I see there were questions about the current state of English villages. I would say that in more rural areas distant from major cities, villages life still bears resemblance to this, though with a more modern twist. Horse riding, village fetes and hunting etc. still go on, though there is a slight sense of doom and gloom in some places as life is not as easy and idyllic as before. Money is tight these days.
Yes the English village is still idyllic. People riding horses down the lane, beautiful gardens, fetes on the village green, jumble sales at the church, it still goes on. Lived there 30 years ago and visited last year. Went Fox Hunting and England basically stays the same. Same as our small towns in the south. Nothing much changes.
Wodehouse in any form, books or this tele series is a winner. And in Mr.Fry's own words, "You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you bask in it's warmth and splendour". Thanks for the upload :)
god i know i should be commenting on the child screaming about the bug....but take a look at hugh laurie's cheekbones. he is quite the specimen, put him next to stephen fry and my head falls right off
@kidigus OMG, I never saw that before!!!! I agree - he's a more convincing Steggles than a Fink Nottle - his Fink Nottle character makes me squirm with embarassment at times.
@wolfxbloed6:49 J. shines his shoes... washes and irons his shirts,,, prepares his bath and IS PRESENT during it... (ehm!!!) polishes his golf clubs... WHAT A LIFE! But I have a question: do English country villages still (2010) still have this idyllic , innocent life? people horseback riding through the village streets in the early morning? festive days in the village like this, with those "sports"? the "egg-and-spoon race"? Can some viewer in England tell me? Thanks. Gheorghij
@Gheorgyi I fear much of this is only partially historically accurate, and most of its places/events are completely made-up, by Plum himself, and of course by the script writers. Not living in England I couldn't testify, but if I had to guess I'd say those sorts of quaint village festivities might well be down the drain with swing music, gramophones, and servants.
If someone else can testify yea or nay I welcome it. But as far as I know, the answer is more or less a no. Unfortunately.
@wolfxbloed Thanks for the reply, I answered you by e-mail through the YT channel. But if you DON'T live in England, why did you bother? Cheers, Gheorghij
@wolfxbloed You should look in the south of England, there are some remaining villages that where built by barrons, counts and lords philanthropy, a few of them in the late19th century. To my knowledge there are a few in Buckinghamshire and there are still Tory MP's who win on a mostly hereditary basis in those areas and are also aristocrats and descendents of the same people who built them.
It not quite like this; times have changed even in England; but villages still have fete days like this. And the villages seen hear are actual villages; sure road sign have been removed as have any black people but the building themselves are real.
@wolfxbloed Hello you and Gheorgyi - I am English and have been brought up in a tiny village with a postbox, a church and...that's it. I have to say that in the county I live there are a lot of 'horsey' people - so yes, we do see riders on horses go by and on the roads. As for fetes and festive days. We do have a small village fete each year - but there's no races, just a tombola, a barbecue etc. - though it probably depends on the village and the fete. We do have a Harvest Festival though.
@wolfxbloed Weeeeel, I live in a small Devonshire village, and some, yes is still true in 2011! (Obvioulsy not all as there are now cars clogging the roads.) But, regularly people on horse back ride down the roads, we have village fetes running through the year for many different occasions, including egg and spoon races and morris dancing and maypole dancing. It can be quite idyllic, but maybe not so innocent anymore!! Not in towns or cities, but villages are still very like this now, really!
@Gheorgyi Living in in a relatively small town, and near many villages, in England I can tell you that this is not really an accurate reflection of English villages. Once upon a time villages were actually much like that, with village 'festivities' being really quite common. Some places still hold up these little traditions, but really only in very isolated communities and it's becoming increasingly uncommon unfortunately.
Of course, the innocence is somewhat exaggerated in this to start with.
@Gheorgyi I live in a small English village and half my life up to the age of eleven was spent practising for village egg and spoon and three-legged races, and horse riding. The village fete/ sports day is still very common in the smaller villages in the north at least. Rural life still goes on, despite what the media would have us believe.
Wolfx, you should be knighted. This is my favorite upload in all of Youtube (Astaire is my god, but I have all his films so don't need to watch in Youtube).
Thank you very much.
