Again, down proverbial lane. I grew up in Hopewell Township , new Jersey between the capital city Trenton and the University town of Princeton. Grief. Now, these episodes of Jeeves and Wooster bring back memories of my childhood. The WW2 years must have prevented commercial development because old farms and estate were all over Hopewell Township, almost a vague copy of this episode. Even then as a child eveything was so beautiful and I knew it would not last. All gone now. The farms are gone. Now, stripmalls and fastfood places. Mansions are gone, motels and covenant stores, discount and garages. A totally different world from 1940's. Bulldozers and backhoes come in and woods, green fields and civilization goes out. Sad. I grieve. "Thanks for the memories."
I just loooove the end of this episode...when Jeeves - in his own way - shows his undevoted love to his master...juuuuust adooorable...and brilliantly played... :)
I'll have you know that I like you, and that I love how you think. My thought was that he burned and mangled the trombone himself at the end, but yours is more brilliant and plausible
Loved:pressing a handkerchief into service as a tea leaf filter. The tea did appear a bit weak, but of course they were "roughing it" until circumstances presented a public house or tea house for a good Djarleeing 🎉
I couldn't help noticing the dog too! Seems like a very intentional decision by the director. Or could it really be just a dog lying in the road. It's a mystery.
My absolute favourite scene, besides the cow! I enjoy the older films that captured strays on the street...very un-PC, but there you go. That dog just looked so comfortable, though!
"Neither Mr. Stoker nor Lord Cuffnell feel themselves quite able to measure up to the required standard." This must be the most wonderful moment in the history of film making.
It is remarkable how Wodehouse's world is invoked here, without recourse to his narration.. Anne Dudley's music is brilliant, & the violin soloist equally so, very tasty, lovely solid middly sound and PERFECT both in RH articulation & intonation. A blast from the past! I love this.
"It has well been said, sir... that the trombone is not an instrument for the gentleman. I rue the day when you first saw Ben Bloom and his sixteen Baltimore buddies at the Alhambra theatre."
“The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils; The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus: Let not such man be trusted.” Shakespeare. Merchant of Venice. Describes Me to a T.
Michael Kluko Punch and Judy is full of death, torture and violence towards women. The wonder is not Bertie watching it, it is we once allowed children to watch it.
I think Clive Exton, who Dramatized the series, deserves a mention for his excellent work. He also Dramatized quite a few of the episodes of Poirot starring David Suchet.
@@risenshine2783 The location for Chuffnell Hall is Wrotham Park, Barnet, Herts. reused in Poirot; The Kidnapping of Johnnie Waverley. It was also used in Inspector Morse; Ghost In The Machine, Kingsman, the 1981 and 93 versions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and the Stephen Fry directed Peter's Friends..
One presumes Brinkleys further nefarious activities have occurred off camera to preserve the morals of the young viewer. Whereupon, as the youngsters sufficient mature to read the source material, they will be sufficiently able to understand the deeds without having said deeds negatively influence their young characters. Tally Ho!! Wot, wot.
loreal9110 I find it hard to understand that so many thousand people watched these episodes and all are too lazy to hit the "Thumbs Up button". Sad! Thank you very much for sharing these delightful episodes :)))
Puffin Oh, I agree! So "Hello", "Goodbye", "Please", "Thank you" are trivialities not worth talking about. I get your point. All these RUclipsrs who are uploading these trivial videos and information in their spare time really aren`t worth a "Thumb Up" or in other words a "Thank you".
@@lechat8736 I take politeness as the norm, do remember that these people are uploading videos for profit. No need for a pat on the back every time you view one. Do you always seek out the owner of websites you view and thank them for the content ? I seriously doubt anyone except you does that.
I would beg to differ, the work of an actor is to appear to be someone whom one is not, so although he may not enjoy playing poorly, I am sure it would not be difficult for such a talent.
Note that at 26:04 Brinkley just dumps the entire kidneys into the pie shell. Fortunately, I can only imagine what improperly prepared kidneys smell like when cooked!
I thoroughly enjoy British films. They treat their audience intelligent and don't explain everything but allows one to use their brain. Making for a enjoyable time
Haha, nice pun there!The original composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams is called the 'Lark Ascending'.Both of these are so harmonic,angelical and euphonious!
