Wodehouse Playhouse
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1975 - 1978
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Twenty of Wodehouse's short stories brought to the screen with John Alderton and Pauline Collins playing various characters. Also features PG Wodehouse.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1975 - 1978
- Channels
- BBC One, BBC Two
- Episodes
- 20 (3 series)
- Stars
- John Alderton, Pauline Collins and PG Wodehouse
- Writers
- PG Wodehouse and David Climie
- Directors
- David Askey, Michael Mills and Gareth Gwenlan
- Producers
- David Askey, Michael Mills and Gareth Gwenlan
- Company
This series saw twenty of P.G. Wodehouse's stories adapted and contains many of his most popular themes. Decent, intelligent men fall in love but often find there are obstacles in the way of their romances. Family disapproval, speech impediments and lack of funds all stand in the way of true love but happy endings always prevail.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Picture
- Colour
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune written by Raymond Jones. Incidental music written by Ronnie Hazlehurst.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 23rd April 1975 at 9:25pm on BBC One
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 1st November 2009 at 7:00pm on BBC4 - Series 1, Episode 3