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Episode Guide : Series 1
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Episode 1 (22 APR 90) Bertie Wooster is sleeping off a "late night" when the doorbell rings. Standing on the doorstep is Jeeves, who's been sent by a domestic employment agency to be Bertie's new valet. Bertie's Aunt Agatha wants him to propose to the awful Honoria Glossop. Bertie takes Jeeves and sets off to spend the weekend at the Glossops' country house. When he arrives, he discovers that his old friend Bingo Little has been employed as tutor to young Master Oswald Glossop. Bingo tells Bertie that he's madly in love with Honoria, so Bertie comes up with a scheme to help Bingo to impress her. The scheme backfires and Bertie ends up engaged to Honoria. Aunt Agatha orders Bertie has to invite Honoria's parents to tea, so that they can "look him over". With the help of three cats, a fish and a stolen hat, Jeeves manages to convince the Glossops that Bertie is "completely gaga" and therefore unsuitable for their daughter. Also appearing: Adapted from:
Episode 2 (29 APR 90) Bertie is spending the weekend at the country home of the Wickhams. He tells Jeeves that he's in love with young Bobbie Wickham and plans to propose to her. Jeeves doesn't approve. Against all the odds, Barmy Fotheringay-Phipps beats Bertie in the annual Drones Club Golf Tournament. Bertie is determined to get his revenge. Bobbie Wickham suggests creeping into Barmy's bedroom at midnigh and piercing his hot water bottle with a darning needle. Unknown to Bertie, she makes a similar suggestion to Barmy. Both Bertie and Barmy end up having to leave chez Wickham in disgrace. Bertie announces to Jeeves that "love is dead". Aunt Agatha has left Bertie in charge of her dog, McIntosh, while she's abroad. When Bobbie Wickham gives the dog to the son of a Broadway producer, Bertie can't bear to contemplate the dire consequences. Jeevs comes up with a plan to save the day. Tuppy Glossop has become infatuated with Cora Bellinger, an opera singer. In consequence, he's stopped seeing Bertie's cousin Angela, who is heartbroken. Jeeves devises a cunning scheme to rectify the situation which involves Bertie, Tuppy and Cora singing the same song at a concert organised by Rev Beefy Bingham for some East End "toughs". Also appearing: Adapted from:
Episode 3 (6 MAY 90) Bertie's Uncle George has become engaged to a young waitress. Aunt Agatha disapproves, so she orders Bertie to offer the girl money to break off the engagement. Jeeves suggests that Bertie invites the girl's aunt round to tea so that Uncle George can meet her. She turns out to be a barmaid that Uncle George was involved with some years before. Uncle George goes off the idea of marrying the waitress, but announces his intention of marrying her aunt instead. To escape Aunt Agatha's wrath, Bertie decides to accept an invitation to spend some time at Twing Hall. He takes Jeeves and heads off into the country. When they arrive, they find that Bingo Little has organised a betting syndicate to make some money at the village sports day. Rupert Steggles, a fellow guest at Twing Hall, is running a book on the event. He manages to "nobble" all of the syndicate's "fancied runners". In spite of this, Jeeves finds a way of making a profit for the syndicate. He also arranges for the odious Steggles to "get his comeuppance". Also appearing: Adapted from:
Episode 4 (13 MAY 90) Bertie's Aunt Dahlia invites him to stay at Brinkley Court. She wants him to give out the prizes at nearby Market Snodsbury Grammar School. Bertie is also visited by Gussie Fink-Nottle, who tells him that he's fallen in love with Madeline Bassett. Since the lady in question is staying at Brinkley Court, Bertie talks Gussie into going there in his place. He suggests that he should "lay off the food" to show Madeline that he's 'pining' for her. He sends his Aunt a telegram telling her that Gussie will be presenting the prizes. Aunt Dahlia sends Bertie a telegram by return, ordering him to come to Brinkley Court at once. She needs to talk her husband, Tom, into giving her money for the magazine she runs. Bertie suggests that she should refrain from eating to show him that she's worried about something. Tuppy Glossop is also staying at Brinkley Court. He's had a row with Angela, so she now refuses to talk to him. Bertie suggests that Tuppy should also refuse food to show Angela how upset he is. As a result of Bertie's various schemes, Anatole the chef gets upset and hands in his notice. Aunt Dahlia is furious. She orders Bertie to leave Brinkley Court at once. Also appearing: Adapted from:
Episode 5 (20 MAY 90) Aunt Dahlia asks Jeeves to go and persuade Anatole to return to Brinkley Court. Jeeves succeeds in his mission. Bertie returns to Brinkley Court, to a frosty reception from Aunt Dahlia. He makes another attempt to reconcile Tuppy and Angela, but only succeeds in making matters worse. Bertie puts gin in Gussie's lunchtime orange juice. Gussie gets drunk and makes a complete fool of himself at the Market Snodsbury Grammar School prizegiving. Madeline is so upset that she refueses to have anything more to do with him. She announces her intention to mmarry Bertie Wooster instead. Next day, Tuppy tells Bertie that Angela is now engaged to Gussie. He announces that he intends to turn Gussie inside out and "make him swallow himself". Jeeves comes up with a scheme which involves Bertie ringing the fire bell at Brinkley Court in the middle of the night. After the plan has been put into effect, everyone files out of the house. Then it's discovered that the doors have been closed and nobody has a key. Bertie is sent off on a bicycle to find Stebbings the butler and get the front door key from him. Bertie cycles nine miles through a thunderstorm in his night attire, then discovers that Stebbings had left the key with Jeeves. When Bertie returns to Brinkley Court, he finds that everyone has been so busy blaming him for their lockout that they have all forgotten their differences. This, of course, was Jeeves' intention all along. Also appearing: Adapted from: Episode titles in quotes are "unofficial" or "working" titles |
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