▁is ▁expecting ▁a ▁baby ▁in ▁March . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁remark ▁that ▁inf uri ates ▁the ▁fans , ▁for ▁it ▁dest ro ys ▁the ▁dream - world ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁D ale . ▁The ▁doctor ' s ▁wife ▁is , ▁the ▁BBC ▁claims , ▁' part ▁of ▁the ▁myth ology ▁of ▁our ▁island .' ... ▁▁ ▁Andrew s ▁took ▁a ▁sympath etic ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁programme ▁and ▁its ▁audience ▁– ▁asking ▁what ▁it ▁offered ▁the ▁' D ale ▁day - d ream ers ' ▁and ▁declaring ▁in ▁one ▁word : ▁' F RI END SH IP '. ▁ ▁' M rs ▁D ale ', ▁he ▁wrote , ▁' is ▁our ▁dream ▁M um .' ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁a ▁nice , ▁confident ▁and ▁compet ent ▁woman , ▁inhab iting ▁a ▁world ▁where ▁nothing ▁ever ▁happens ▁to ▁her ▁– ▁it ▁happens ▁to ▁other ▁people . ▁ ▁' A sk ▁her ▁pretty ▁pu ppet - m ist ress , ▁radio - produ cer ▁Betty ▁Dav ies ', ▁he ▁adds . ▁' All ▁movements ▁of ▁the ▁D ale ▁mar ion ettes ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁c ove y ▁of ▁script - writ ers ▁must ▁accord ▁with ▁Miss ▁Dav ies ' ▁fundamental ▁conception ▁of ▁D ale ▁characteristics ▁and ▁BBC ▁policy .' ▁ ▁" The ▁D ales ", ▁says ▁Betty ▁Dav ies , ▁" are ▁an ▁ideal ised ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁middle - class , ▁sub urban ▁professional ▁family ". ▁ ▁" They ▁are ▁improvements ▁on ▁reality . ▁They ▁are ▁how ▁we ▁should ▁like ▁to ▁see ▁a