Jeeves and Wooster - Lord and Master

Television series
German title	Jeeves and Wooster - Lord and Master Jeeves and Wooster Lord and Master
Original title	Jeeves and Wooster
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English
Year (s)	1990-1993
length	55 minutes
Episodes	23 in 4 seasons
genre	Comedy
idea	PG Wodehouse
production	Brian Eastman Sally Head Al Burgess Ron Purdie
First broadcast	April 22, 1990 (UK) on ITV
German-language first broadcast	March 22, 1993 on VOX
occupation
Stephen Fry : Reginald Jeeves Hugh Laurie : Bertrand 'Bertie' Wooster Richard Dixon : Oofy Prosser Robert Daws : Hildebrande 'Tuppy' Glossop Michael Ripper : Drones Porter Rogers Mary Wimbush : Aunt Agatha Gregson John Woodnutt : Sir Watkyn Bassett John Turner : Roderick Spode Francesca Folan : Lady Florence Craye Elizabeth Morton : Madeline Bassett Martin Clunes : Cyril 'Barmy' Fotheringay Phipps Richard Garnett : Augustus 'Gussie' Fink-Nottle Adam Blackwood : Cyril 'Barmy' Fotheringay Phipps Simon Treves : Rev. Harold 'Stinker' Pinker Richard Braine : Augustus 'Gussie' Fink-Nottle Roger Brierley : Sir Roderick Glossop Liz Kettle : Honoria Glossop Jane Downs : Lady Glossop Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis : Freddie Chalk-Marshall Brenda Bruce : Aunt Dahlia Travers Michael Siberry : Richard 'Bingo' Little Ralph Michael : Uncle Tom Travers Charlotte Attenborough : Stephanie 'Stiffy' Byng Joseph Mydell : Coneybear Geoffrey Toone : Lord Bittlesham Sam Douglas : Corrigan Ricco Ross : Liftman Matthew Solon : Chuffy Elizabeth Spriggs : Aunt Agatha Gregson Sharon Holm : Pauline Manning Redwood : Stoker Diana Blackburn : Madeline Bassett Fidelis Morgan : Myrtle Fred Evans : Brinkley Edward Holmes : Seabury Campbell Morrison : Constable Eustace Oates James Holland : Dwight Dave Atkins : Vaules William Waghorn : Dobsonian Richard Stirling : Boko Fittleworth Pip Torrens : Richard 'Bingo' Little Amanda Elwes : Angela Travers Nicholas Palliser : Stilton Cheesewright John Barrard : Anatole Sydney Livingstone : Constable Eustace Oates Billy J. Mitchell : Mr. Blumenfield Anatol Yusef : Sydney Blumenfield Peter Carlisle : Bookseller Preston Lockwood : Butterfield John Fitzgerald Jay : Rock plate 'Rocky' Todd

Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy series based on short stories and novels by PG Wodehouse published from 1916 onwards . The main characters are Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as Reginald Jeeves .

The series is about the friendship of the dandy Bertie Wooster and his valet Reginald Jeeves . Jeeves is mostly occupied with freeing Wooster from awkward situations and the clutches of married women.

The series ran in the United Kingdom from April 22, 1990 to June 20, 1993 on the British broadcaster ITV . In Germany, the series ran first on Mondays in the night program, then on weekdays in the morning program on VOX .

actor

Several of the supporting roles, including as essential as Aunt Agatha , Madeline Bassett and Augustus Fink-Nottle , were played by more than one actor in the series. Aunt Dahlia , one of the main characters in the Bertie Wooster stories, was even portrayed by a different actress in each of the four seasons. Conversely, actress Francesca Folan played Madeline Bassett in the first season and Lady Florence Craye in the fourth season .

Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie had previously worked together on the comedy show A Bit of Fry & Laurie .

Awards

The series won two BAFTA TV Awards and was nominated for three more (awards in bold ):

1992

Best design on Eileen Diss

1993

Best artwork to Derek W. Hayes

Best costume design to Dany Everett

Best Drama Series to Clive Exton , Brian Eastman and Ferdinand Fairfax

Best original music to Anne Dudley

Web links

• Jeeves and Wooster in the Internet Movie Database (English)