Yes! A magical moment indeed, made even more so by the unusual look on Jeeves' face, which seems perfectly matched, somehow, to the Vaughn Williams flavor.
Anne Dudley knew her composers and her music theories. No better way to evoke the moorland, heath, rolling countryside of pastures and lambs than something inspired by Vaughan Williams.
This is such a great episode. Favorite moments: Bertie spotting Jeeves at Chuffy's. Jeeves and the love letter. Walking along the beach. And the end! Sigh...
Chuffy: "Why didn't you tell me you have been engaged to Ms. Pauline Stoker?" Bertie: "What?? Look here old Chuffy, haha, the whole thing didn't last more than 48 hours from kick-off to final whistle!"
Bertie: "I say Jeeves, something amiss? The Chuffnells look like a French army who just got to Moscow and discovered its early closing day" Jeeves: "The simile is an apt one, Sir"
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
"Man who hath no music in himself is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils!"-Lorenzo from Act V Scene I of The Merchant of Venice.Lorenzo says this line when Jessica informs him that she is "never merry" when she hears music.
As much as I'm happy that Jeeves and Wooster are reacquainted, as a trombonist, the sight of that charred and mangled trombone at the end is one of the saddest I've seen. :(
Piano, organ, recorder, wannabe violinist, Chwismas twumpet (age 2) all abuses of instruments wound the heart and must be taken seriously. Capital punishment - especially to those nasty ho'wood producers who present a smashed stradivarius as HUMOR! Black hat to the lot of them!
Sure - all duty...nothing to do with having a naive and obliging boss, who vacays in Cap d'Antibes, treats him to a month in Cuba believing Jeeves is innocent of the mess from which J eventually tangles W., etc., etc....there is a mutual altriusm between the two gentlemen; however, Jeeves is working for Jeeves, and good luck with Bertie getting down the aisle before Jeeves is ready to retire...treason, stratagems and spoils, indeed!
@@DeirdreMcNamarahmmm....What do you think about the underlying thread in the J&W world cannon that, tho BW clearly pays and employs J, Jeeves was originally recruited by the Cadre of Aunties to keep Bertie mentally engaged, safe from Fortune hunters, well looked after. And perhaps, thus, they've even heavily funded a J Retirement Fund. In the unlikely event J becomes "collateral damage" from a Wooster accident, the fund then endows a Jeeves Chair at THE Ganymede Club.😅
that was the cat's meow, as if i didn't already love the show. it was pure icing on the cake! i even rewound to verify that what i thought i had just witnessed to my amazement had indeed occurred. give that policeman a big raise for that fancy footwork, lol! :-D
Poor Wooster was placed in jeopardy, by his so called friends, on a regular basis; and Jeeves was responsible for a good chunk more. Jeeves was like a cat with a rattling toy....hahahaha
The Foley work on the smack across the back of Dwight's head was very good. Really sounded like a good clout. Also, there are some great examples in this episode of Hugh's great skill at physical comedy.
Poor Jeeves was just like "he chose that infernal instrument over /me/! He truly does not care!". :0 He has such a strong (yet typically silent and unseen) sentimental side to him, gorgeous character that he is.
Trombone is a flat and sharp. Making machine .the slide is a temptation to inaccuratecty , and while blowing you twist and flayle around , it's very difficult to tame and impossible , mostly , to master .oh and it's loud , no mistake goes unnoticed ,, it's the hardest phisically to play ,
The artistry of this series is amazing. The soundtrack too: Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" woven with the theme tune as Jeeves makes tea in the morning at 47:25!!!
@Allington Marakan Hardly an oik! given it's meaning, as originated from the public school vernacular of the time, meant (and still means) one from the working classes.
Just started watching Gosford Park. Great ensemble cast, including Stephen Fry. Scene one, recognized Hall Barn right off the bat. That's Aunt Dahlia's place, Brinkley Court in season 4. Then they all pull in at Wrotham Park, Chuffy Chuffnell's place.
There are a number of old stately homes which get re-used in various British tv shows and films. Highclere Castle for example is used for "Totleigh Towers" in J&W but is also Downton Abbey.
