Wodehouse Playhouse

Wodehouse Playhouse
Genre Comedy
Romance
Written by P.G. Wodehouse
David Climie
Starring John Alderton
Pauline Collins
Country of origin  United Kingdom
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 20 (List of episodes)
Production
Location(s) England, UK
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel BBC
Original run 23 April 1975
– 12 December 1978

Wodehouse Playhouse is a British television comedy series based on the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. From 1975 to 1978, three series were made, with twenty half-hour episodes altogether in the entire series.

Contents

Overview

P. G. Wodehouse introduced the episodes in the first and second series, shortly before his death.

John Alderton is featured in all episodes, and his wife Pauline Collins was featured in all of the episodes of the first and second series. Geraldine Newman was featured in the first series. Sally Thomsett and Liza Goddard were among the actresses who were featured during the third series.

Episodes

Series 1

  1. "The Truth About George"
  2. "Romance at Droitgate"
  3. "Portrait of a Disciplinarian"
  4. "Unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court"
  5. "The Rise of Minna Nordstrom"
  6. "Rodney Fails to Qualify"
  7. "A Voice From the Past"

Series 2

  1. "Anselm Gets His Chance"
  2. "Mr. Potter Takes a Rest Cure"
  3. "Strychnine in the Soup"
  4. "Feet of Clay"
  5. "The Nodder"
  6. "The Code of the Mulliners"

Series 3

  1. "The Smile that Wins"
  2. "Trouble Down at Tudsleigh"
  3. "Tangled Hearts"
  4. "The Luck of the Stiffhams"
  5. "The Editor Regrets"
  6. "Big Business"
  7. "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo"

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