Monsieur Anatole ("Anatole")
| Monsieur Anatole ("Anatole") | |
|---|---|
_(Jeeves_and_Wooster_-_The_Hunger_Strike).png) Aunt Dahlia's French chef Anatole (John Barrard) after they made a hunger strike in order to provoke feelings of guilt in Anatole and to go without dinner of Aunt Dahlia's French chef Anatole. | |
| First appearance | The Hunger Strike (Jeeves and Wooster) |
| Last appearance | Will Anatole Return to Brinkley Court? |
| Created by | P. G. Wodehouse |
| Portrayed by | John Barrard |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | master chef |
| Nationality | French |
Monsieur Anatole , often known as Anatole, is a recurring fictional character from the Jeeves novels of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being the supremely skilled French chef of Aunt Dahlia at her country house Brinkley Court. In the 1990s television series Jeeves and Wooster he is portrayed by John Barrard . Adapted from "Jeeves & the Yuletide Spirit" (from Very Good, Jeeves), "Episode of the Dog Macintosh" (from Very Good, Jeeves) and "Jeeves and the Song of Songs" (from Very Good, Jeeves).
Aunt Dahlia employs the French chef extraordinaire Anatole since stealing him from Rosie M. Banks (Mrs Bingo Little) with the help of Jeeves. Just the thought of his cooking is usually enough to make Bertie answer Dahlia's call to Brinkley Court, except when some prize-giving is involved.
Aunt Dahlia coerces Bertie into handing out the prizes at Market Snodsbury Grammar School by threatening to withhold the services of her master chef Anatole, being the supremely skilled French chef of Aunt Dahlia at her country house Brinkley Court. Anatole gives notice when Bertie recommends that they make a hunger strike in order to provoke feelings of guilt in others and to go without dinner of Aunt Dahlia's French chef Anatole. Jeeves returns to London to persuade Anatole to return to Brinkley Court.
Appearances
- Clustering Round Young Bingo (Carry On, Jeeves)
- Right Ho Jeeves
- Jeeves in the Offing
- Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit
- Much Obliged, Jeeves
He is also mentioned in many of the stories.
References
- Primary sources consulted
- Wodehouse, P. G. (1975) [1938]. The Code of the Woosters. New York: Vintage Books. pp. 221–222. ISBN 0-394-72028-8.
- Wodehouse, P. G. (1999) [1954]. Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-028120-7.
- Secondary sources consulted
- Usborne, Richard (2003) [2002]. Plum Sauce: A P. G. Wodehouse Companion. Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. pp. 137–207. ISBN 1-58567-441-9.