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Jeeves' Arrival
"Jeeves' Arrival" is the first episode of the first series of the 1990s British comedy television series ''Jeeves and Wooster''. It is also called "In Court after the Boat Race" or "Jeeves Takes Charge". It first aired in the UK on on ITV. The episode aired in the US on 11 November 1990 on ''Masterpiece Theatre''. Background Adapted from "Jeeves Takes Charge" (collected in ''Carry On, Jeeves''), and "Scoring off Jeeves" and "Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch" (both collected in ''The Inimitable Jeeves''). Cast * Bertie Wooster – Hugh Laurie * Jeeves – Stephen Fry * Aunt Agatha – Mary Wimbush * Bingo Little – Michael Siberry * Honoria Glossop – Elizabeth Kettle * Sir Roderick Glossop – Roger Brierley * Lady Glossop – Jane Downs * Oswald Glossop – Alastair Haley * Sir Watkyn Bassett – John Woodnutt * Lord Rainsby – Jason Calder * Eustace Wooster – Ian Jeffs * Claude Wooster – Hugo E. Blick * Barmy Fotheringay Phipps – Adam Blackwood * Drones Porter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeeves And Wooster
''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series. Set in the UK and the US in an unspecified period between the late 1920s and the 1930s, the series starred Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster, an affable young gentleman and member of the idle rich, and Stephen Fry as Jeeves, his highly intelligent and competent valet. Bertie and his friends, who are mainly members of the Drones Club, are extricated from all manner of societal misadventures by the indispensable Jeeves. When Fry and Laurie began the series, they were already a popular comedic double act for their regular appearances on Channel 4's '' Saturday Live'' and their own show ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' (BBC, 1987–95). In the television documentary ''Fry and Laurie Reunited'' (2010), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingo Little
Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a recurring fictional character in the comedic Jeeves and Drones Club stories of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a friend of Jeeves's master Bertie Wooster and a member of the Drones Club. In his early appearances, Bingo, who has an impulsive and romantic nature, falls in love with numerous women in quick succession, generally pursuing an absurd scheme to woo his latest love interest and invariably causing problems for his pal Bertie. Eventually, Bingo marries Rosie M. Banks, and their married life is a happy one for the most part, though his proclivity for gambling sometimes gets him into trouble. Life and character Richard P. "Bingo" Little is a longtime friend of Bertie Wooster. They were born in the same village a few days apart, and went together to kindergarten, preparatory school at Malvern House, secondary school at Eton College, and then to the University of Oxford, where Bingo obtained a degree of some sort. He often reminds Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo E
Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a troll ** ''Hugo'' (game show), a television show that first ran from 1990 to 1995 ** ''Hugo'' (video game), several video games released between 1991 and 2000 * ''Hugo'' (stylised as ''hugo''), a 2022 album by British rapper Loyle Carner People and fictional characters * Victor Hugo, a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. * Hugo (name), including lists of people with Hugo as a given name or surname, as well as fictional characters * Hugo (musician), Thai-American actor and singer-songwriter Chulachak Chakrabongse (born 1981) Places in the United States * Hugo, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Hugo, Colorado, a Statutory Town * Hugo, Minnesota, a town * Hugo, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Hugo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Jeffs (actor)
Ian David Jeffs (born 12 October 1982) is an English former footballer and the current assistant manager of the Icelandic women's national football team and Úrvalsdeild karla club ÍBV. Úrvalsdeild kvenna club ÍBV. Jeffs began his career with Crewe Alexandra but made only one senior appearance for the club before being released in 2004. He was loaned to Kidsgrove Athletic for a short spell during the 2002–03 season. Jeffs has spent the majority of his career playing in Iceland, where he has represented ÍBV, Fylkir and Valur. Between 2006 and 2007 he played for Swedish side Örebro, where he was part of the side that won promotion to the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football. Playing career Born in Chester, Jeffs came through the youth ranks at Crewe Alexandra and was awarded his first professional contract in February 2001 along with eleven other academy graduates, including Dean Ashton, David Vaughan and Michael Higdon. His first involvement in sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Calder
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He was also the great-grandson of the messenger god Hermes, through his mother's side. Jason appeared in various literary works in the classical world of Greece and Rome, including the epic poem ''Argonautica'' and the tragedy ''Medea''. In the modern world, Jason has emerged as a character in various adaptations of his myths, such as the 1963 film '' Jason and the Argonauts'' and the 2000 TV miniseries of the same name. Persecution by Pelias Pelias (Aeson's half-brother) was power-hungry and sought to gain dominion over all of Thessaly. Pelias was the progeny of a union between their shared mother, Tyro ("high born Tyro"), the daughter of Salmoneus, and the sea god Poseidon. In a bitter feud, he overthrew Aeson (the rightful king), k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Woodnutt
John Edward Arthur Woodnutt (3 March 1924 – 2 January 2006) was an English character actor, often cast in villainous roles. Early life and education The younger son of Harold Frederick Woodnutt and brother of the Conservative MP Mark Woodnutt, he was born in London, and at the age of 18 made his acting debut at the Oxford Playhouse. Career He had many television roles, including that of Henry VII in the first episode of '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' (1970); Sir Watkyn Bassett in the television version of ''Jeeves and Wooster'' (1990 to 1993); and Merlin and Mogdred in the children's adventure game programme ''Knightmare'' (1987–1990). One of his earliest television roles was in 1956 in the ITV drama ''One'', broadcast live. He appeared five times in ''Z-Cars'' and once in '' Softly, Softly''. He appeared four times in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'': * ''Spearhead from Space'' (1970) as Hibbert * ''Frontier in Space'' (1973) as the Draconian E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watkyn Bassett
