Hinge & Bracket

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Hinge and Brackett

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At Home With...

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:: Series 1

Broadcast on Radio 4 Wednesday lunchtimes, this series starred starring Patrick Fyffe & George Logan as Dr. Evadne Hinge & Dame Hilda Bracket with Micheal Bates and Donald Hewlett.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
16.3.77	23.1.77	In a Village Just Outside Huddersfield	T38545b1
23.3.77		A Warm Clear Spring Morning
30.3.77		Quite an Eventful Weekend
6.4.77		There's Great Excitement in the Village
13.4.77		Today Is not a Special Day
20.4.77	30.1.77	A Mediterranean Cruise	T38545b2
27.4.77		Still Enjoying Their Mediterranean Cruise
4.5.77		Dame Hilda and the Doctor Returned Home
11.5.77		One of the Rules
18.5.77		It Is a Warm Sunny Morning
25.5.77		It Is French Week
1.6.77		Today Is Friday
8.6.77

:: Series 2

A further series broadcast on Radio 4 Monday evenings at 6.30pm.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
27.2.78	15.1.78	Evadne's Pantomime	T38540/T39840
6.3.78		Raising Money
13.3.78		One of the Rules
20.3.78		Talent Competition
27.3.78		Norfolk Broads
3.4.78		Hoe Down
10.4.78		Evadne's Birthday
17.4.78		It's French Week
24.4.78		Roots
1.5.78		Scottish Evening
8.5.78		Jean Pierre
15.5.78		Day at the Races
22.5.78

:: Series 3

The final series broadcast at 6.30pm of a Wednesday on Radio 4, starring Patrick Fyffe & George Logan with Daphne Heard, Rosalie Williams, David Mahloweand Herbert Smith. The series was written by M. Craig, L. Kinsley & R. McDonnell and produced by James Casey.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
27.6.79
4.7.79
11.7.79
18.7.79
25.7.79
1.8.79
8.8.79
15.8.79
22.8.79
29.8.79
5.9.79	24.5.79		T39841
12.9.79
19.9.79

:: Series 1

With Patrick Fyffe, George Logan, Daphne Heard, David Griffin, Anthony Sharp & Timothy Bateson. The script was written by Gerald Frow and production was by John Dyas. The series of half hour shows was originally broadcast on Radio 2 of a Sunday lunchtime (1.30pm).

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
4.4.82		The Blenkinson Bequest	Held In Archives
11.4.82	11.12.81	The Stackton Faggot.	T41488
18.4.82		The Drop Out	Held In Archives
25.4.82		The Art Market	Held In Archives
2.5.82		An Affair of the Harp	Held In Archives
9.5.82	22.12.81	A Lot of Tulle & A Little Imagination.	T41489

:: Series 2

Nominally 27 minutes long, a series of 6 programmes starring Patrick Fyffe & George Logan as Dr. Evadne Hinge & Dame Hilda Bracket. Written by Gerald Frow and produced by John Dyas, the additional cast were Anthony Sharp, Frank Williams, Graham Stark, and Richard Davies. The series was originally broadcast on Radio 2 of a Sunday lunchtime (1.30pm).

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
3.4.83	23.11.82	When the Sap is Rising	T48006
10.4.83	18.11.82	Telling Tails	T48007
17.4.83	23.11.82	Putting it on the Map	T48008
24.4.83	25.11.82	Getting it Together	T48009
1.5.83	18.11.82	Having a Field Day	T48010
8.5.83	25.11.82	Harping on It	T48011

:: Series 3

The third series was broadcast on Radio 2 of a Sunday lunchtime (1.30pm). From the third series onwards, Maud was played by Jean Heywood rather than Daphne Heard.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
2.10.83		Nunton at 70	Held In Archives
9.10.83		The Return of Digger Carew
16.10.83		The Safari Supper
23.10.83		My Lucky Day aka Fit For Anything	Held In Archives
30.10.83		The Holiday Prize	Held In Archives
6.11.83		The Mexicans Dance on their Hats

This was followed by a Chrsitmas special written by Gerald Frow and produced by John Dyas, and broadcast on Radio 2.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
25.12.83	28.11.83	Christmas Night with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Brackett	Held In Archives

:: Series 4.

This series was broadcast on Radio 2 slightly earlier of a Sunday lunchtime (12.30pm).