Personally, I think a trombone played badly is more annoying than a banjolele. Don't you hate when couples get divorced? 4:50-Notice Jeeves is fighting off tears as soon as his back was turned. He probably didn't think that Bertie would tell him to leave. Suddenly, there's a line of prospective employers stretching from Bertie's flat to the Drones Club. 6:58-"Oh have he and Jeeves broken up now? I thought they would be forever." "Yes, Miss Dalia we all last that bet." 7:50-"Please note, no white brass jackets, no monogrammed handkerchiefs, no plus eights, no ugly striped patterns, no purple socks, no stupid hats..." Great Jeeves left Bertie with Lurch "The Valet Serial Killer." He may want to check the news for Bertie's whereabouts in a few days. Clearly, they got a different actor to dub Chuffy's nephew or changed it in post (happens sometimes when young actors voices change or the kid doesn't act well. They do it to keep continuity). When that happens sometimes, it's really distracting. Is there a woman in rhe U.K. or U.S. that Bertie wasn't engaged to? It's a good thing that he's such a gentleman and is bound by that chivalric Feudal code. Otherwise there would be a lot of Bertie Jrs and Little Bettinas running around. 16:18-"Actually, it's Gregory House stuff." 17:35-The couple can't stay parted for too long. "So you got Chuffy on the rebound?" 18:24-"Your pairing inspired me!" No, it's not a coincidence that Jeeves is here. Someone shone the Valet Signal and he had to rush to the Valet Mobile to rescue some Dumb Dandy Dude in Distress. 24:53-"And why don't you put up that clearly unplanned dropped prop picture?" 25:46-Oh that's what that language was? I'm optimistic. 26:40-And awakens the maternal instincts in valets apparently. 27:54-"No wait, I want to see how this ends. Will Punch get beaten up again?" 30:30-"Do you know any other imbecilic friends sir? Wait let me rephrase that, do you know any intelligent friends, sir?" 31:58-"I've seen Game of Thrones!" 36:45-There's that sailing spirit that Jeeves is known for. 42:20-"Like puppets on a string." 43:52-Isn't it nice that Chuffnel Regis' Constabulary comes equipped with cartoon sound effects? It's clear like most great fictional friendships that Jeeves and Bertie are stronger together than they are apart. Bertie needs Jeeves to look after him but I think it's also clear that Jeeves needs Bertie as nuch as he needs him. He needs him to look after and to see him as a human, equal, and friend, not just the faceless help. Jeeves may be Bertie's brain, but Bertie is his heart.
14:36 Bertie plays down Pauline’s beauty. A change from his telling Tuppy that Tuppy’s girl friend used to call Bertie ‘ her little sweetheart’. Could Bertie be getting smart?
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Hard to believe this was 30 years ago. Timeless classic!
I love that Jeeves is the consumate snob & subtly encourages it all he comes in contact with. 😂
JC on a slice of toast! That's a shock. Seems like yesterday...
To whom ever uploaded these episode, I thank you warmly.
Amongst the very best television ever made. Fry and Laurie were made for each other.
They met via Emma Thompson and were friends at first sight
And made for these roles.
I saw a documentary where they said that they at first thought of Hugh as Jeeves. Imagine what weird alternate universe that'd be😁
Don't even think it.
Again, down proverbial lane. I grew up in Hopewell Township , new Jersey between the capital city Trenton and the University town of Princeton. Grief. Now, these episodes of Jeeves and Wooster bring back memories of my childhood. The WW2 years must have prevented commercial development because old farms and estate were all over Hopewell Township, almost a vague copy of this episode. Even then as a child eveything was so beautiful and I knew it would not last. All gone now. The farms are gone. Now, stripmalls and fastfood places. Mansions are gone, motels and covenant stores, discount and garages. A totally different world from 1940's. Bulldozers and backhoes come in and woods, green fields and civilization goes out. Sad. I grieve. "Thanks for the memories."
i love the theme music. everything about this show is just done so perfectly.
I just loooove the end of this episode...when Jeeves - in his own way - shows his undevoted love to his master...juuuuust adooorable...and brilliantly played... :)
I love the fact that there is a very real possibility that Jeeves himself has called pretending to be a disgruntled resident.
I'll have you know that I like you, and that I love how you think. My thought was that he burned and mangled the trombone himself at the end, but yours is more brilliant and plausible
@@taiyoqun
I think it’s likely that he did both those things. Very resourceful gentleman is Jeeves.
