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Blandings
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 2013 - 2014
- 13 episodes (2 series)
Television adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's Blandings stories, starring Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders. Also features Jack Farthing, Tim Vine, Mark Williams, Robert Bathurst and Ron Donachie
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 5 - Lord Emsworth And The Girl Friend
Further details
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It is the annual fete at Blandings Castle, and Connie will again force Clarence to wear a revolting top hat and stumble his way humiliatingly through a speech. Worst of all, he is banned from picking his beloved flowers by the tyrannical head gardener Angus McAllister.
However, Clarence befriends Gladys and Ern, two cheeky schoolchildren who encourage him to assert himself. Connie is naturally scandalised, and brings her howitzers to bear on the ghastly intruders.
Freddie - needing to touch his old man for some cash - struggles to help Clarence and the children; inevitably he makes everything worse.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 10th February 2013
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Timothy Spall | Clarence |
Jennifer Saunders | Connie |
Jack Farthing | Freddie |
Mark Williams | Beach |
Ron Donachie | McAllister |
Richard Doubleday | Gandle |
Emily Beecham | Miss Younghusband |
Molly Conlin (as Molly Colin) | Gladys |
Ashley Foster | Ern |
Olivia Nash | Mrs Rossiter |
Guy Andrews | Writer (Adapted By) |
Michael Ray | Script Editor |
Jeremy Dyson | Script Editor |
Paul Seed | Director |
Spencer Campbell | Producer |
Guy Andrews | Executive Producer |
Michele Buck | Executive Producer |
Damien Timmer | Executive Producer |
Kristian Smith | Executive Producer |
Chris Blunden (as Christopher Blunden) | Editor |
Jeff Tessler | Production Designer |
Paul Honey | Composer |
Video
A Rousing Speech
While Freddie and Clarence are on the lime tree walk, they bump into McAllister, who launches into a speech about a 'muckle pile of gravel'.
Featuring: Timothy Spall (Clarence), Jack Farthing (Freddie) & Ron Donachie (McAllister).