Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves

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PG Wodehouse

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The escapades of PG Wodehouse's most famous creations, Jeeves and Wooster

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Joanna Lumley

James Callis

Martin Jarvis

Adam Godley

Michael York

Ian Ogilvy

Julian Sands

Moira Quirk

Elizabeth Knowelden

Matthew Wolf

Tara Lynne Barr

Kenneth Danziger

Archie Scottney

Rosalind Ayres

PG Wodehouse: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves: 1. Bertie Takes Action

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Comic mastery starring Joanna Lumley, Martin Jarvis, Ian Ogilvy and Michael York

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 BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2018.

PG Wodehouse: Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves

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Martin Jarvis stars as Jeeves in PG Wodehouse's comic novel. With Joanna Lumley.

Martin Jarvis stars as Jeeves in PG Wodehouse's comic novel. With Joanna Lumley. Dramatised by Archie Scottney.

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