Jeeves tipping his hat to the cow is just sublime
Agreed! Jeeves showing that _true_ class is has no connexion to the circumstances of one's birth.
😊p.😊😊
If the need arises Jeeves is even capable of fashioning a makeshift field kitchen
A true gentleman's gentleman
The tea he made was way too weak.
@@gerryhouska2859 he was in a bit of a pinch. So that might give him a bit of leeway.
Loved:pressing a handkerchief into service as a tea leaf filter. The tea did appear a bit weak, but of course they were "roughing it" until circumstances presented a public house or tea house for a good Djarleeing 🎉
Loved that Jeeves came back to Bertie because the other two employers “didn’t measure up”, according to Jeeves!! Lol.
How clueless they must have been
Or did he just know that Bertie needed him??
Thanks for ruining the episode for me 😒
@@thawk-hu8jvretq
@@thawk-hu8jvthatll teach you to watch it before reading the coments 😂
A gentleman is someone who can play the trombone, and doesn’t.
Such lovely touches like when Jeeves and Bertie walk along the village street with the dog lying in the middle of it, completely unconcerned.
I loved that too...the car that went by went around the dog...no problem 😜
I couldn't help noticing the dog too! Seems like a very intentional decision by the director. Or could it really be just a dog lying in the road. It's a mystery.
My absolute favourite scene, besides the cow! I enjoy the older films that captured strays on the street...very un-PC, but there you go. That dog just looked so comfortable, though!
@@mistershopen7866 The dog seemed very comfortable...I suspect it was the director's choice to LEAVE HIM in his natural habitat...lovely touch.
"Neither Mr. Stoker nor Lord Cuffnell feel themselves quite able to measure up to the required standard."
This must be the most wonderful moment in the history of film making.
It is remarkable how Wodehouse's world is invoked here, without recourse to his narration.. Anne Dudley's music is brilliant, & the violin soloist equally so, very tasty, lovely solid middly sound and PERFECT both in RH articulation & intonation. A blast from the past! I love this.
Yeah, it sounds nice.
This whole episode is worth watching just for the last minute. One of the best episodes!
So true. I had to rewatch it as it's just pure pleasure.
Made me think of how valiantly they got thru the war.
I love this series what a pleasure to have them on RUclips ❤ thanks for sharing 🙋♀️❤
"It has well been said, sir... that the trombone is not an instrument for the gentleman. I rue the day when you first saw Ben Bloom and his sixteen Baltimore buddies at the Alhambra theatre."
Just when I think the plot can't get any crazier, I'm wonderfully surprised that it does!
"Well, this certainly has put the butter on the spinach..."
A dang I just saw that you beat me to mentioning that particular quote. It's a good one. Tickled me pink.
“The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not mov'd with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils;
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus:
Let not such man be trusted.”
Shakespeare. Merchant of Venice.
Describes Me to a T.
Thanks for the complete quote 😅
Memo to self; when top notch gentleman's gentleman requests that you stop mangling a trombone....STOP.
Hear, hear here!
The violin solo while Jeeves makes Bertie’s morning tea at the end is a moment of Vaughan Williamsesque beauty ❤️
Edited for time stamp, starts 47:26
Couldn't agree more, beautifully understated piece of music.
Gorgeous wasn't it,Listened to it three times,2nd time dawned on me it was the same theme slower with a violin
Thank you for pointing it out. I missed it the first time.
Hauntingly beautiful. I keep watching it just to listen.
I love this sentence and l don’t know who Vaughn Williams is or what you’re talking about 😂
Bertie hanging out w the kids ,watching a Punch n Judy show. I love it !!
Michael Kluko Punch and Judy is full of death, torture and violence towards women. The wonder is not Bertie watching it, it is we once allowed children to watch it.
@@justininfrance gae
What do you mean, ‘used to’?
Next ban coming up: Mother Goose! With its insensitive attitude towards the culture of the lupine community.
‘Once allowed’
‘Once allowed’
Love this ...never wearies.. especially the ending..
I think Clive Exton, who Dramatized the series, deserves a mention for his excellent work. He also Dramatized quite a few of the episodes of Poirot starring David Suchet.
He seems to be good series that play in the '20s and '30s
And 'Rosemary and Thyme'! my favorite detective-gardeners show.
