Electric Decade: Leave It To Psmith

Leave It To Psmith

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Electric Decade: Leave it to Psmith: 1. Poets at Blandings

Leave it to Psmith

1. Poets at Blandings

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Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in a new PG Wodehouse laugh-fest.

A stellar cast in this sparkling PG Wodehouse comedy. Edward Bennett as Psmith (the P is silent!) with Susannah Fielding, George Blagden, Patricia Hodge Lisa Dillon, Martin Jarvis.

Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in this sparkling PG Wodehouse comedy.

It's the 1920s and Edward Bennett is Psmith (the P is silent!). He’s as broke as the Ten Commandments and advertises himself to ‘go anywhere, do anything. Crime not objected to!’ 

Down at idyllic Blandings Castle, affably vague Lord Emsworth (Martin Jarvis) prepares to travel to London to collect a famous poet who’s been invited to Blandings by Emsworth’s fearsome sister Constance (Patricia Hodge). 

Emsworth’s son Freddie (George Blagden) sees Psmith’s advert. He needs someone to steal his aunt’s necklace! In town, the Earl mistakes Psmith for the poet. Psmith spots lovely Eve Halliday (Susannah Fielding). He falls in love on sight. Freddie hires Psmith to do the stealing. 

Love and crime, hand-in-hand. A thrilling farce ensues.

Cast:
Psmith ..… Edward Bennett 
Eve ..… Susannah Fielding
Constance ..… Patricia Hodge 
Freddie ..… George Blagden
Joe Keeble ..… Nigel Anthony 
Lord Emsworth ..… Martin Jarvis
Miss Peavey ..… Lisa Dillon
Jackson ..… Ifan Meredith 
Miss Clarkson ..… Lucy Phelps
McTodd ..… Kieran Hodgson
Baxter ..… Joe Bannister
Beach ..… Lloyd Owen
Other parts: Matthew Wolf, Darren Richardson, Daisy Hydon 
    
Dramatised by Archie Scottney 
Directed by Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis 
A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4

Electric Decade: Leave it to Psmith

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Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in this sparkling PG Wodehouse comedy.

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