Stackton Tressel
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Stackton Tressel is a fictional, archetypical English
village.
Originally featuring in the 1974 Edinburgh Festival
and then on the London stage, the exploits of its most notable residents, Doctor Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, were broadcast by the BBC – by both radio and televisual means – during the 1970s and 1980s.
The radio series included:
There were 21 episodes of Dear Ladies, as the BBC TV programme was called, broadcast for the first time in 1983/4. The writers were George Logan
and Patrick Fyffe, who played the starring roles, plus Gyles Brandreth
.
Stackton Tressel (or simply Stackton) was said to be in Suffolk
though location filming for the TV Series of Dear Ladies took place in the Cheshire
towns and villages of Knutsford
, Great Budworth
and Nantwich
. In some episodes of Dear Ladies Stackton Tressel appears to be larger than a village with a town council, department store (Ahlers) and several other shops.
The name of Stackton Tressel is based upon the village of Acton Trussell
in Staffordshire, birthplace of Patrick Fyffe.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
village.
Originally featuring in the 1974 Edinburgh Festival
Edinburgh Festival
The Edinburgh Festival is a collective term for many arts and cultural festivals that take place in Edinburgh, Scotland each summer, mostly in August...
and then on the London stage, the exploits of its most notable residents, Doctor Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket, were broadcast by the BBC – by both radio and televisual means – during the 1970s and 1980s.
The radio series included:
- 1978/9 The Enchanting World of Hinge and BracketHinge and BracketDr. Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket were the stage personae of the musical performance and female impersonation artists George Logan and Patrick Fyffe...
- 1983/9 The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket
- 1990 At Home with Hinge and Bracket
There were 21 episodes of Dear Ladies, as the BBC TV programme was called, broadcast for the first time in 1983/4. The writers were George Logan
George Logan
George Logan was an American physician, farmer, legislator and politician from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate. He was a founder of the Democratic-Republican Societies in 1793...
and Patrick Fyffe, who played the starring roles, plus Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British writer, broadcaster and former Conservative Member of Parliament and junior minister.-Early life:...
.
Stackton Tressel (or simply Stackton) was said to be in Suffolk
Suffolk
Suffolk is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in East Anglia, England. It has borders with Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south. The North Sea lies to the east...
though location filming for the TV Series of Dear Ladies took place in the Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
towns and villages of Knutsford
Knutsford
Knutsford is a town and civil parish in the unitary authority area of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, in North West England...
, Great Budworth
Great Budworth
Great Budworth is a civil parish and village, approximately north of Northwich, England, within the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester and the ceremonial county of Cheshire. It lies off the A559 road, east of Comberbach, northwest of Higher Marston and southeast of Budworth Heath...
and Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
. In some episodes of Dear Ladies Stackton Tressel appears to be larger than a village with a town council, department store (Ahlers) and several other shops.
The name of Stackton Tressel is based upon the village of Acton Trussell
Acton Trussell
Acton Trussell is a village in the English county of Staffordshire. It is known as Actone in the Domesday Book. Located around 4 miles southeast of Stafford, it is an affluent village, with many large homes but few local amenities...
in Staffordshire, birthplace of Patrick Fyffe.