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1. Bertie Takes Action

4 Extra Debut. What is Bertie’s motive in ensuring Miss Basset remains securely engaged to Mr Fink-Nottle? Starring Martin Jarvis.

Martin Jarvis reprises his award-winning Broadway characterisation as Jeeves.

Comic mastery directed by Rosalind Ayres and also starring Joanna Lumley, Ian Ogilvy and Michael York.

When Bertie Wooster embarks on an errand of matrimonial mercy down at Totleigh Towers, he needs all the help he can get from Jeeves. Why?

Because there’s trouble between Madeline Bassett and Gussie Fink-Nottle. She’s forcing Gussie to become a vegetarian. If Gussie refuses to abandon steak and kidney pies, Madeleine will dump him and marry Bertie. Can Wooster avoid such a fate?

Also, human gorilla Roderick Spode is besotted by Madeline and loathes Bertie, mistakenly viewing him as a rival. A midnight encounter between Bertie and an Aberdeen terrier doesn’t help.

And Bertie’s host Sir Watkyn Bassett suspects he has designs on a valuable statuette.

Joanna Lumley pitches in as dominant Aunt Dahlia, with Michael York as whisky-sodden Major Plank.

Can Jeeves sort it all out?

Aunt Dahlia … Joanna Lumley
Bertie Wooster ... James Callis
Jeeves ... Martin Jarvis
Roderick Spode … Adam Godley
Major Plank … Michael York
Sir Watkyn Bassett … Ian Ogilvy
Rev Harold Pinker … Julian Sands
Stiffy Byng … Moira Quirk
Madeline Bassett … Elizabeth Knowelden
Gussie Fink-Nottle … Matthew Wolf
Emerald Stoker … Tara Lynne Barr
Cyril/Butterfield … Kenneth Danziger

Dramatised by Archie Scottney

Sound Design: Mark Holden

Director: Rosalind Ayres

A Jarvis and Ayres production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 23 Dec 2020 03:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Aunt Dahlia Joanna Lumley
Bertie Wooster James Callis
Jeeves Martin Jarvis
Roderick Spode Adam Godley
Major Plank Michael York
Sir Watkyn Bassett Ian Ogilvy
Rev Harold Pinker Julian Sands
Stiffy Byng Moira Quirk
Madeline Bassett Elizabeth Knowelden
Gussie Fink-Nottle Matthew Wolf
Emerald Stoker Tara Lynne Barr
Cyril Kenneth Danziger
Butterfield Kenneth Danziger
Author PG Wodehouse
Adaptor Archie Scottney
Director Rosalind Ayres

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Apr 2018 15:00
  • Sat 21 Apr 2018 21:00
  • Tue 22 Dec 2020 10:00
  • Tue 22 Dec 2020 15:00
  • Wed 23 Dec 2020 03:00