Ah! Yes I will look out for his name thanks for mentioning him
@@risenshine2783 The location for Chuffnell Hall is Wrotham Park, Barnet, Herts. reused in Poirot; The Kidnapping of Johnnie Waverley. It was also used in Inspector Morse; Ghost In The Machine, Kingsman, the 1981 and 93 versions of Lady Chatterley's Lover and the Stephen Fry directed Peter's Friends..
@@lost_comment I believe his wife was one of the writers or creators on that.
Music at the end is clearly a reminiscence of Vaughan William's "lark ascending" . Pure genius !
The writing really is top notch.
29 years old, still as fresh as a daisy
The book version differs in a number of ways, Brinkley is an absolute maniac in the book. He’s like the caretaker in the Shining.
Well this one is not a joke either..
One presumes Brinkleys further nefarious activities have occurred off camera to preserve the morals of the young viewer. Whereupon, as the youngsters sufficient mature to read the source material, they will be sufficiently able to understand the deeds without having said deeds negatively influence their young characters. Tally Ho!! Wot, wot.
loreal9110
I find it hard to understand that so many thousand people watched these episodes and all are too lazy to hit the "Thumbs Up button". Sad! Thank you very much for sharing these delightful episodes :)))
le chat
2 months ago
loreal9110 - Most people don't bother with such trivialities
Do you really think that these are trivialities?
@@lechat8736 It's hardly life or death is it ?
Puffin
Oh, I agree! So "Hello", "Goodbye", "Please", "Thank you" are trivialities not worth talking about. I get your point. All these RUclipsrs who are uploading these trivial videos and information in their spare time really aren`t worth a "Thumb Up" or in other words a "Thank you".
@@lechat8736 I take politeness as the norm, do remember that these people are uploading videos for profit. No need for a pat on the back every time you view one. Do you always seek out the owner of websites you view and thank them for the content ? I seriously doubt anyone except you does that.
The trombone is an instrument that should only be played after it has been mastered.
🤣 Practical and wise
Applies to all instruments🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’d kill to have that apartment with all its furniture and art deco
I know - I would NEVER leave.
And Poirot -- another show that had lots of fabulous art deco stuff.
Oh, I prefer the country houses and estates. But, it is very beautiful
jitkasuarez Same here.
Must be quite hard for Hugh to play the trombone so badly he is after all quite a gifted musician
Like Jack Benny who could play the violin beautifully yet sawed away to the amusement of his television audience
I would beg to differ, the work of an actor is to appear to be someone whom one is not, so although he may not enjoy playing poorly, I am sure it would not be difficult for such a talent.
@@seanworkman431 I agree, it takes talent to such control that one can play badly with such consistency without even one clear note.
Or Werner Klemperer, who was a conductor's son and played the violin very well, but played it poorly in Hogan's Heroes.@@margkropf5541
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were awesome together.
Jeeves, "What the Americans call, 'pure gravy.'" oh my god I died! Why aren't there more humans like Jeeves!
I thought I had watched most of the episodes, but thankfully I missed one! Every episode is pure joy and love! Best series ever!!!
Jeeves's bushcraft tea strainer ! lol
Note that at 26:04 Brinkley just dumps the entire kidneys into the pie shell. Fortunately, I can only imagine what improperly prepared kidneys smell like when cooked!
Thanks for upload. Brinkley is a treat with his seething resentment and fabulous profile.
When Jeeves tips his hat to the cow...now that is the mark of a gentleman.
I love the tipping of the hat to the cow. Hahaha
Jeeves - cow whisperer and bringer of warm milk.
Better then tipping the cow.... unless the service is moovalous.
M'lady.... :3
@@lindaleelaw5277 bwahaha! hilarious!
loved it! Love Jeeves!
I thoroughly enjoy British films. They treat their audience intelligent and don't explain everything but allows one to use their brain. Making for a enjoyable time
The best episode so far. And they were all very good.
47:26 - I love the J&W theme by way of Vaughn Williams. Call it "The Valet Ascending". :-D
Haha, nice pun there!The original composition by Ralph Vaughan Williams is called the 'Lark Ascending'.Both of these are so harmonic,angelical and euphonious!
Nulifidian: Right on the money. VW's Lark is exactly what I had in mind.
I agree, that was superb. It reminded me of Household music very strongly.
