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Keeping Their Dream Alive

Stars who have appeared in The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket.

Also

The Random Jottings of Hinge & Bracket

 
NOW YOU CAN HEAR AUDIO CLIPS OF THE STARS BY CLICKING ON EACH PICTURE BELOW
 
Alex Norton played The Garage Relief Manager in the episode "Tokens of Regard"
Anthony Sharp played Major Dyrenforth (I took this Picture on my TV from Series 1 of "The Young Ones") In both "The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket" & the early episodes of "The Random Jottings of Hinge & Bracket"

In the shows he was married to Lorna Dyrenforth and he was always asking the Dear Ladies for help arranging special events, and there was always something that went wrong to cause a bit of a pickle.

Anthony Sharp Died 23rd July 1984

Aubrey Woods played Verne in the Episode "Memories Are Made of This"
Betty Marsden played Irene in the Episode "Memories are Made of This"

Betty Marsden Died July 1998

Chris Emmett played Peter Moore. He and his wife Mandy, known as Pee & Dee to their friends, or Piddle & Diddle as Hilda named them. Always popping in to see Hilda & Evadne and always had to argue over silly little things, and then end up agreeing and saying "Well isn't that what i said". A wonderful couple, although having them as neighbours would have turned me barmy.
Daphne Heard played the original Maud.

This Maud told the funniest stories, my favourite is the one you can listen to if you click on her picture. Her son, Tom always had to bare the brunt of her mishaps, which weren't her fault.

Daphne Heard Died 22nd June 1983

 
Daphne Oxenford played Violet Percival, the woman who chose everything and wouldn't let you get a word in edge ways
 
David Gooderson  the Pigeon Owner in the episode "The Drop Out"
& also Gareth Morley, The Artist, In the Episode "The Art Market"
 
David Griffin played Tom, Maud's son
 
Deryck Guyler Played the part of King XXX in "The Christmas Jottings of Hinge & Bracket"      

Deryck Guyler Died 7th October 1999

 

 
Dick Bentley Played the part of DIGGER CAREW, the critical Ozzie 

Dick Bentley Died August 27th 1995 

 
Donald Douglas played Dougal McDougal in "A TRIP TO THE CASTLE (Parts 1 & 2)" He played Evadne's old flame from the past when Hilda and Evadne went all the way to Scotland to stay at Castle Hinge
Donald Hewlett played Captain Roger Frobisher in "The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket" episodes titled..

The Cruise (Part 1 & 2) & The Annual Event. 

 
Duggie Brown played Barry Fuester in the very first episode of "The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket" which I titled "The Plaque Jubilee"
 
Edward Kelsey played Old Bayleaf (Cyril Parsons) the gardener. He had a habit of arranging peoples gardens to his liking and digging up all the plants and filling in the ponds with concrete.
 
Eleanor Summerfield played Sybila Strang in the "Together Again" Episode first aired on 12th March 1989. Her most used saying was "I thought you were dead"         

Eleanor Summerfield Died on 13th July 2001

 

 
Frances Jeater played Mandy Moore, Wife of Peter Moore. Better known as Pee & Dee or as Hilda quoted in one episode, Piddle & Diddle.
 
 
 
 
 
Frank Williams played Mousey Butler. He got his nickname "Mousey Butler" as he was very fond of Mice and was always there to help catch them and free them.
 Geoffrey Whitehead played Mr Jackson the patient harassed by the Dear Ladies in his Hospital Bed in the Episode "A Case For Calves Foot Jelly"
 
Graham Crowden Played Nunton Oddstock in "Nunton At 70" and also played the part of Old Angus in "A TRIP TO THE CASTLE (Parts 1 & 2)
 

Graham Stark Played Mr. Berenson the "DDFW Delivery Man", "The Milkman" and also "The Double Glazing Manager" in 3 Different Episode of The Random Jottings.

Hugh Paddick played Teddy Tranter's Twin Broth, Toby, in the Episode "Stackton Tressel - The Movie"

Hugh Paddick Died 9th November 2000 

Jane Freeman (Ivy) from "Last of the summer wine", played Mrs Urswick the house keeper in the "Bottling It Up" episode.

