Jeeves and Wooster
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Jeeves and Wooster was a television series adapted by Clive Exton from P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, and produced by Granada Television for the United Kingdom's ITV network from 1990 to 1993. It starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, a jovial but empty-headed young gentleman, and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his improbably well-informed and talented valet. The stories are set in England and the United States in pre-World War II 20th Century (there are aspects of the Edwardian era, 1920s and 1930s).
Four series were produced with 23 episodes in total. The programmes were produced by Brian Eastman and all are available on DVD.
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Actors' names are given with the series in which they appeared.
- Bertie Wooster — Hugh Laurie (1,2,3,4)
- Jeeves — Stephen Fry (1,2,3,4)
- Aunt Agatha — Mary Wimbush (1,2,3); Elizabeth Spriggs (4)
- Madeline Bassett — Francesca Folan (1); Diana Blackburn (2); Elizabeth Morton (3,4)
- Sir Watkyn Bassett — John Woodnutt (1,2,3,4)
- Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng — Charlotte Attenborough (2,4); Amanda Harris (3)
- Lady Florence Craye — Fiona Gillies (3); Francesca Folan (4)
- Aunt Dahlia — Brenda Bruce (1); Vivian Pickles (2); Patricia Lawrence (3); Jean Heywood (4)
- Gussie Fink-Nottle — Richard Garnett (1,2); Richard Braine (3,4)
- Honoria Glossop — Elizabeth Kettle (1,2,4)
- Sir Roderick Glossop — Roger Brierley (1,2); Philip Locke (4)
- Tuppy Glossop — Robert Daws (1,2,3,4)
- Bingo Little — Michael Siberry (1,2); Pip Torrens (3)
- Constable Oates — Campbell Morrison (2); Stewart Harwood (3); Sidney Livingstone (4)
- Stinker Pinker — Simon Treves (2,3,4)
- Roderick Spode — John Turner (2,3,4)
- Anatole — John Barrard (1)
- Rosie M. Banks — Anastasia Hille (4)
- Cyril Bassington-Bassington — Nicholas Hewetson (3)
- Cora Bellinger — Constance Novis (1)
- Bicky Bickersteth — Julian Frith (3)
- Biffy Biffen — Philip Shelley (2)
- Rev. Beefy Bingham — Owen Brenman (1)
- Lord Bittlesham — Geoffrey Toone (2,3)
- Mr. Blumenfield — Billy J. Mitchell (1,3)
- Sydney Blumenfield — Anatol Yusef (1,3)
- Daphne Braithwaite — Justine Glenton (1)
- Brinkley — Fred Evans (2,4)
- George Caffyn — David Crean (3)
- Freddie Chalk-Marshall — John Duval (1)
- Darcy "Stilton" Cheesewright — Nicholas Palliser (4)
- Chuffy Chuffnell — Matthew Solon (2)
- Seabury Chuffnell — Edward Holmes (2)
- Myrtle Chuffnell — Fidelis Morgan (2)
- Professor Cluj — Michael Poole (1)
- Aneta Cluj — Zulema Dene (1)
- Corky Corcoran — Greg Charles (3)
- Blair Eggleston — Otto Jarman (4)
- Boko Fittleworth — Richard Stirling (1)
- Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps — Adam Blackwood (1); Martin Clunes (2)
- Lady Glossop — Jane Downs (1,2)
- Oswald Glossop — Alistair Haley (1)
- Aline Hemmingway — Rebecca Saire (2)
- Sidney Hemmingway — Graham Seed (2)
- Porkie Jupp — Paul Kynman (4)
- Liftman — Ricco Ross (3)
- Lady Malvern — Moyra Fraser (3)
- Wilmot Malvern — Ronan Vilbert (3)
- Gwladys Pendlebury — Deirdre Strath (4)
- Lucius Pim — Marcus D'Amico (4)
- Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright — John Elmes (3)
- Oofy Prosser — Richard Dixon (1,2)
- Prysock — John Cassady (3)
- Lord Rainsby — Jason Calder (1)
- Ms. Rockmetteller — Heather Canning (3)
- Enoch Simpson — Davis Blake Kelly (1)
- Muriel Singer — Dena Davis (3)
- Slingsby — Harry Ditson (4)
- Myrtle Snap — Veronica Clifford (4)
- Rupert Steggles — Richard Braine (1)
- Dwight Stoker — James Holland (2)
- Pauline Stoker — Sharon Holm (2); Kymberley Huffman (3)
