The World of Wooster
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.
Year: 1967
Genre: Comedy
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
Director: P.G. Wodehouse
Cast: Ian Carmichael, Dennis Price
Crew: Michael Mills (Writer), P.G. Wodehouse (Short Story), Sandy Wilson (Original Music Composer), Ian Carmichael (Theme Song Performance), Michael Mills (Producer), Michael Mills (Director)
First Air Date: May 30, 1965
Last Air date: Nov 16, 1967
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 20 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 3.00 users
Popularity: 4.9033
Language: English
Keyword : based on short story, sitcom