quite honestly, as I laid the last letter aside I felt a better person for having glimpsed behind the net curtains of Mrs Small's and Mrs Spencer's suburban life -- Sue Townsend

An hilarious double act by Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge -- Northern Echo

Beautifully scripted and perfectly acted -- Daily Express

Book Description

*The hilarious correspondence of the Ladies of Letters of the hugely popular BBC radio series.

Edition details

• Publisher: BBC Physical Audio
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0563494409
• ISBN 13: 9780563494409
• Binding: Audio CD