Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales star in this popular Radio 4 series as Vera Small and her friend Irene Spencer.
The two pass their time in regular correspondence and not an event goes by that is left unrecorded by the ladies of letters.
There are the usual family problems to discuss - Vera’s daughter is a single mother and always the cause of much frustration especially when she runs off to Australia where Irene is visiting her daughter.
Always polite but not always nice, the two ladies’ letters are often acerbic, one might even say bitchy, yet their subtle put downs create wonderful letters full of humour and insight into the ups and downs of family life. |
