What Ho! Jeeves
 Cover of Jeeves & Wooster: The Collected Radio Dramas, featuring six episodes from What Ho! Jeeves | |
| Genre | Comedy |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring |
Michael Hordern Richard Briers |
| Written by | Chris Miller and Richard Usborne, adapted from the works of P. G. Wodehouse |
| Produced by |
David Hatch Peter Titheridge Simon Brett |
| Original release | 5 June 1973 – 7 January 1981 |
What Ho! Jeeves is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse. All the episodes were adapted by Chris Miller except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne.[1] The series ran from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4.[2]
Main cast
- Bertie Wooster — Richard Briers
- Jeeves — Michael Hordern[2]
- Bingo Little — Jonathan Cecil
- Aunt Agatha — Joan Sanderson
- Honoria Glossop — Miriam Margoyles
- Sir Roderick Glossop — Andrew Cruickshank;[3] John Graham[4]
- Aunt Dahlia — Vivian Pickles[5]
- Gussie Fink-Nottle — Rex Garner
- Madeline Bassett — Bridget Armstrong[6]
- Tuppy Glossop — Ray Cooney;[7] Stephen Moore[8]
- Roderick Spode — James Villiers[9]
- Lady Florence Craye — Liza Goddard[10]
Episodes
Eight multipart adaptations,[2] plus one standalone short story,[11] were aired in all:
- The Inimitable Jeeves — 5 June to 7 August 1973 (ten parts)
- Right Ho, Jeeves — 14 August to 4 October 1973 (eight parts)
- The Code of the Woosters — 9 October to 20 November 1973 (seven parts)
- Thank You, Jeeves — 2 July to 23 July 1975 (four parts)
- The Mating Season — 30 July to 27 August 1975 (five parts)
- "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" (from Very Good, Jeeves) — 27 December 1976
- Joy in the Morning — 9 January to 22 February 1978 (seven parts)
- Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit — 23 May to 23 June 1979 (six parts)
- Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves — 3 December 1980 to 7 January 1981 (six parts)[12]
Production
"The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" and Joy in the Morning were produced by Simon Brett. Thank You, Jeeves and The Mating Season were produced by Peter Titheridge. The Inimitable Jeeves, The Code of the Woosters, Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit, and Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves were produced by David Hatch.
When they were originally broadcast, the radio dramas adapted from novels each consisted of multiple episodes, each episode being approximately 30 minutes long, except for the four Thank You, Jeeves episodes, which were each about 45 minutes long.[1]
References
- Notes
- 1 2 Lucas, John (2 February 2014). "Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville". The Global British Comedy Collaborative. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 Taves, page 128.
- ↑ "What Ho, Jeeves!: Part 3: Honoria Glossop". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho, Jeeves!: 1: Chuffnell Regis". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho, Jeeves!: Part 12: Aunt Dahlia". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho, Jeeves!: 14: Getting Gussie Going". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho, Jeeves!: 15: The Roasting of Tuppy Glossop". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho! Jeeves: The Ordeal of Young Tuppy". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho, Jeeves!: 21: The Plot Thickens". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho! Jeeves". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "What Ho! Jeeves: The Ordeal of Young Tuppy". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "Search Results". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- Sources
- Taves, Brian (2006). P. G. Wodehouse and Hollywood. London: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2288-3.