Ethel and Edna lived next door to each other in the slums of 1950s Liverpool. They took pride in gossip and sweeping their doorsteps daily.

Ethel and Edna like a nice hot cuppa tea. And a fairy cake. And fish and chips every Friday, wrapped in newspaper because people back then weren't really concerned about hygiene and health and stuff. Besides, the hot beef dripping that those lovely fish and chips were deep fried in would create a barrier to keep anything nasty out - and all the goodness in! Ethel and Edna lived to the ripe old age of 88 and 102. I can't remember who outlived who but they were still fit and alive-looking right up until the fay beforehand. My nan told me so.