The only caveat I have about the series is that they changed the actress who plays Aunt Dahlia ( I adored the original) in the later seasons.
Oh, shucks. Thanks much. Very glad you've enjoyed the series! (I, too, loved the original Aunt D. the best. She pulled off being sweet and manipulative simultaneously. The Aunt D in the second series, especially, was absolutely goofy, IMHO.) Still, glad you enjoyed.
The F of the S is much more D than the M. How does that fit this situation??
fymbreethil 4 days ago
Sigh...What lovely times! Everyone gathering in one house...living together...folks are just too busy with their own stuff these days...
fymbreethil 5 days ago
3:15 -- "No fear ! " = Certainly not !
KevinByrne2 1 week ago
Who is Bertie's friend (the one in the syndicate with him, Cynthia, and Bingo)?
LM1313 4 months ago
I see there were questions about the current state of English villages. I would say that in more rural areas distant from major cities, villages life still bears resemblance to this, though with a more modern twist. Horse riding, village fetes and hunting etc. still go on, though there is a slight sense of doom and gloom in some places as life is not as easy and idyllic as before. Money is tight these days.
aatsw 7 months ago
It's a shame because in the part of England where I live... it can be disgustingly modern. With chavs and graffiti... Unfair!
TaylerIsAComedyFan 7 months ago
Yes the English village is still idyllic. People riding horses down the lane, beautiful gardens, fetes on the village green, jumble sales at the church, it still goes on. Lived there 30 years ago and visited last year. Went Fox Hunting and England basically stays the same. Same as our small towns in the south. Nothing much changes.
Razza1941 8 months ago
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Adomatic06 10 months ago
"The few shillings he earns buys 'food' to supplement his 'diet'"
Hahaha
nakedmambo 1 year ago 2
Wodehouse in any form, books or this tele series is a winner. And in Mr.Fry's own words, "You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you bask in it's warmth and splendour". Thanks for the upload :)
sitanshushukla 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
0:13 - "The F of the S is much more D than the M" - the female of the species is more deadly than the male.
KevinByrne2 1 year ago
"what a ridiculous place to leave a tree." wiser words have surely never been spoken.
glassoniongirl64 1 year ago
why has embedding been disabled??
TheDazzzzza 1 year ago
i miss this kind of social class system, gives society some structure.
trigga1uk 1 year ago
@trigga1uk That's because you're imagining yourself in Wooster's shoes rather than as some errand boy or someone with his hand stuck down a drain.
nakedmambo 1 year ago 2
god i know i should be commenting on the child screaming about the bug....but take a look at hugh laurie's cheekbones. he is quite the specimen, put him next to stephen fry and my head falls right off
tiemedown 1 year ago 4
O mygod I just realized thats Freddie Widgeon
Jeeves629 1 year ago
hefty hit, hey?
catch2370 2 years ago
The F. of the S. is much more D. than the M.
I love this show.
shiftyjake 2 years ago 17
I like them just throwing in Kiplings like that( :
butacrow 2 years ago
Thanks for uploading.
Hergorn 2 years ago 5
"What a ridiculous place to leave a tree"
GhostDragon10 2 years ago 44
Thank you wolfxbleed! I really must start uploading videos, so as to contribute to this youtube community that has served me so well.
nattt23 2 years ago 4
Is that Richard Garnett (Gussie Fink-Nottle) playing the part of Steggles?
kidigus 2 years ago
Hahaha indeed it is. They brought him in first as Steggles, then later as Gussie. I think he's a better Steggles, personally. :D
wolfxbloed 2 years ago 5
I agree. His ability to appear slimy does work well for both characters, though.
What a great character actor, no?
kidigus 2 years ago
Yes indeed. Well put.
wolfxbloed 2 years ago
@kidigus OMG, I never saw that before!!!! I agree - he's a more convincing Steggles than a Fink Nottle - his Fink Nottle character makes me squirm with embarassment at times.
josietrott 10 months ago
@josietrott Me too!
kidigus 10 months ago
@wolfxbloed 6:49 J. shines his shoes... washes and irons his shirts,,, prepares his bath and IS PRESENT during it... (ehm!!!) polishes his golf clubs... WHAT A LIFE! But I have a question: do English country villages still (2010) still have this idyllic , innocent life? people horseback riding through the village streets in the early morning? festive days in the village like this, with those "sports"? the "egg-and-spoon race"? Can some viewer in England tell me? Thanks. Gheorghij
Gheorgyi 1 year ago
@Gheorgyi I fear much of this is only partially historically accurate, and most of its places/events are completely made-up, by Plum himself, and of course by the script writers. Not living in England I couldn't testify, but if I had to guess I'd say those sorts of quaint village festivities might well be down the drain with swing music, gramophones, and servants.
