The World of Wodehouse

The World of Wodehouse
Country of origin	England
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	13
Distributor	BBC Television
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	24 February 1967 (1967-02-24) – 26 August 1968 (1968-08-26)
Chronology
Preceded by	The World of Wooster
Related shows	Wodehouse Playhouse

The World of Wodehouse was a comedy television series, based on the Blandings Castle and Ukridge comedy stories by P. G. Wodehouse.

The series, which followed The World of Wooster, was shown on BBC Television during 1967 (Blandings Castle, 6 episodes) and 1968 (Ukridge, 7 episodes). Apart from one or more extracts from a solitary episode of Blandings Castle ("Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend") broadcast in February 1967^[1] all episodes of both series are lost.^[2] (See Wiping.)

Cast members

Blandings Castle

(24 February 1967 – 31 March 1967)
The cast included:^[3]

Sir Ralph Richardson - as Lord Emsworth
Meriel Forbes - as Lady Constance Keeble
Stanley Holloway - as Beach (the Butler)
Jack Radcliffe - as the Gardener
Derek Nimmo - as Freddie Threepwood

Ukridge

(15 July 1968 – 26 August 1968)
The cast included:^[4]

Anton Rogers - as Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge
Julian Holloway - as Corky

References

↑ The World of Wodehouse: Series 1: Blanding's Castle, lostshows.com.
↑ See also The World of Wodehouse: Series 2: Ukridge, lostshows.com
↑ Blandings Castle at the Internet Movie Database
↑ Ukrige at the Internet Movie Database

P. G. Wodehouse

Bibliography Songs

Jeeves and Wooster	The Man with Two Left Feet "Extricating Young Gussie" My Man Jeeves The Inimitable Jeeves "Jeeves in the Springtime" "Comrade Bingo" Carry On, Jeeves "Jeeves Takes Charge" Very Good, Jeeves Thank You, Jeeves Right Ho, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters Joy in the Morning The Mating Season Ring for Jeeves Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit Jeeves in the Offing Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Much Obliged, Jeeves Aunts Aren't Gentlemen

Blandings Castle	Something Fresh Leave It to Psmith Blandings Castle and Elsewhere "The Custody of the Pumpkin" "Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best" "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey" "Company for Gertrude" "The Go-getter" "Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend" Summer Lightning Heavy Weather Lord Emsworth and Others "The Crime Wave at Blandings" Uncle Fred in the Springtime Full Moon Pigs Have Wings Service with a Smile Galahad at Blandings Plum Pie "Sticky Wicket at Blandings" A Pelican at Blandings Sunset at Blandings

Psmith	Mike Psmith in the City Psmith, Journalist Leave It to Psmith

School stories	The Gold Bat The Head of Kay's Mike The Pothunters A Prefect's Uncle Tales of St. Austin's Tales of Wrykyn and Elsewhere The White Feather

Autobiographical	Bring on the Girls! Performing Flea Over Seventy

Other books and stories	The Adventures of Sally Bachelors Anonymous Barmy in Wonderland Big Money Bill the Conqueror The Clicking of Cuthbert Cocktail Time The Coming of Bill Company for Henry A Damsel in Distress Do Butlers Burgle Banks? Doctor Sally Eggs, Beans and Crumpets A Few Quick Ones French Leave Frozen Assets A Gentleman of Leisure The Girl in Blue The Girl on the Boat The Globe By the Way Book The Heart of a Goof Hot Water Ice in the Bedroom If I Were You Indiscretions of Archie Jill the Reckless Laughing Gas The Little Nugget Louder and Funnier Love Among the Chickens The Luck of the Bodkins The Luck Stone A Man of Means The Man Upstairs The Man with Two Left Feet Meet Mr Mulliner Money for Nothing Money in the Bank Mr Mulliner Speaking Mulliner Nights Not George Washington Nothing Serious The Old Reliable Pearls, Girls and Monty Bodkin Piccadilly Jim Plum Pie The Prince and Betty Quick Service Sam the Sudden The Small Bachelor Something Fishy Spring Fever Summer Moonshine The Swoop! Ukridge Uncle Dynamite Uneasy Money William Tell Told Again Young Men in Spats

Radio	What Ho, Jeeves The Code of the Woosters

Stage	The Beauty of Bath (1906) Nuts and Wine (1914) Oh, Boy! (1917) Leave It to Jane (1917) The Riviera Girl (1917) Miss 1917 (1917) Oh, Lady! Lady!! (1918) The Girl Behind the Gun (1918) Kissing Time (1919) Sally (1920) The Cabaret Girl (1922) The Beauty Prize (1923) Oh, Kay! (1926) Show Boat (1927) Rosalie (1928) The Three Musketeers (1928) Anything Goes (1934) Jeeves (later By Jeeves) (1975/1996) Jeeves and Wooster in Perfect Nonsense (2013) A Damsel in Distress (2015)

Films	A Gentleman of Leisure (1915) A Damsel in Distress (1919) Piccadilly Jim (1919) Summer Lightning (1933) Right Ho, Jeeves (1934) Thank You, Jeeves! (1936) Step Lively, Jeeves (1937) Piccadilly Jim (1936) A Damsel in Distress (1937) The Girl on the Boat (1961) By Jeeves (2001) Piccadilly Jim (2004)

Television	The World of Wooster (1965–67) The World of Wodehouse (1967–68) Wodehouse Playhouse (1975–78) Jeeves and Wooster (1990–93) Heavy Weather (1995) Blandings (2013)

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