TV series
The World of Wooster
1965–1967 · 3 seasons
A gentle, talky sitcom of manners, more amusing than laugh-out-loud, best enjoyed as a cosy period curiosity.
- Created by
- P.G. Wodehouse
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Ian Carmichael, Dennis Price, Tracy Reed
- Overview
- Based on P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, The World of Wooster, broadcast on BBC One from 1965 to 1967, followed the farcical adventures of young upper-class twit Bertie Wooster and his invaluable manservant Jeeves. It starred Ian Carmichael as Wooster and Dennis Price as Jeeves. Wodehouse initially felt that Carmichael would be fine as Wooster, but later believed that Carmichael overacted; however, Wodehouse was satisfied enough with to later ask Carmichael to portray Bertie or Jeeves in a musical comedy. Carmichael declined, feeling too old to play Bertie again and that public perception prevented him from playing Jeeves. Wodehouse was far more positive about Price's Jeeves, stating that Price was the best Jeeves he had ever seen. Like many other series of the time, much of the episodes were wiped, leaving all but two now lost. In 2018, it was included at #51 in a list of the top 100 most wanted missing television programmes by TV archivist organisation Kaleidoscope.
- How it feels
- Measured and easy to follow.
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
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- Created by
- P.G. Wodehouse
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Ian Carmichael, Dennis Price, Tracy Reed
