# Please help ID this British sitcom **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 12, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-british-sitcom/727650 "2015-08-12T13:38:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![half-elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-british-sitcom/727650/1 "2015-08-12T13:38:19Z")
I don’t remember much about it but hopefully somebody will post suggestions which I will look up on Youtube. I saw a few episodes of this on a UK channel while staying in a hotel in Germany, between 7-10 years ago. No idea how contemporary it was to the time of viewing. Here is what I remember: the series was about two sisters, who corresponded by mail. At least one of them was married. I seem to remember that the letters contained “smoothed over” reports of things that had happened, with the sisters trying to one- up each other perhaps, or trying to spin embarrassing incidents in more “dignified” manner - like being a bit competitive and not losing face. The title of the show may **or may not** have been a phrase one uses in a letter, such as “Yours truly” or something like that. Ring a bell for anybody? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-british-sitcom/727650/2 "2015-08-12T13:46:36Z")
Seems to be [Ladies of Letters](http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/ladies_of_letters/). I’ve never seen this show, but for some reason Maureen Lipman leapt to mind. ---
**Author:** ![half-elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@half-elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/half-elf)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-british-sitcom/727650/3 "2015-08-12T13:53:44Z")
I don’t believe it!! That’s it! But how did you know if you’ve never seen it? Many thanks. ETA: it appears the ladies are neither married, nor sisters. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-british-sitcom/727650/4 "2015-08-12T14:00:32Z")
> [@half-elf](#): > > But how did you know if you’ve never seen it? The power of crafting the perfect Google Search terms. And some lucky guesses. It’s a hobby. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-british-sitcom/727650/5 "2015-08-12T14:10:06Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > The power of crafting the perfect Google Search terms. And some lucky guesses. It’s a hobby. Indeed. Google’s algorithms are nothing short of amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-id-this-british-sitcom/727650/6 "2015-08-12T14:18:05Z")
> [@half-elf](#): > > I don’t believe it!! > > That’s it! > > But how did you know if you’ve never seen it? The google fu of Dopers is strong.