Hinge and Bracket

Patrick Fyffe and George Logan devised the Hinge and Bracket act after they met performing at the Escort Club in Pimlico, London. Fyffe had already gained experience performing in his cabaret drag act as a glamorous soprano named Perri St Claire, and his character had appeared in small parts on television shows such as Z Cars and Doctor in the House, as well as the 1972 film version of Steptoe and Son. They employed the services of an eccentric housekeeper, Maud, played in the radio series by English character actress Daphne Heard. In the early 90's the ladies put Utopia Ltd up for sale as Dr.Evadne Hinge had decided to move back to her native Scotland, buying herself a small rural croft and Dame Hilda Bracket had decided to move to Somerset to live with her nephew Julian. ==Appearances==

in London. evoked the genteel world of Stackton Tressel for their 1980s TV series Dear Ladies. Hinge and Bracket spent two years in the 1970s performing in London pubs and clubs. This included the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (a popular gay venue), In 1983, Hinge and Bracket appeared in a televised Royal Opera House production of the opera Die Fledermaus. The duo also appeared together in a West End adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest and Peter Shaffer's play Lettice and Lovage, both of which also toured the UK. They made many pantomime appearances, and their act featured on two Royal Variety Shows. Their act was reputedly a favourite of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. In the early 1980s, Hinge and Bracket appeared in a television advertising campaign for Emva Cream Sherry. Hinge and Bracket released several LP records. In 1980, they released a studio album, Hinge And Bracket at Abbey Road; its title was intended as a parody of the Beatles' 1969 album, Abbey Road. Iain Macmillan, the photographer who took the original photograph for the Beatles album cover art, was engaged to photograph Hinge and Bracket striding across the same zebra crossing on Abbey Road in London. Logan retired the character of Dr.Evadne Hinge after Fyffe died in 2002, but returned her to the stage for the comic opera ''The Dowager's Oyster'' in 2016. Logan died on 21 May 2023, at the age of 78. • The Random Jottings of Hinge and Bracket — BBC Radio 2 (1982–1989) • At Home With Hinge and Bracket — BBC Radio 4 (1990) Television filmography • At Home with Dr Evadne Hinge and Dame Hilda Bracket (1977) • Hinge and Bracket — (1978–1981) • Dear Ladies — BBC Two (1983–1985) ==Discography==

Albums released of Hinge and Bracket include: • Hinge & Bracket – Volume 1 — One-Up (1976) • An Evening with Hinge and Bracket — One-Up (1977) • Hinge and Bracket in Concert — One-Up (1979) • Hinge and Bracket at Abbey Road — EMI (1980) • Hinge and Bracket - Dear Ladies — BBC Records (1983) • Hinge and Bracket - Live in the Park - Stirred Not Shaken — Funny Business (1995) • Hinge and Bracket - (Almost) Live at Stockport — Sonorama ==Bibliography==