Ladies of Letters Say No

Prunella Scales and Patricia Routledge take on the world in another hilarious series of the BBC Radio 4 comedy hit.

The caustic correspondence between Irene Spencer and Vera Small is always richly entertaining, and these latest letters are no exception. Catty and competitive as ever, the pensioner pen-pals find themselves in yet more trouble in this latest series.

Fundraising for her ancient local hospital, Irene organises a charity dinner, which Vera attends on the arm of her new beau, local millionaire Alan Trumper. Unfortunately, Vera has a choking incident and is admitted to that very hospital. Visiting her, Irene then has a mishap with a trolley, and ends up stuck in the same ward. Soon the Ladies are sniping at one another, vying for Alan’s attention, and complaining about the struggling hospital’s standard of cleanliness – superbugs are taking over and rats running rampant on the wards.