Yes! A magical moment indeed, made even more so by the unusual look on Jeeves' face, which seems perfectly matched, somehow, to the Vaughn Williams flavor.
Anne Dudley knew her composers and her music theories.
No better way to evoke the moorland, heath, rolling countryside of pastures and lambs than something inspired by Vaughan Williams.
Yes, Pauline Stoker is beautiful! Love re, re and re watching these! 😅
Fidelis Morgan, the woman who plays Myrtle Pongleton, is terrific in her limited role here. She's also a successful writer.
That sofa was brought by Noah from Mount Ararat - genius line!
I would love a Jeeves in my life.
Me too. For that I would forego even thinking about a trombone.
Herman47 or a banjolele
This is such a great episode. Favorite moments: Bertie spotting Jeeves at Chuffy's. Jeeves and the love letter. Walking along the beach. And the end! Sigh...
Chuffy: "Why didn't you tell me you have been engaged to Ms. Pauline Stoker?" Bertie: "What?? Look here old Chuffy, haha, the whole thing didn't last more than 48 hours from kick-off to final whistle!"
Bertie: "I say Jeeves, something amiss? The Chuffnells look like a French army who just got to Moscow and discovered its early closing day"
Jeeves: "The simile is an apt one, Sir"
Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view !"
Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ."
Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!"
Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window ? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..."
Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!"
Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky."
Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction."
Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"
Fawlty Towers!
@@andrewm4564 FORGET ABOUT THE HORSE YOU KNOW NOTHING !
this film just makes my heart sing :)
"Man who hath no music in himself is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils!"-Lorenzo from Act V Scene I of The Merchant of Venice.Lorenzo says this line when Jessica informs him that she is "never merry" when she hears music.
Oh, he ran a theatrical troupe at the Globe. I think he might have had some idea.
According to local folk stories of the Stratford area in the 1950s Shakespeare was very much versed in music and merriment.
@Fredrik Larsson
You are so kind! Even, may I go do far as to quietly suggest, Jeevesian!
Jeeves could make a camping trip elegant.
Glamorous camping = glamping & people do
He could also make any elegant trip camp :P
Which I would *quite* prefer. If I ever had or were a "Gentleman's Gentleman" it would be pure sarcasm. As well as a complete riot! :D
Yeah, sitting around the campfire in evening clothes, eating off silver.
So this is where ... Green Acres .... was born.
I freakin' love this show! Thank you for the upload! 🩵
A wonderful distraction. Thanks for all the posts!
“Come, Dennis, ‘e’s bein’ ob-doo-rate”
Lol,
Is it just me or is the music at 47 minutes a wonderful mix of the lark ascending and the j&w theme music?
Yes, it is. You can find it on RUclips from a CD they gave away around that time.
@@elisa9833WOW! What search terms pulled that up for you? TiA!
As much as I'm happy that Jeeves and Wooster are reacquainted, as a trombonist, the sight of that charred and mangled trombone at the end is one of the saddest I've seen. :(
I think it is just one of those cheap tin things..
Piano, organ, recorder, wannabe violinist, Chwismas twumpet (age 2) all abuses of instruments wound the heart and must be taken seriously. Capital punishment - especially to those nasty ho'wood producers who present a smashed stradivarius as HUMOR! Black hat to the lot of them!
@@DeirdreMcNamara Hear Hear!!! Quite right. Mustn't let standards slip, dear old thing, must we😊.
In the PG Wodehouse book, the instrument Bertie took up was the banjolele (banjo uke) that annoyed everyone, not the trombone.
The ukulele is a very quiet instrument. Hard to imagine the neighbors could even tell Wooster would have one.
Alice Flynn Like George Formby!
Ukulele may be, but it's combination with banjo isn't)))
Jeeves is pure class.
Jeeves goes all bushcrafty to fulfill his duty to the fullest even under the extremest circumstamces. 👍
Sure - all duty...nothing to do with having a naive and obliging boss, who vacays in Cap d'Antibes, treats him to a month in Cuba believing Jeeves is innocent of the mess from which J eventually tangles W., etc., etc....there is a mutual altriusm between the two gentlemen; however, Jeeves is working for Jeeves, and good luck with Bertie getting down the aisle before Jeeves is ready to retire...treason, stratagems and spoils, indeed!