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
3.6.84		The First Lady
10.6.84		Bottling It Up
17.6.84		A Letter from the Front
24.6.84		Everything In The Garden
8.7.84		A Hive of Activity	Held In Archives (listed as 1.7.84)

:: Series 5

Starring Partrick Fyffe & George Logan as Dr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, with Jean Heywood, Liz Smith, Anthony Sharp, Chris Emmett, Frances Jeater & Frank Williams. The series was written by Gerald Frow, and produced by John Dyas, and broadcast on Sunday lunchtimes (12.30pm) on Radio 2.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
18.11.84		The Attic Window
25.11.84		A Good Head For Turnips
2.12.84	15.4.84	Brought To Book	91360
9.12.84		Scraps of Informatiion
16.12.84	10.4.84	The Dummy Run	91358
23.12.84	12.4.84	A Recipe For Disaster	91359

:: Series 6

Broadcast on Radio 2 on Saturday lunchtimes (12.30pm) there was a switch in day halfway through to Sunday afternoon (4.00pm) broadcasts. This series was produced by Booby Jaye.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
10.8.85		A Step In The Right Direction
17.8.85		Hilda's Little Wooden Hammer
24.8.85		Looking After Lancelot
31.8.85		The New Man In the Garden
7.9.85		The Doll's House
14.9.85		Busy Line
22.9.85		Sweet Charity
29.9.85		As Soon As I Touched My Seaweed	Held In Archives
6.10.85		An Electric Shock
13.10.85		The Lady They Call The Gypsy
20.10.85		A Law Unto Herself
27.10.85		The Last of the Old Racoonians	Held In Archives

Although I haven't been able to substantiate this, the BBC holdings show another Christmas show for this year, but it lacks any details.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
25.12.85		Christmas with Hinge and Brackett	Held In Archives

:: Series 7

Broadcast at 1.30pn (episodes 1-5) and 4.00pm (episodes 6-8) on a Sunday afternoon on Radio 2, with a repeat on the following Friday at 10pm. This series was produced by John Fawcett-Wilson.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
6.7.86		Something to look back on	Held In Archives
13.7.86		On the tiles	Held In Archives
20.7.86		Pom-poms in the park	Held In Archives
27.7.86		Doctor's Oak	Held In Archives
3.8.86		The Coalman cometh	Held In Archives
10.8.86		A lobster through the letter box	Held In Archives
17.8.86		Face to face	Held In Archives
24.8.86		Night train to Stackton Tressel	Held In Archives

There was an hour long Christmas special broadcast on Radio 2 at 10pm.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
24.12.86		The Christmas Jottings of Hinge and Brackett - The Sleeping Beauty	Held In Archives

:: Series 8

Broadcast at 10.30pm on Fridays on Radio 2. This series was produced by John Fawcett-Wilson.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
29.5.87		A very good year for Pumpkins	Held In Archives
5.6.87		Standing by for Inky	Held In Archives
12.6.87		Memories are made of this	Held In Archives
19.6.87		Putting the boot in	Held In Archives
26.6.87		Give a little whistle	Held In Archives
3.7.87		Troubles with a donkey	Held In Archives
10.7.87		Constant dripping	Held In Archives
17.7.87		Stackton Tressle - The movie	Held In Archives

:: Series 9

Back to Sundays on Radio 2, but this time in the evening (7.00pm) for the final series. This series was produced by John Fawcett-Wilson.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
26.2.89		A Bad Day At Bilder's Barn	Held In Archives
5.3.89		A trip to the castle Pt1	Held In Archives
12.3.89		The Italian job	Held In Archives
19.3.89		Together Again	Held In Archives
26.3.89		A case for Calves foot jelly	Held In Archives
2.4.89		A trip to the castle Pt2	Held In Archives
9.4.89		Tokens of Regard	Held In Archives
16.4.89		Up in Evadne's room	Held In Archives

:: At Home With Hinge And Bracket

This series followed a few years after Random Jottings, but stayed on Radio 2 and was broadcast at 7.00om on a Friday.

Tx. Date	Rx. Date	Title	BBC Cat.
16.11.90			Held In Archives
23.11.90			Held In Archives
30.11.90			Held In Archives
7.12.90			Held In Archives
14.12.90			Held In Archives
21.12.90			Held In Archives