Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Poets At Blandings | 20200517 | 20211128 (R4) | Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in this sparkling PG Wodehouse comedy. It's the 1920s and Edward Bennett is Psmith (the P is silent!). He's as broke as the Ten Commandments and advertises himself to - ?go anywhere, do anything. Crime not objected to! Down at idyllic Blandings Castle, affably vague Lord Emsworth (Martin Jarvis) prepares to travel to London to collect a famous poet who's been invited to Blandings by Emsworth's fearsome sister Constance (Patricia Hodge). Emsworth's son Freddie (George Blagden) sees Psmith's advert. He needs someone to steal his aunt's necklace! In town, the Earl mistakes Psmith for the poet. Psmith spots lovely Eve Halliday (Susannah Fielding). He falls in love on sight. Freddie hires Psmith to do the stealing. Love and crime, hand-in-hand. A thrilling farce ensues. Cast: Psmith .. - ¦ Edward Bennett Eve .. - ¦ Susannah Fielding Constance .. - ¦ Patricia Hodge Freddie .. - ¦ George Blagden Joe Keeble .. - ¦ Nigel Anthony Lord Emsworth .. - ¦ Martin Jarvis Miss Peavey .. - ¦ Lisa Dillon Jackson .. - ¦ Ifan Meredith Miss Clarkson .. - ¦ Lucy Phelps McTodd .. - ¦ Kieran Hodgson Baxter .. - ¦ Joe Bannister Beach .. - ¦ Lloyd Owen Other parts: Matthew Wolf, Darren Richardson, Daisy Hydon Dramatised by Archie Scottney Directed by Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4 Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in a new PG Wodehouse laugh-fest. Classic titles that influenced and characterised the Jazz Age of the 1920s. Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in this sparkling PG Wodehouse comedy. It's the 1920s and Edward Bennett is Psmith (the P is silent!). He's as broke as the Ten Commandments and advertises himself to - ?go anywhere, do anything. Crime not objected to! Down at idyllic Blandings Castle, affably vague Lord Emsworth (Martin Jarvis) prepares to travel to London to collect a famous poet who's been invited to Blandings by Emsworth's fearsome sister Constance (Patricia Hodge). Emsworth's son Freddie (George Blagden) sees Psmith's advert. He needs someone to steal his aunt's necklace! In town, the Earl mistakes Psmith for the poet. Psmith spots lovely Eve Halliday (Susannah Fielding). He falls in love on sight. Freddie hires Psmith to do the stealing. Love and crime, hand-in-hand. A thrilling farce ensues. Cast: Psmith .. - ¦ Edward Bennett Eve .. - ¦ Susannah Fielding Constance .. - ¦ Patricia Hodge Freddie .. - ¦ George Blagden Joe Keeble .. - ¦ Nigel Anthony Lord Emsworth .. - ¦ Martin Jarvis Miss Peavey .. - ¦ Lisa Dillon Jackson .. - ¦ Ifan Meredith Miss Clarkson .. - ¦ Lucy Phelps McTodd .. - ¦ Kieran Hodgson Baxter .. - ¦ Joe Bannister Beach .. - ¦ Lloyd Owen Other parts: Matthew Wolf, Darren Richardson, Daisy Hydon Dramatised by Archie Scottney Directed by Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4 Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres direct a star cast in a new PG Wodehouse laugh-fest. Classic titles that influenced and characterised the Jazz Age of the 1920s. |
| 02 | Impostors At Blandings | 20200524 | 20211205 (R4) | Impoverished Psmith (Edward Bennett), a guest at Blandings Castle, is smitten by library cataloguist Eve Halliday (Susannah Fielding). She believes him to be renowned poet Ralston McTodd. But Psmith has been secretly hired by Lord Emsworth's son Freddie to steal his Aunt's valuable necklace. Freddie plans to sell the jewels so he can finance himself as a bookie. But further impostors become involved - Miss Peavey and Eddie Cootes. Lord Emsworth (Martin Jarvis) and butler Beach (Lloyd Owen) get drawn in. Who finally will purloin the necklace? Cast: Psmith .. - ¦ Edward Bennett Eve Halliday .. - ¦ Susannah Fielding Freddie .. - ¦ George Blagden Constance .. - ¦ Patricia Hodge Miss Peavey/Liz .. - ¦ Lisa Dillon Baxter .. - ¦ Joe Bannister Lord Emsworth .. - ¦ Martin Jarvis Joe Keeble .. - ¦ Nigel Anthony Beach .. - ¦ Lloyd Owen Detective Simmons .. - ¦ Lucy Phelps Eddie .. - ¦ Kieran Hodgson Other parts: Daisy Hydon, Matthew Wolf, Darren Richardson Dramatised by Archie Scottney Directed by Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4 Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis direct this starry two-part PG Wodehouse laugh-fest. Classic titles that influenced and characterised the Jazz Age of the 1920s. Impoverished Psmith (Edward Bennett), a guest at Blandings Castle, is smitten by library cataloguist Eve Halliday (Susannah Fielding). She believes him to be renowned poet Ralston McTodd. But Psmith has been secretly hired by Lord Emsworth's son Freddie to steal his Aunt's valuable necklace. Freddie plans to sell the jewels so he can finance himself as a bookie. But further impostors become involved - Miss Peavey and Eddie Cootes. Lord Emsworth (Martin Jarvis) and butler Beach (Lloyd Owen) get drawn in. Who finally will purloin the necklace? Cast: Psmith .. - ¦ Edward Bennett Eve Halliday .. - ¦ Susannah Fielding Freddie .. - ¦ George Blagden Constance .. - ¦ Patricia Hodge Miss Peavey/Liz .. - ¦ Lisa Dillon Baxter .. - ¦ Joe Bannister Lord Emsworth .. - ¦ Martin Jarvis Joe Keeble .. - ¦ Nigel Anthony Beach .. - ¦ Lloyd Owen Detective Simmons .. - ¦ Lucy Phelps Eddie .. - ¦ Kieran Hodgson Other parts: Daisy Hydon, Matthew Wolf, Darren Richardson Dramatised by Archie Scottney Directed by Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis A Jarvis & Ayres production for BBC Radio 4 Rosalind Ayres and Martin Jarvis direct this starry two-part PG Wodehouse laugh-fest. Classic titles that influenced and characterised the Jazz Age of the 1920s. |