 

 

 
Jean Heywood played Maud from 1983 onwards. The accent was just as Rustic, and she was just as clumsy as the original Maud, but in my view the jokes and stories were never as good. But she gave it her all in each and every episode she appeared in.
 
Joe Gladwin played Walter Craddock, "General 'andy Man" in The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket  

Joe Gladwin Died 11th March 1987

 
 
John Baddeley played the porter in the episode " A Case for Calves Foot Jelly"
 

John Carlin played Roland Quartermaine in Many of The Later Episodes of The Random Jottings of Hinge & Bracket

John Louis Mansi played the Waiter in the episode "The Italian Job"
John Moffatt played Merton Pinkney in the episode "Together Again"
 
John Savident played Nunton Oddstock in "Together Again" Episode
 
Josephine Tewson played Erica Stapleton in the "Doctor's Oak" episode
Kenneth Connor played The Station Master in "Last Train To Stackton Tressel"

Kenneth Connor died in November 1993, following a short fight against cancer. His last performance was on Noel's House Party, just 2 days before he died. 

 Larry Martyn played The Coalman in the episode "The Coalman Cometh"

Larry Martyn Died 1994

Liz Smith played Gudren (Maud's Sister). She had a few episodes in which she caused just as much chaos as Maud, who once said in a letter to Hilda and Evadne, "She is the clumsy one of the Print Family"

 
Michael Bates Played Rowland in "The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket" episodes titled..

The Cruise (Part 1 & 2) & The Annual Event.

Michael Bates Died 1st November 1978

 

 

 
Peter Pratt Played Himself in "The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket" Episode, "The Stackton Music Festival"

 

Peter Pratt Died 11th January 1995

 

 

 
Peggy Mount Played The Queen in "The Christmas Jottings of Hinge & Bracket"

Peggy Mount Died an O.B.E on 13th November 2001  

 Richard Davies, Welsh actor. Played a customer in "An Affair of the Harp" and "Harping on it" Episodes, to which he had great difficulty in trying to buy the harp from the Emporium.
 
Rosalie Williams played Miss Daphne Primley, Headmistress of Stackton Girls High.
Roy Barraclough played Teddy Tranter, Stackton Tressel's town Clerk. He was always in a two and eight and forgetting things he was supposed to do, he was very fond of Hilda.
Roy Plomley played himself in "The Enchanting World of Hinge & Bracket" episode titled

 

 

 

Roy Plomley Died May 28th 1985

Sheila Keith played Maureen (Evadne's Mother). Maureen was always winding Evadne up by calling her MONA, she was bossy and was always arguing with Maud.

Sheila Keith Died aged 84 on the 14th October 2004

 

Sonia Fraser played the part of Mrs Weatherhead (Pronounced Weather'ead) in the Episode "Standing in for Inky"
Stephen Greif played Roberto in the episode "The Italian Job"
Timothy Bateson played Mr Rampling the Caretaker of the Co-op hall, he was also fond of keeping Bees.
 
 
 
 

Dame Hilda Bracket

Hilda Bracket Died 11th May 2002

Dr Evadne Hinge
 
 
 
 

 

Picture of Gerald Frow

Series Written by
Gerald Frow
Picture of Gerald Frow Gerald Frow died December 2005

During the seventies he made appearances on Johnnie Walker's Radio One shows as “Bill The Boilerman.” Under his real name of Gerald Frow, he has written for a number of radio and television series including My Old Man, Young Sherlock and The Kids From 47a as well as for the comedy duo Hinge and Bracket.

At Home With Hinge & Bracket

The series was broadcast in the early 1990s on Radio 2.

Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket would sing songs and chat with their invited guest. The 'At home with...' format was more akin to their stage and LP performances, rather than the dramatised stories of 'Enchanting World' and 'Random Jottings'.

  The guests
Picture of Rosalind Plowright
Rosalind Plowright Anthony Newley June Whitfield
Evelyn Laye Benjamin Luxon Jack Brymer
 
 
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