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Anatole Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled French chef of Aunt Dahlia at her country house Brinkley Court. He is mentioned in many of the stories and is often praised as "God's gift to the gastric juices". A small, rotund man, Anatole has a large moustache; Bertie Wooster notes that the ends of Anatole's moustache turn up when he is happy and droop when he is upset. Originally from Provence, Anatole speaks English with a mixed fluency, having learned much of his English from Bingo Little and an American chauffeur from Brooklyn. Anatole previously worked for the Littles but entered Aunt Dahlia's employment in " Clustering Round Young Bingo". The only cook known to be able to make food that agrees with Tom Travers's digestion, he was relied on to such an extent that Tom Travers postp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alastair Haley
Alistair is a masculine given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic '' Alasdair''. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman French Alexandre or Latin Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander. The deepest etymology is the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (man-repeller): ἀλέξω (repel) + ἀνήρ (man), "the one who repels men", a warrior name. Another, not nearly so common, Anglicization of ''Alasdair'' is ''Allaster''. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 399. People Alastair * Alastair, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1914–1943), a great-grandson of Queen Victoria * Alastair Bray, Australian footballer * Alastair Aiken, British YouTuber * Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair's former director of communications * Alastair Clarkson, head coach of Hawthorn Football Club * Alastair Cook, English cricketer * Alastair Fothergill, British film producer, best known for BBC nature documentaries * Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Downs
Jane Margaret Downs (22 January 1935 – 20 May 2015) was an English actress. Downs was born in Bromley, Kent, England. She started her career in the theatre, and later appeared on radio and in film, playing Kenneth More's wife in '' A Night to Remember'' (1958). Her first husband, Gerald Harper, appeared in the same film. During the 1970s, she appeared on stage and television alongside Terence Alexander Terence Joseph Alexander (11 March 1923 – 28 May 2009) was an English film and television actor, best known for his role as Charlie Hungerford in the British TV drama '' Bergerac'', which ran for nine series on BBC One between 1981 and 1991. ..., whom she married in 1976, following her divorce from Harper. In 1991, Downs appeared in a cameo role as Daisy Williams, a new resident, in '' Waiting for God''. She died in London in May 2015 at the age of 80. Filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Downs, Jane 1935 births 2015 deaths English s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Jeeves Characters
The following is a list of recurring and notable fictional characters featured in the Jeeves novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. Anatole Anatole is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves stories, being the supremely skilled French chef of Aunt Dahlia at her country house Brinkley Court. He is mentioned in many of the stories and is often praised as "God's gift to the gastric juices". A small, rotund man, Anatole has a large moustache; Bertie Wooster notes that the ends of Anatole's moustache turn up when he is happy and droop when he is upset. Originally from Provence, Anatole speaks English with a mixed fluency, having learned much of his English from Bingo Little and an American chauffeur from Brooklyn. Anatole previously worked for the Littles but entered Aunt Dahlia's employment in " Clustering Round Young Bingo". The only cook known to be able to make food that agrees with Tom Travers's digestion, he was relied on to such an extent that Tom Travers postp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Brierley
David Roger Brierley (2 June 1935 – 23 September 2005) was an English actor. Career Brierley appeared in dozens of television productions over a forty-year period. He twice appeared in ''Doctor Who'', as Trevor in ''The Daleks' Master Plan'' (1965) and as the voice of Drathro in ''The Mysterious Planet'' (1986). Brierley appeared as Mr Thoneycroft in episode 6 of ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (1976), in the biopic ''Jinnah'' based on the life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in the Granada television series ''Jeeves and Wooster'' as Sir Roderick Glossop and as Michael Palin's latin teacher in an episode of ''Ripping Yarns'' called ''Roger of the Raj'', which was first shown on BBC television in 1979. He played the part of Osborne in the 1977 episode "Suddenly At Home" in the TV series ''Rising Damp''. He was also in an ''Only Fools and Horses'' episode in 1982 ("Diamonds Are for Heather"). Later work included portraying John Biffen in the TV dramatisation of ''The Alan C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Roderick Glossop
Sir Roderick Glossop is a recurring fictional character in the comic novels and short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. Sometimes referred to as a "nerve specialist" or a "loony doctor", he is a prominent practitioner of psychiatry in Wodehouse's works, appearing in several Jeeves stories and in one Blandings Castle story. Though he is initially antagonistic towards Bertie Wooster, they become friends in later stories. Inspiration The character of Sir Roderick Glossop was inspired by Dr. Henry Crawford MacBryan, who operated a psychiatric nursing home in the hamlet of Ditteridge, in the parish of Box, Wiltshire, near Cheney House where the young Wodehouse spent some of his childhood with his aunts. Life and character Sir Roderick Glossop is the father of Honoria Glossop and Oswald Glossop. He is first married to Lady Glossop, a friend of Bertie's Aunt Agatha, and later to Lady Chuffnell, aunt of "Chuffy", Lord Chuffnell. He went to school with Lord Emsworth, who states that Glossop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
