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Elsie, Doris, Gert And Daisy. Image shows from L to R: Elsie Waters (Susie Blake), Doris Waters (Celia Imrie). Copyright: BBC
Elsie, Doris, Gert And Daisy

Elsie, Doris, Gert And Daisy

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1996
  • 1 episode

Comedy drama about the comedy double act Elsie and Doris Waters. Also features Celia Imrie, Susie Blake, Tilly Vosburgh, Tessa Peake-Jones, Ann Beach and more.

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Elsie, Doris, Gert And Daisy. Image shows from L to R: Elsie Waters (Susie Blake), Doris Waters (Celia Imrie). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1996
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Stars
Celia Imrie, Susie Blake, Tilly Vosburgh, Tessa Peake-Jones, Ann Beach, Barbara Atkinson, David Bradley, Chris Wright and more
Writer
Annie Caulfield
Director
Marion Nancarrow
Company

Anne Caulfield's imaginative celebration of the classic music hall duo, Elsie and Doris Waters, and their immortal gossipy characters Gert and Daisy.

Larking about in a recording studio, Elsie and Doris created the ebullient Cockneys, who were to take them away from the East End and into a world they'd only ever dreamed about...

Additional details

Also known as
  • Saturday Playhouse: Elsie, Doris, Gert and Daisy
  • Drama: Elsie, Doris, Gert And Daisy
Production
Studio
Soundtrack
Music from Colin Guthrie.

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Saturday 23rd March 1996 at 2:30pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
90 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Sunday 28th March 2021 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra
  • Saturday 27th March 2021 at 4:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
  • Saturday 27th March 2021 at 6:00am on Radio 4 Extra

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