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4 Extra Debut. Can Jeeves help Lord Rowcester to sell his crumbling pile to a wealthy American widow? Comedy thriller starring Martin Jarvis. From April 2014.
Can Jeeves help Lord Rowcester to sell his crumbling pile?
An all-star cast brings PG Wodehouse's comedy thriller to galloping life.
Jeeves is on loan to young Lord Rowcester (Bill). Wooster is absent, attending a school designed to teach the aristocracy to fend for itself. Jeeves has to exert his gigantic fish-fed brain to help his new master raise cash. A wealthy American widow thinks the Abbey is wonderful, full of ghosts. But will she buy it?
Meanwhile Captain Biggar is on the trail of a bookie and his clerk, who conned him at Epsom races and have somehow gone to ground in the Abbey. Will he realise its Bill and Jeeves?
Stars Martin Jarvis as Jeeves, Rufus Sewell as Rory, Joanne Whalley as Monica, Ian Ogilvy as Captain Biggar, Jamie Bamber as Bill, Moira Quick as Jill, Daisy Hydon as Ellen, Christopher Neame as Colonel Wyvern, Darren Richardson as Bulstrode and Matthew Wolf as the Commentator.
Dramatised by Archie Scottney.
Director: Rosalind Ayres
A Jarvis and Ayres production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in 2014.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Rory | Rufus Sewell |
| Monica | Joanne Whalley |
| Rosie | Glenne Headly |
| Captain Biggar | Ian Ogilvy |
| Bill | Jamie Bamber |
| Jeeves | Martin Jarvis |
| Jill | Moira Quirk |
| Ellen | Daisy Hydon |
| Colonel Wyvern | Christopher Neame |
| Bulstrode | Darren Richardson |
| Commentator | Matthew Wolf |
| Director | Rosalind Ayres |
| Adaptor | Archie Scottney |
| Author | PG Wodehouse |
Broadcasts
- Mon 18 Dec 2017 10:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 18 Dec 2017 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 19 Dec 2017 03:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra