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Jeeves and Wooster
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The brilliant combination of Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry take to the screen again in, a series from the early 1990s, adapted from the P.G. Wodehouse Jeeves series set in pre-World War II England. It's shot beautifully on film, complete with fabulous houses and vignettes from an era where one dressed for dinner and your morning coffee was served on a silver tray. In Jeeves and Wooster, Laurie stars as the vapid, fun-loving gentleman, Bertie Wooster, and Fry as Reginald Jeeves, his discreetly shrewd, impeccable valet. You definitely want Jeeves on your side, right? Particularly in fending off the women, eh?
The series is rife with comedic garnishes, so when watching Jeeves and Wooster, be sure to keep track of names of the characters, priceless and as delightfully fussy as high tea. Honoria Glossop? Lady Wickhammersly? Gussie Fink-Nottle? Stilton Cheesewright? Smarmy Pecklewith? (Okay, so that last one is made up.)
Check out memorable quotes from the series here at the Internet Movie Database, and here, at YouTube, Stephen Fry explains his take on the appeal and charm of the series.
More on the chronology of Fry and Laurie's work at the Internet Movie Database:
- Stephen Fry has been in just about everything, from countless TV appearances (including Blackadder), to the feature films V for Vendetta and A Fish Called Wanda. He's also played Oscar Wilde in a 1997 movie, called simply Wilde, with a very young Jude Law as his love interest.
- Hugh Laurie has won two Golden Globes for his starring role on House. He's also done the voice of Johnny Town-Mouse in The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, of Jasper in 101 Dalmatians, and of Mr. Little in Stuart Little. You can also find him in Sense and Sensibility (1995), an episode of Friends, and plenty of episodes of Blackadder.
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