Jeeves' Arrival
"Jeeves' Arrival" | |
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Jeeves and Wooster episode | |
Episode no. |
Season 1 Episode 1 |
Directed by | Ferdinand Fairfax |
Original air date | 6 June 1993 |
Episode chronology | |
"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".[1] It first aired on 6 June 1993 on ITV.
Background
Adapted from "Jeeves Takes Charge" (from Carry On, Jeeves).
Cast
- Bertie Wooster — Hugh Laurie
- Jeeves — Stephen Fry
- Sir Roderick Glossop — Roger Brierley
- Lady Delia Glossop — Jane Downs
- Aunt Agatha — Mary Wimbush
- Bingo Little — Michael Siberry
- Honoria Glossop — Elizabeth Kettle
- Oswald Glossop — Alastair Haley
- Tuppy Glossop — Robert Daws
Plot
Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha orders him to marry Honoria Glossop, whom Agatha believes will "reform" him.
Bertie, not enamoured with the idea, finds that his friend Bingo Little is infatuated with her. In order to get Honoria's love, Bingo Little produces a plan which involves Bertie Wooster throwing Honoria's little brother Oswald in the river. Bingo Little would save the boy in order to get her love. But the plan to get Bingo and Honoria together fails. Bertie has to jump into the water to rescue Honorias's brother, and Honoria falls in love with Bertie Wooster. His capable new valet Jeeves steps in with a plan to convince Sir Roderick and Lady Glossop that their potential son-in-law is unfit to marry their daughter.