' s ▁new ▁intr usion ▁into ▁the ▁home ▁was ▁s ung : ▁ ▁We ▁feel ▁bew itch ed ▁and ▁bew ilder ed ▁By ▁ac rob ats ▁thrown ▁in ▁your ▁face . ▁A ▁st om ach ' s ▁all ▁right , ▁but ▁X - rayed ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁It ▁really ▁looks ▁quite ▁out ▁of ▁place . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Stage , ▁Britain ' s ▁theatre ▁journal ▁of ▁record , ▁it ▁was ▁' ext rem ely ▁enjoy able '. ▁It ▁also ▁sign alled ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁research ▁into ▁the ▁audience , ▁and ▁to ▁her ▁move ▁to ▁drama ▁full - time . ▁ ▁Mrs ▁D ale ' s ▁Di ary ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁Dav ies ▁became ▁assistant ▁producer ▁on ▁Mrs ▁D ale ' s ▁Di ary , ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁first ▁long - running ▁serial ▁drama ▁had ▁been ▁air ing ▁for ▁over ▁five ▁years , ▁since ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Each ▁week day ▁a ▁new ▁episode ▁was ▁broadcast , ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁title ▁character , ▁Mrs ▁D ale , ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁di ary ▁entry ▁on ▁the ▁latest ▁domestic ▁crisis . ▁Initial ly ▁a ▁femin ine ▁perspective ▁on ▁Britain ' s ▁middle - class ▁sub urban ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁nation ▁recover ing ▁from ▁war ▁and ▁a uster ity , ▁it ▁was ▁required ▁listening ▁for ▁many . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph , ▁The ▁Queen ▁Mother ▁said ▁about ▁the ▁programme : ▁' It ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁of ▁knowing ▁what