The World of Wooster - Opening Titles

[key2kingdom]

It is criminally irresponsible of the BBC to destroy these priceless treasures.

As Bertie himself would say, 'damn and blast them!'.

Seriously, a criminal act perpetrated on what would have become a National Treasure. Lock up the idiot who wiped the tapes and throw away the key!

[TheCarryonjeeves]

go to screenonline the series with dennis price is there

[evsie55]

What would I do without you, Jeeves I'd get in the most frightful stew, Jeeves The day couldn't start without you to wake me Respectfully shake me And offer that perfect cup of tea you make me Who in the world would I call in To winkle me out when I fall in The terrible traps that destiny weaves (and all that sort of rot) What would I do without Jeeves? Hope this is helpful. I believe the song was by Sandy Wilson.

[holmsatlarge]

@evsie55 Sorry for the tardy reply(I don`t have a Tardis).Thank you ever so much.

[evsie55]

@holmsatlarge I've just discovered your response. Glad I could help. Funny, I only vaguely remember the TV show from childhood, but I taped a radio documentary in the late 70s about Wodehouse, and it featured Ian Carmichael singing the theme tune, and I memorised it. When I read the books, I automatically saw him as Wooster, even though he was, strictly speaking, about 20 years too old for the part.

[holmsatlarge]

@evsie55 Thanks for the reply.I too read the books with Mr.Carmichael and Mr.Price providing my internal visual,as I hadf seen the show first.Although older than the character,he brought the correct note of silly ass to the role.Mr.Price`s Jeeves was spot on (he too was older).Frye and Laurie did an excellent job.Their opening scene made me a fan.

[procrustesuk]

Frank Muir (who was head/deputy head of comedy or light entertainment at the BBC when this series was made) talks in his biography about a film recording of a complete episode that he took to the states for Wodehouse to view. I wonder if this still exists?

[MartinPadderborn]

A traqedy that the series has been wiped out ( Who are the Idiots that do these things?) but I did prefer the Ian Carmichael/Dennis Orice duo to Fry/Laurie. I read all of the Jeeves books and when I saw the first series I immediately identified with televised version. The Fry/Laurie series was bit too slick and Fry came across as supercilious rather than indulgent. I think Carmichael had the right silly-ass approach to his part and the supporting cast were excellent. Especially Derek Nimmo.

[cosycleaner]

Be fair chaps! Fry and Laurie's version is jolly good...PGWodehouse thought Dennis Price too old for Jeeves. Having him closer to Bertie's age in the latter series is closer to PGW's intentions. it was American dust-wrapper artists before the war who assumed Jeeves to be a Butler type rather than a Gentleman's Gentleman...sadly the BBC have only one episode surviving of this series, the rest wiped or thrown away...see also Dr Finlay's Casebook, Dixon of Dock Green, etc, etc...

[1943181]

surely bbc 1 archives has the 1965 j and w series stashed away somewhere. the Fry and Laurie series was quite well done by I seem to remember being more amused by the earlier series. If anyone knows if this series is going to be resurrected I would like to know about it

[holmsiantype]

Thank you ,I had begun to think I had imagined this version!!No one I breached the subject with was familiar with it.I read tenorfan`s posting with a little sadness,Is it a correct assumption?

[ClassicTV68]

I don't know how many episodes have survived, but I only have this one episode.

[holmsiantype]

You have the entire episode?Please post it.I recall Ian Carmichael singing an opening credit,something along the lines of" What would I do without you,Jeeves.I get in the most frightful scrapes,Jeeves."Ring any bells?:-))

[MXDP]

<3!!!

[mountainrover]

amazing isn't it how after 40+ years, you recognise the music once played?

[holmsiantype]

Yes indeed.How sad there is no more to the clip.

[trapsfx]

And thanks from me. Please post any more that you have - the world needs it! Spiffing, old bean!

[priapus56]

Absoloootely top hole! More of same please, Sir! Those two rummy coves Fry and Laurie should have damned-well eyed-over Mr P and Mr C before they dished-up their rather,well sort of, errr, you know what I mean, a bit like a snifter which lacks the bite of a lemon. But this stuff, right on the button!

[bindiyay]

*gasp* it's P.G. Wodehouse come to life again!

[Jabberwooki]

:P

Ian Carmichael was too old, considering that Bertie was about twenty-four.

[tenorfan]

Thank you for posting. Where did you get this gold-dust ? Apparently most of the tapes were wiped and only two episodes survive. I have not seen this for well over forty years. Can you post any more?