- Emerald Stoker — Emma Hewitt (4)
- J. Washburn Stoker — Manning Redwood (2); Don Fellows (3)
- Rocky Todd — John Fitzgerald-Jay (3)
- Angela Travers — Amanda Elwes (1)
- Tom Travers — Ralph Michael (1,4)
- Jas Waterbury — David Healy (4)
- Trixie Waterbury — Serretta Wilson (4)
- Lady Wickham — Rosemary Martin (1)
- Lord Wickhammersley — Jack Watling (1)
- Lady Wickhammersley — Richenda Carey (1)
- Bobbie Wickham — Nina Botting (1); Niamh Cusack (2)
- Sir Cuthbert Wickham — Brian Haines (1)
- Freddie Widgeon — Charles Millham (1); John Duval (2)
- Maud Wilberforce — Paula Jacobs (1)
- Dame Daphne Winkworth — Rosalind Knight (3)
- Gertrude Winkworth — Chloe Annett (3)
- Uncle George Wooster — Nicholas Selby (1)
- Claude Wooster — Hugo E. Blick (1); Jeremy Brook (4)
- Eustace Wooster — Ian Jeffs (1); Joss Brook (4)
- Alexander Worple — Bill Bailey (3)
- Lord Worplesdon — Frederick Treves (4)
Series 1 (directed by Robert Young)
| Episode # | Episode Title | Adapted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jeeves Takes Charge" | |
| 2 | "Tuppy and the Terrier" | |
| 3 | "The Purity of the Turf" | |
| 4 | "The Hunger Strike" | |
| 5 | "Brinkley Manor" |
Series 2 (directed by Simon Langton)
| Episode # | Episode Title | Adapted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Jeeves Saves the Cow-Creamer" | |
| 2 | "A Plan for Gussie" | |
| 3 | "Pearls Mean Tears" | |
| 4 | "Jeeves in the Country" | |
| 5 | "Kidnapped!" | |
| 6 | "Jeeves the Matchmaker" |
Series 3 (directed by Ferdinand Fairfax)
| Episode # | Episode Title | Adapted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bertie Sets Sail" | |
| 2 | "The Full House" | |
| 3 | "Introduction on Broadway" | |
| 4 | "Right Ho, Jeeves" | |
| 5 | "Hot Off the Press" | |
| 6 | "Comrade Bingo" |
Series 4 (directed by Ferdinand Fairfax)
| Episode # | Episode Title | Adapted From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Return to New York" | |
| 2 | "The Once and Future Ex" | |
| 3 | "Bridegroom Wanted!" |
plus a good deal of Clive Exton's artistic licence |
| 4 | "The Delayed Arrival" | |
| 5 | "Trouble at Totleigh Towers" | |
| 6 | "The Ties That Bind" |
plus a good deal of Clive Exton's artistic licence |
- Totleigh Towers was filmed at Highclere Castle.
- Exterior shots of Brinkley Court were filmed at Barnsley Park in series 1 and Hall Barn in series 4.
- All interior shots of Brinkley Court were filmed at Wrotham Park.
- Interior and exterior shots of Chuffnell Hall, in series 2, were also filmed at Wrotham Park.
- Ditteridge Hall ("Jeeves Takes Charge") was filmed at Englefield House.
- Twing Hall ("The Purity of the Turf") was filmed at Stanway House.
- The Hotel in Westcombe-on-Sea ("Pearls Mean Tears") was filmed at the Victoria Hotel, Sidmouth.
- Chuffy's Aunt's House ("Kidnapped!") was filmed at Clandon Park
- Deverill Hall ("Right Ho, Jeeves") was filmed at Joyce Grove.
- Fothergill Hall ("Comrade Bingo") was filmed at Dorney Court.
- Lord Worplesdon's New York residence ("The Once and Future Ex") was filmed at Gaddesden Place.
- Exterior shots of Stuyvesant Towers, Wooster's residence in New York City in series 3 and 4, were filmed at Senate House, the central library and administration building for the University of London.
Bertie Wooster's car is an early 1930's Aston Martin. Chuffy Chufnell drives a Lagonda in series 2.
- Jeeves and Wooster at the Internet Movie Database
- Hat-Sharpening: An episode guide to the series, including information about which episodes were adapted from which Wodehouse stories
- The Russian Wodehouse Society: Episode guides, screenshots and quotes from the four series
- British Film Institute Screen Online