😂😂
@@DeirdreMcNamarahmmm....What do you think about the underlying thread in the J&W world cannon that, tho BW clearly pays and employs J, Jeeves was originally recruited by the Cadre of Aunties to keep Bertie mentally engaged, safe from Fortune hunters, well looked after. And perhaps, thus, they've even heavily funded a J Retirement Fund. In the unlikely event J becomes "collateral damage" from a Wooster accident, the fund then endows a Jeeves Chair at THE Ganymede Club.😅
I rue the day when you first saw Ben Bloom and his sixteen Baltimore buddies at the alehalmbral theatre. 😊👨🏽🎨🎭
Many thanks for this. Great quality upload. You're providing pleasure for people all over again.
There, Sir, That's Killed the Beasty spider. LOL! The Tap Dance that the officer did to kill the nonexistent "Beasty Spider"
that was the cat's meow, as if i didn't already love the show. it was pure icing on the cake! i even rewound to verify that what i thought i had just witnessed to my amazement had indeed occurred. give that policeman a big raise for that fancy footwork, lol! :-D
The Beat Officers Flat-footed Ballet!
I don't believe for one second that Jeeves didn't somehow orchestrate the shortage in valets.
Poor Wooster was placed in jeopardy, by his so called friends, on a regular basis; and Jeeves was responsible for a good chunk more. Jeeves was like a cat with a rattling toy....hahahaha
and all the disappearing ships in the Bermuda Triangle...
He talked to them beforehand at the junior ganimedes club to assure the required outcome.
@JONATHAN SUTCLIFFE The scenarios might be the same but Wodehouse was one of the best writers ever seen.
Oh, those Brits!!!Brilliant acting!
The Foley work on the smack across the back of Dwight's head was very good. Really sounded like a good clout.
Also, there are some great examples in this episode of Hugh's great skill at physical comedy.
Fully agree. The hitting of his head on the beam in the pub was perfect
The crack on the head off the low beam was particularly effective, made me cringe. Perfection.
Thanks for the upload. I sure could use a Jeeves myself. Wish they’d made more episodes than they did, but the ones they made are priceless.
Being reunited does make for a goodly ending..what a pair they make..
The police constable is Les the land lord from Men Behaving Badly. Lovely ending to this episode.
You know, I'm willing to bet that Hugh Laurie actually plays trombone more than passably.
4:50 bad Bertie -- you make Jeeves cry. : (
Poor Jeeves was just like "he chose that infernal instrument over /me/! He truly does not care!". :0
He has such a strong (yet typically silent and unseen) sentimental side to him, gorgeous character that he is.
And goegeously played by a dashing Fry!
Couples Therapy distressingly needed here!
Chuffy is soooo cute! Love this episode :)
"Are those my heliotrope pyjamas??"
I'm guessing they gave Hugh a trumpet mpc for the trombone to try to make him sound bad....he probably picked trombone right up, as musical as he is.
you often have to be good to be able to play consistently badly
Trombone is a flat and sharp. Making machine .the slide is a temptation to inaccuratecty , and while blowing you twist and flayle around , it's very difficult to tame and impossible , mostly , to master .oh and it's loud , no mistake goes unnoticed ,, it's the hardest phisically to play ,
The artistry of this series is amazing. The soundtrack too: Vaughan Williams' "The Lark Ascending" woven with the theme tune as Jeeves makes tea in the morning at 47:25!!!
The Art Deco interiors, marvelous!
I wish I could take a long look at all the beautifull watercolors and graphic art hanging on the walls
This music makes me feel so happy🤗🤗🤗
It takes an incredible amount of skill to play the trombone so badly. Hugh Laurie is a very accomplished musician. Great episode - many thanks!
"Well, this has certainly put the butter on the spinach."
I do not think Mr. Fry has ever soared higher than here! And that is no mean accomplishment.
He is stunning indeed!
As a doctor?? Was that a series? I've never heard of this role.
His readings of Harry Potter is stunning even compared to this!
what is better? the kill the spider dance or the new gentleman's gentleman?
Absolutely fabulous, excellent, and divine.
"Give me five shillings!" Hahahaha! Kids are great!
@Allington Marakan Hardly an oik! given it's meaning, as originated from the public school vernacular of the time, meant (and still means) one from the working classes.
Funny how the never- get married are the best therapists to those who want to.
