Pioneering star of Hinge and Bracket dies at 78
ENTERTAINER George Logan, one half of the Hinge and Bracket comedy act, has died aged 78.
He found fame as Dr Evadne Hinge in TV and radio shows in the 1970s and 80s including the long-running BBC2 series Dear Ladies.
Logan and comedy partner Patrick Fyffe as Dame Hilda Bracket portrayed elderly spinsters in cabaret shows filled with double entendres.
They met working in London clubs in the 1970s before launching a double act at the 1974 Edinburgh Festival and being spotted by the BBC.
Those paying tribute to Logan included broadcaster and author Gyles Brandreth who said it was ‘one of the great joys of my life’ to write scripts for Dear Ladies. ‘George Logan was a very funny, very brilliant man – a wonderful musician and a great entertainer,’ he tweeted.
‘ His creation Dr Evadne Hinge was beautifully observed and gloriously brought to life with Patrick Fyffe as the irrepressible Dame Hilda Bracket. They were such fun!’
In 2015, Logan told of his experiences growing up in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the 1960s in his autobiography A Boy Called Audrey.
He started out at a pub which put on drag acts when a pianist did not turn up and he took over the job for £2 a time.
‘As I was watching all these acts, I realised they were getting eight quid for doing gags I’d heard a hundred times,’ wrote Logan.
‘I thought, “I could do that and play the piano at the same time and keep the whole ten quid”.
‘That’s how I got into showbusiness, although I didn’t get the ten quid. As a beginner, I got eight for doing both but eight quid for half-an-hour’s work wasn’t bad.’
His co- star Fyffe died of cancer at 60 in 2002.