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Radio 4 Extra,04 Dec 1997,15 mins

SeriesSeries 1

1. A Lovely Day

Ladies of Letters

Available for 18 days

After meeting at a wedding, Irene and Vera begin a loving, if testy, friendship by letter. Starring Prunella Scales as Irene and Patricia Routledge as Vera. The very first series of the up-and-down relationship between two mature ladies shared via their barbed correspondence. Written by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. Abridged in six parts by Kati Nicholl. Producer: David Roper A Heavy Entertainment production, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997.

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