45:19 policeman looks like he could be Bertie's brother :D
Mr. Frye is so attractive as Jeeves...*sigh*😍💘
Powerful religious/priestly imagery in the end with Jeeves making breakfast and awakening Christ - er, Wooster from the "tomb."
Just started watching Gosford Park. Great ensemble cast, including Stephen Fry. Scene one, recognized Hall Barn right off the bat. That's Aunt Dahlia's place, Brinkley Court in season 4. Then they all pull in at Wrotham Park, Chuffy Chuffnell's place.
There are a number of old stately homes which get re-used in various British tv shows and films. Highclere Castle for example is used for "Totleigh Towers" in J&W but is also Downton Abbey.
@@tomsh8787 Also the Officers Mess at RAF Halton is a regular in this plus many other period dramas.
Personally, I think a trombone played badly is more annoying than a banjolele.
Don't you hate when couples get divorced?
4:50-Notice Jeeves is fighting off tears as soon as his back was turned. He probably didn't think that Bertie would tell him to leave.
Suddenly, there's a line of prospective employers stretching from Bertie's flat to the Drones Club.
6:58-"Oh have he and Jeeves broken up now? I thought they would be forever."
"Yes, Miss Dalia we all last that bet."
7:50-"Please note, no white brass jackets, no monogrammed handkerchiefs, no plus eights, no ugly striped patterns, no purple socks, no stupid hats..."
Great Jeeves left Bertie with Lurch "The Valet Serial Killer." He may want to check the news for Bertie's whereabouts in a few days.
Clearly, they got a different actor to dub Chuffy's nephew or changed it in post (happens sometimes when young actors voices change or the kid doesn't act well. They do it to keep continuity). When that happens sometimes, it's really distracting.
Is there a woman in rhe U.K. or U.S. that Bertie wasn't engaged to? It's a good thing that he's such a gentleman and is bound by that chivalric Feudal code. Otherwise there would be a lot of Bertie Jrs and Little Bettinas running around.
16:18-"Actually, it's Gregory House stuff."
17:35-The couple can't stay parted for too long.
"So you got Chuffy on the rebound?"
18:24-"Your pairing inspired me!"
No, it's not a coincidence that Jeeves is here. Someone shone the Valet Signal and he had to rush to the Valet Mobile to rescue some Dumb Dandy Dude in Distress.
24:53-"And why don't you put up that clearly unplanned dropped prop picture?"
25:46-Oh that's what that language was? I'm optimistic.
26:40-And awakens the maternal instincts in valets apparently.
27:54-"No wait, I want to see how this ends. Will Punch get beaten up again?"
30:30-"Do you know any other imbecilic friends sir? Wait let me rephrase that, do you know any intelligent friends, sir?"
31:58-"I've seen Game of Thrones!"
36:45-There's that sailing spirit that Jeeves is known for.
42:20-"Like puppets on a string."
43:52-Isn't it nice that Chuffnel Regis' Constabulary comes equipped with cartoon sound effects?
It's clear like most great fictional friendships that Jeeves and Bertie are stronger together than they are apart. Bertie needs Jeeves to look after him but I think it's also clear that Jeeves needs Bertie as nuch as he needs him. He needs him to look after and to see him as a human, equal, and friend, not just the faceless help. Jeeves may be Bertie's brain, but Bertie is his heart.
Excellent insight!
Brinkley showing commendable contempt for the ruling classes.
He's my hero...
Condemnable.
Prob works for the Heralds of the Red Dawn.
He’s a ghastly communist.
ah ah ah, even in England there are puppets beating each other with a stick :D
Yeah, it's a very old folk show)))
14:36
Bertie plays down Pauline’s beauty. A change from his telling Tuppy that Tuppy’s girl friend used to call Bertie ‘ her little sweetheart’.
Could Bertie be getting smart?
Love these but had to laugh when Bertie tripped over suitcases that were positioned in such a way he wouldn’t have been able to open the door. Lol!
I double checked. It was already open
Bertie was reluctant to leave the Punch & Judy show to ask Jeeves about the Yacht outcome. His attempt at kissing that young lady was hilarious.
W: well then leave dash it (!)
J: very good sir *blinks back tears rapidly* 😢 must ..... Not ..... Lose ..... Composure(!)
The best episode I have seen yet.