If someone else can testify yea or nay I welcome it. But as far as I know, the answer is more or less a no. Unfortunately.
wolfxbloed 1 year ago 3
@wolfxbloed Thanks for the reply, I answered you by e-mail through the YT channel. But if you DON'T live in England, why did you bother? Cheers, Gheorghij
Gheorgyi 1 year ago
@wolfxbloed You should look in the south of England, there are some remaining villages that where built by barrons, counts and lords philanthropy, a few of them in the late19th century. To my knowledge there are a few in Buckinghamshire and there are still Tory MP's who win on a mostly hereditary basis in those areas and are also aristocrats and descendents of the same people who built them.
chrisrants86 1 year ago
@wolfxbloed
Wrong
It not quite like this; times have changed even in England; but villages still have fete days like this. And the villages seen hear are actual villages; sure road sign have been removed as have any black people but the building themselves are real.
jeremy1000100 7 months ago
@wolfxbloed Hello you and Gheorgyi - I am English and have been brought up in a tiny village with a postbox, a church and...that's it. I have to say that in the county I live there are a lot of 'horsey' people - so yes, we do see riders on horses go by and on the roads. As for fetes and festive days. We do have a small village fete each year - but there's no races, just a tombola, a barbecue etc. - though it probably depends on the village and the fete. We do have a Harvest Festival though.
VintageRomana 6 months ago
@wolfxbloed Weeeeel, I live in a small Devonshire village, and some, yes is still true in 2011! (Obvioulsy not all as there are now cars clogging the roads.) But, regularly people on horse back ride down the roads, we have village fetes running through the year for many different occasions, including egg and spoon races and morris dancing and maypole dancing. It can be quite idyllic, but maybe not so innocent anymore!! Not in towns or cities, but villages are still very like this now, really!
marvellousem1982 3 months ago
@Gheorgyi Living in in a relatively small town, and near many villages, in England I can tell you that this is not really an accurate reflection of English villages. Once upon a time villages were actually much like that, with village 'festivities' being really quite common. Some places still hold up these little traditions, but really only in very isolated communities and it's becoming increasingly uncommon unfortunately.
Of course, the innocence is somewhat exaggerated in this to start with.
ErrorOperatorx 1 year ago
@Gheorgyi I live in a small English village and half my life up to the age of eleven was spent practising for village egg and spoon and three-legged races, and horse riding. The village fete/ sports day is still very common in the smaller villages in the north at least. Rural life still goes on, despite what the media would have us believe.
yetanothergoodyfan 1 year ago
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thisismyname1987 5 months ago
@kidigus , yes. I noticed that too. I think that happens with two other characters at another place in this show.
littlemisstheater 11 months ago
Wolfx, you should be knighted. This is my favorite upload in all of Youtube (Astaire is my god, but I have all his films so don't need to watch in Youtube).
Thank you very much.
The only caveat I have about the series is that they changed the actress who plays Aunt Dahlia ( I adored the original) in the later seasons.
Fabstaire 2 years ago 7
Oh, shucks. Thanks much. Very glad you've enjoyed the series! (I, too, loved the original Aunt D. the best. She pulled off being sweet and manipulative simultaneously. The Aunt D in the second series, especially, was absolutely goofy, IMHO.) Still, glad you enjoyed.
wolfxbloed 2 years ago 3
3:45 - White antependium, green stole. The lectern (and later the altar) seems to be in Easter while the priest is in ordinary time. Oops.
aaronorear 2 years ago 2
"The F of the S is much more D than the M." Such a classic Wooster line!
SuzyS85 2 years ago 5
Faint heart never won lots of money!
therealkraas 2 years ago 6