| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Reunited By An Old Flame | 19991011 | * 20040126, * 20050530, * 20050531 | Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales dip their pens in the pot of vitriol again as they're reunited at an old flame's funeral. |
| Vera and Irene discover the joys of grandmothering. Vitriolic correspondence with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. [Episode 4 of 10, rpt of Thursday 9.30am] / Vera and Irene discover the joys of grandmothering. Vitriolic correspondence with Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. [Episode 4 of 10, rptd Saturday 3.00am] / Irene's 'helping hand' from afar throws Vera's life into chaos. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. [Episode 5 of 10, rpt of 9.30am] / Irene's 'helping hand' from afar throws Vera's life into chaos. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. [Episode 5 of 10, rptd Saturday 3.00am] / Vera begins to enjoy 'trailer park' life, as Irene flees to Australia... Starring Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. [Episode 3 of 10, rpt of Wednesday 9.30am] / Vera begins to enjoy 'trailer park' life, as Irene flees to Australia... Starring Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. [Episode 3 of 10, rptd Thursday 3.00am] | ||||
| 02 | The Ghost Of Bill Snapes | 19991012 | * 20040127, * 20050531, * 20050601 | Things turn nasty as the ghost of Bill Snapes haunts Irene and Vera. Vera's antics on the dance floor have tested her friend's patience to the limit, but Irene is determined that their correspondence will continue. Vera's antics on the dance floor test Irene's patience to the limit, but Irene is determined their correspondence will continue. |
| 03 | Trailer Park Life | 19991013 | * 20040128, * 20050601, * 20050602 | Vera starts a new life in a caravan, but Irene's version of their past is a continuing irritation. Vera starts a new life in a caravan, but Irene's version of their past is a continuing irritation. Starring Patricia Routledge. |
| 04 | The Joys Of Grandmothering | 19991014 | * 20040129, * 20050602, * 20050603 | James Hewitt joins Jenni Murray to talk about his latest book `Love and War', charting his life since meeting Princess Diana. Drama: `Ladies of More Letters' by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman (8/10). By Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. As their daughters get together in Australia, Irene discovers the cause of her breakdown and Vera revels in a second chance at motherhood. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales (8/10). By Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman. Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales dip their pens in the pot of vitriol as the happily widowed Vera Small and Irene Spencer. Irene visits her daughter in Australia, while Vera's daughter moves in. With Christopher Kelham and Fiona Clarke. Director Claire Grove (4/10). / Jenni Murray hosts topical items on the latest news, views and culture from a female perspective. Drama: `Ladies of More Letters' by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman (4/10). Irene visits her daughter in Australia, whilst Vera's daughter moves in. Starring Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. |
| 05 | Irenes Helping Hand | 19991015 | * 20040130, * 20050603, * 20050604 | Irene delights in getting Vera's family news first and sending it to her from the other side of the world. Irene delights in getting Vera's family news first and sending it to her from the other side of the world. Stars Prunella Scales. |
| 06 | 19991018 | * 20050606, * 20050607 | Crossed wires and frayed tempers mark the correspondence of Irene Spencer and Vera Small, but Irene offers an apology in verse. | |
| 07 | 19991019 | * 20040203, * 20040204, * 20050607, * 20050608 | While in Australia, Vera fights for custody of her grandchild. Irene is sent to a clinic by her daughter. Irene emerges from the Outback, while Vera plays 'Helicopter Gun Chicks'. Vera fights for custody of her grandchild while in Australia Irene's daughter has sent her to a clinic. With Patricia Routledge. | |
| 08 | 19991020 | * 20050608, * 20050609 | As their daughters get together in Australia, Irene discovers the cause of her breakdown and Vera revels in a second chance at motherhood. Vera is anxious about a serial ransacker, whilst from Down Under comes news of a birth and the Dingo Man. | |
| 09 | 19991021 | * 20050609, * 20050610 | Irene sends news from Australia that Vera is a grandmother again. But who is the father? The identity of the father of Vera's new grandson is revealed - and there are more revelations from Down Under. | |
| 10 LAST | 19991022 | * 20050610 | Vera and her granddaughter escape from the trailer park and Irene discovers that she is about to become a grandmother again. There's a wedding to arrange, but will all end happily ever after? | |
| (OMNI 01) | Omnibus 01-05 | * 20040201, * 20040202, * 20050605, * 20050606 | ||
| (OMNI 02) | Omnibus 06-10 | * 20050612, * 20050613 | Crossed wires and frayed tempers mark the correspondence of Irene Spencer and Vera Small. With Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales. Episodes 6-10 of 10. |