Ladies of Letters series 2

samheaver — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:18:08 +0000

Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid return for a second series of this marvellous TV adaptation of the hit radio comedy.
Having lost her home to the bulldozers in the first series of Ladies of Letters, we find Vera (Anne Reid) installed at Far Shores Trailer Park in Vicker-upon-St Agnes. Life is rosy for Vera until daughter Karen comes to stay.
Meanwhile Irene (Maureen Lipman) flees the country to Australia, after being threatened by Karen’s demonic new lover, Damon. Living down-under and finding herself in the role of full-time child-minder to grand-daughter Cheryl-Marie, Irene takes a little too much comfort in the local viniculture.
Corresponding in their inimitable love-hate fashion, the Ladies reveal their lives to be run ragged by ingrate offspring, their equanimity threatened by said offspring’s lovers, and the compensating pleasure of grandchildren’s company.
Irene sinks in wine and swims in poetry, while Vera gets an intriguing insight into the goings on behind closed caravan doors.

Exec producer: Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
Producer: Francis Matthews
Director: John Henderson
Writers: Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield
Main talent: Anne Reid and Maureen Lipman
Transmission channel: ITV 3
Production date: 2010
Transmission date: 12, April 2010 for 5 weeks, then 19, October 2010 for 5 weeks
Episodes: 10
Episode length: 30

Ladies Of Letters

admin — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:51 +0000

Based on the books and Radio 4 series written by Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield, Ladies of Letters transfers to the small screen in this new 10-part adaptation.

Irene (Lipman) and Vera (Reid) meet at Vera’s daughter’s wedding and begin a correspondence that, beneath a veneer of civility, hides a constant battle of one-upmanship as they regale each other with stories of blissful holidays, delicious recipes and grateful grandchildren.

In reality, both are lonely, taken for granted by their families and their correspondence is a lifeline for them: for all the unspoken animosity, they need each other.

Exec producer: Geoffrey Perkins
Producer: Francis Matthews
Director: John Henderson
Writers: Carole Hayman and Lou Wakefield
Main talent: Anne Reid and Maureen Lipman
Transmission channel: ITV 3
Production date: 04, August 2008
Transmission date: 03, February 2009
Episodes: 10
Episode length: 30

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Ladies of Letters series 2

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