Based on P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves stories, The World of Wooster, broadcast on BBC One from 1965 to 1967, followed the farcical adventures of young upper-class twit Bertie Wooster and his invaluable manservant Jeeves. It starred Ian Carmichael as Wooster and Dennis Price as Jeeves.
Wodehouse initially felt that Carmichael would be fine as Wooster, but later believed that Carmichael overacted; however, Wodehouse was satisfied enough with to later ask Carmichael to portray Bertie or Jeeves in a musical comedy. Carmichael declined, feeling too old to play Bertie again and that public perception prevented him from playing Jeeves. Wodehouse was far more positive about Price's Jeeves, stating that Price was the best Jeeves he had ever seen.
Like many other series of the time, much of the episodes were wiped, leaving all but two now lost. In 2018, it was included at #51 in a list of the top 100 most wanted missing television programmes by TV archivist organisation Kaleidoscope.
Bobbie Wickham needs to impress a rich American named Blumenfeld, and Wooster is reluctantly drawn into her schemes.
Episode 2. Jeeves, the Aunt and the Sluggard
1965-06-06 · 30 min
Wooster's pal Biffy yearns for a quiet life in the countryside, but his aunt Isabel, upon whom he depends for money, has got it into her head that he's leading the high life among the bright young things in London. Can Jeeves help?
Episode 3. Jeeves and the Great Sermon Handicap
1965-06-13 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Jeeves and the Song of Songs
1965-06-20 · 30 min
Ordered by his aunt Dahlia to break up Tuppy Glossop's romance with operatic diva Cora Bellinger, Wooster finds himself called upon to sing at a charity concert.
Episode 5. Jeeves and the Hero's Reward
1965-06-27 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Jeeves and the Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy
1965-07-04 · 30 min
'Sippy' Sipperley edits a fashionable magazine for bright young things, and he has a big problem — his former headmaster keeps submitting articles, and he's still too frightened of him to turn them down.
Season 2
7 episodes · 1966
Episode 1. Jeeves and the Delayed Exit of Claude and Eustace
1966-01-04 · 30 min
Wooster's nephews, Claude and Eustace, foist themselves upon his hospitality, and cause no end of trouble.
Episode 2. Jeeves and the Change of Mind
1966-01-11 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Jeeves and the Spot of Art
1966-01-18 · 30 min
To the horror of Aunt Dahlia, Wooster becomes enamored with an eccentric artist.
Episode 4. Jeeves Exerts the Old Cerebellum
1966-01-25 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Jeeves and the Purity of the Turf
1966-02-01 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Jeeves and the Clustering Round Young Bingo
1966-02-08 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 7. Jeeves and the Indian Summer of an Uncle
1966-02-15 · 30 min
Wooster is fond of Uncle George, but the old boy will keep on making what Aunt Agatha calls 'unsuitable alliances'. It falls to Wooster to break up the latest of these.
Season 3
7 episodes · 1967
Episode 1. Jeeves and the Greasy Bird
1967-10-05 · 30 min
Jas. Waterbury is definitely, as Wooster says, a 'greasy bird'. What nefarious scheme is he up to?
Episode 2. Jeeves and the Stand-In for Sippy
1967-10-12 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 3. Jeeves and the Old School Chum
1967-10-19 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 4. Jeeves and the Impending Doom
1967-10-26 · 30 min
Aunt Agatha has the idea that Wooster would make an ideal private secretary for her politician friend Mr Filmer.
Episode 5. Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg
1967-11-02 · 30 min
No synopsis
Episode 6. Jeeves and the Love That Purifies
1967-11-09 · 30 min
Aunt Dahlia's chef Anatole is the envy of her friends and acquaintances. However, she's entered into a wager that places her in danger of losing the lovely Anatole for a while. Obviously, she doesn't want this to happen and seeks Wooster…
