What Ho! Jeeves (sometimes written What Ho, Jeeves!) is a series of radio dramas based on some of the Jeeves short stories and novels written by P. G. Wodehouse, starring Michael Hordern as the titular Jeeves and Richard Briers as Bertie Wooster.

The stories were adapted for radio by Chris Miller, except the last two novels featured in the series, which were dramatised by Richard Usborne. The series was first broadcast from 1973 to 1981 on BBC Radio 4.Taves, page 128.

Production

The novels were adapted into several episodes. Each episode is approximately 30 minutes long, except for the episodes adapted from Thank You, Jeeves and The Mating Season, which are each about 45 minutes long.

"The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" and Joy in the Morning episodes were produced by Simon Brett. The Thank You, Jeeves and The Mating Season episodes were produced by Peter Titheridge. The episodes adapted from The Inimitable Jeeves, The Code of the Woosters, Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit, and Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves were produced by David Hatch.

Six of the dramatized books are included in the audio collection Jeeves & Wooster: The Collected Radio Dramas, published by BBC Books in 2013. Some episodes occasionally air on BBC Radio 4 Extra. See also The Code of the Woosters, Joy in the Morning, and Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves.

Main cast Bertie Wooster — Richard Briers Jeeves — Michael Hordern Bingo Little — Jonathan Cecil Aunt Agatha — Joan Sanderson Honoria Glossop — Miriam Margolyes Sir Roderick Glossop — Andrew Cruickshank (1973), John Graham (1975) Aunt Dahlia — Vivian Pickles Gussie Fink-Nottle — Rex Garner (1973), David Valla (1975), Jonathan Cecil (1980) Madeline Bassett — Bridget Armstrong (1973), Aimi MacDonald (1980) Tuppy Glossop — Ray Cooney (1973), Stephen Moore (1976) Roderick Spode (later the Earl of Sidcup) — James Villiers (1973), Paul Eddington (1980) Lady Florence Craye — Bronwen Williams (1978), Liza Goddard (1979)) Sir Watkyn Bassett – Patrick Cargill (1973), John Le Mesurier (1980) Stephanie "Stiffy" Byng – Miriam Margolyes (1973), Denise Coffey (1980)

Episode list The series features eight multipart adaptations. A standalone episode adapted from the short story, "The Ordeal of Young Tuppy" (1930), was also aired, and first broadcast on 27 December 1976.

The Inimitable Jeeves Adapted from The Inimitable Jeeves (1923). The cast included Ronald Fraser as Mortimer Little, Maurice Denham as the Rev. Heppenstall, Jonathan Lynn and David Jason as Claude and Eustace, and Edwin Apps as Steggles.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum5 June 19732Pearls Mean Tears14 June 19733Honoria Glossop21 June 19734The Startling Dressiness of a Lift Attendant28 June 19735Comrade Bingo5 July 19736The Great Sermon Handicap12 July 19737The Purity of the Turf17 July 19738The Metropolitan Touch24 July 19739The Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace31 July 197310Bingo and the Little Woman7 August 1973

Right Ho, Jeeves Adapted from Right Ho, Jeeves (1934). The cast included John Graham as Uncle Tom and Anatole, and Jennie Goossens as Angela.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1Jeeves Loses His Grip14 August 19732Aunt Dahlia21 August 19733Anatole Is Insulted30 August 19734Getting Gussie Going4 September 19735The Roasting of Tuppy Glossop11 September 19736Gussie Presents the Prizes20 September 19737An Awful Doom25 September 19738Jeeves Finds the Key4 October 1973

The Code of the Woosters Adapted from The Code of the Woosters (1938). The cast included Douglas Blackwell as Harold Pinker and Tony McEwan as PC Oates.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1The Silver Cow Creamer9 October 19732The Small Leather-Covered Notebook16 October 19733The Plot Thickens23 October 19734Spode's Fangs Are Drawn30 October 19735Strange Behaviour of a Curate6 November 19736The Course of True Love13 November 19737A Wrongful Arrest20 November 1973

Thank You, Jeeves Adapted from Thank You, Jeeves (1934). The cast included Clive Francis as Lord Chuffnell, Connie Booth as Pauline Stoker, Jo Manning-Wilson as Seabury, Blain Fairman as J. Washburn Stoker, John Dunbar as Sergeant Voules, John Bull as Constable Dobson, and Alaric Cotter as Brinkley.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1Chuffnell Regis2 July 19752Sinister Behaviour of a Yacht Owner9 July 19753The Butter Situation16 July 19754Jeeves Finds the Way23 July 1975

The Mating Season Adapted from The Mating Season (1949). The cast included James Villiers as Esmond Haddock, Jo Kendall as Corky Pirbright, Kenneth Fortescue as Catsmeat Pirbright, Miriam Margoyles as Dame Daphne Winkworth and Hilda Gudgeon, John Dunbar as Silversmith, and Antony Higginson as the Rev. Sydney Pirbright and Constable Dobbs.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1Deverill Hall30 July 19752The Great Web6 August 19753Amorousness of a Newt Fancier13 August 19754The Village Concert20 August 19755Reunited Hearts27 August 1975

Joy in the Morning Adapted from Joy in the Morning (1946). The cast included Peter Woodthorpe as Lord Worplesdon, Jonathan Cecil as Boko Fittleworth, Denise Bryer as Edwin the Boy Scout, Rosalind Adams as Nobby Hopwood, and Michael Kilgarriff as Stilton Cheesewright.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1Florence Craye9 January 19782Steeple Bumpleigh16 January 19783Tribulations of an Uncle By Marriage23 January 19784Sundry Happenings in a Garden1 February 19785Schemes and Ruses8 February 19786Fancy Dress13 February 19787Jeeves Sails Into Action22 February 1978

Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit Adapted from Jeeves and the Feudal Spirit (1954). The cast included James Villiers as Stilton Cheesewright, Jonathan Cecil as Percy Gorringe, Norman Bird as L. G. Trotter, Diana King as Mrs Trotter, Ann Davies as Daphne Dolores Morehead, Liza Goddard as Lady Florence Crayne and David Tate as Stebbings."What Ho! Jeeves", BBC.co.uk, accessed 4 October 2019.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1The New Moustache21 May 19792Ephraim Gadsby, Jailbird28 May 19793Dark Doings at Brinkley4 June 19794Bedrooms, Burglars and Broken Troths11 June 19795A Man's Best Friend Is His Cosh18 June 19796Jeeves, Mastermind25 June 1979

Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves Adapted from Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves (1963). The cast included Douglas Blackwell as the Rev. Harold Pinker, Ann Davies as Emerald Stoker, Ronald Fraser as Major Plank, Percy Edwards as the dog Bartholomew. and Graham Faulkner as Constable Oates.

EpisodeTitleFirst broadcast1The Menace of Totleigh Towers3 December 19802Upstairs, Downstairs and Bumps in the Night10 December 19803Bartholomew, Blackmail and Barefaced Lies17 December 19804Spode Is Unsuccessful24 December 19805Black Eyes and Bloody Noses2 January 19816Game, Set and Match to Jeeves7 January 1981

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