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Jeeves and Wooster: The Village Sports Day at Twing

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When she learns that Uncle George wants to marry a young waitress, Aunt Agatha is horrified, and schemes to have Bertie pay the young woman off in order to get rid of her. Jeeves, however, has a different plan, and invites the girl and her aunt over for tea. This ends one engagement, but reunites Uncle George with his long lost love: the aunt, who used to be a barmaid. In order to escape the wrath of Aunt Agatha, Bertie flees to Twing Hall, and engages in some betting on the local sports day, contrary to the express wishes of Lady Wickhammersley. He and his pal, Bingo Little, seem to have an inside track, but the local odds-man rigs the races, and it's up to Jeeves to save the day. Add a recap »

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Writers:: P G Wodehouse Clive Exton

Director:: Robert Young (III)

Stars:: Stephen Fry (Reginald Jeeves); Hugh Laurie (Bertie Wooster)

Recurring Role:: Michael Ripper (Drones Porter); Richard Dixon (Oofy Prosser); Mary Wimbush (Aunt Agatha)

Guest Star:: Georgia Allen (Hildegarde); Kelly Cryer (Myrtle); Ruth Burnett (Beryl); Jack May (Vicar); James Patten (Ted Tucker); Norman Lumsden (Buffers Porter); Richard Stirling (Boko Fittleworth); John Duval (Freddie Chalk-Marshall); Beryl King (Mrs. Penworthy); Deddie Davies (Serving Lady #1); Margaret Lawley (Serving Lady #2); Cheryl Pay (Mavis); Helena Michell (Cynthia); Richenda Carey (Lady Wickhammersly); Nicholas Selby (Uncle George); Paula Jacobs (Maud Wilberforce); Michael Siberry (Bingo Little); Richard Braine (Rupert Stegles); Charles Millham (Freddie Widgeon); Jack Watling (Lord Wickhammersly); Ben Davis (Harold Harmsworth)

For those of you who weren't counting, the bet that Jeeves placed on the elderly men's 100 yard dash earned the Syndicate �1500 (�100 placed on a 15-1 candidate). edit »

This episode is a.k.a "The Gambling Event." edit »
This episode first aired in the US on November 25th 1990. edit »
This episode is taken from two P.G. Wodehouse short stories: Indian Summer Of An Uncle, and The Purity Of The Turf. edit »
Richard Braine was miscredited as Richard Brain. John Duval was miscredited as John Duvall. edit »

Bertie: I just think you're going to find it dashed embarrassing offering this girl money.
Aunt Agatha: I'm not proposing to do any such thing. You will undertake the negotiations. edit »

Bertie: You know what Kipling said: the F of the S is more D than the M.

Bertie is referring to Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), who was a prolific writer, penning novels, short stories and poems. Kipling was popular in the early 20th century. The line that Bertie is shortening is from The Female of the Species (1911), and the full line is "the female of the species is more deadly than the male." edit »
The song that Bertie sings is Good Night, Vienna, the title song from the 1932 movie of the same name, starring Jack Buchanan. edit »