Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090329 | 20090404 (R4) | First of a two-part dramatisation of PG Wodehouse's 1915 comic novel. Two imposters infiltrate Blandings Castle, intent on recovering a valuable scarab which the dotty Lord Emsworth has unknowingly acquired from a dyspeptic American millionaire. Ashe - Ioan Gruffudd Joan - Helen McCrory J Preston Peters - Hector Elizondo Earl of Emsworth - Martin Jarvis Aline Peters - Andrea Bowen George Emerson - James Frain Baxter - Jared Harris Beach - Morgan Sheppard Mrs Twemlow - Jill Gascoine Miss Willoughby - Joanne Whalley The Hon Freddie - Matthew Wolf Mr Judson - Darren Richardson Adams - Kenneth Danziger Jones/Ferris/Porter - Alan Shearman All the maids - Moira Quirk Wodehouse - Ian Ogilvy Directed by Martin Jarvis. Two imposters infiltrate Blandings Castle, intent on recovering a valuable scarab. Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status First of a two-part dramatisation of PG Wodehouse's 1915 comic novel. Two imposters infiltrate Blandings Castle, intent on recovering a valuable scarab which the dotty Lord Emsworth has unknowingly acquired from a dyspeptic American millionaire. Ashe - Ioan Gruffudd Joan - Helen McCrory J Preston Peters - Hector Elizondo Earl of Emsworth - Martin Jarvis Aline Peters - Andrea Bowen George Emerson - James Frain Baxter - Jared Harris Beach - Morgan Sheppard Mrs Twemlow - Jill Gascoine Miss Willoughby - Joanne Whalley The Hon Freddie - Matthew Wolf Mr Judson - Darren Richardson Adams - Kenneth Danziger Jones/Ferris/Porter - Alan Shearman All the maids - Moira Quirk Wodehouse - Ian Ogilvy Directed by Martin Jarvis. Two imposters infiltrate Blandings Castle, intent on recovering a valuable scarab. Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status |
| 02 | 20090405 | 20090411 (R4) | Second of a two-part dramatisation of PG Wodehouse's 1915 comic novel. The rivalry between Ashe and Joan to secure the precious scarab is becoming intense. The obsessive Baxter is in hot pursuit and Lord Emsworth keeps a shotgun beside him in case of midnight marauders. Ashe - Ioan Gruffudd Joan - Helen McCrory Baxter - Jared Harris Earl of Emsworth - Martin Jarvis J Preston Peters - Hector Elizondo The Hon Freddie - Matthew Wolf George Emerson - James Frain Aline Peters - Andrea Bowen Beach - Morgan Sheppard Mr Judson - Darren Richardson Colonel Mant - Kenneth Danziger Wodehouse - Ian Ogilvy Directed by Martin Jarvis. Ashe and Joan's battle to secure the scarab is becoming intense. Baxter is in hot pursuit. Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status Second of a two-part dramatisation of PG Wodehouse's 1915 comic novel. The rivalry between Ashe and Joan to secure the precious scarab is becoming intense. The obsessive Baxter is in hot pursuit and Lord Emsworth keeps a shotgun beside him in case of midnight marauders. Ashe - Ioan Gruffudd Joan - Helen McCrory Baxter - Jared Harris Earl of Emsworth - Martin Jarvis J Preston Peters - Hector Elizondo The Hon Freddie - Matthew Wolf George Emerson - James Frain Aline Peters - Andrea Bowen Beach - Morgan Sheppard Mr Judson - Darren Richardson Colonel Mant - Kenneth Danziger Wodehouse - Ian Ogilvy Directed by Martin Jarvis. Ashe and Joan's battle to secure the scarab is becoming intense. Baxter is in hot pursuit. Adaptations of works which have achieved classic status |