Jeeves and Wooster: A Plan for GussieITV
21 April 1991
Historical Comedy
DVD
C+
This episode has much the same cast and setting (Totleigh Towers) as the previous episode, including:
- Charlotte Attenborough as Stiffy
- Diana Blackburn as Madeline
- Richard Garnett as Gussie
- Campbell Morrison as Oates
- Simon Treves as Stinker
- John Turner as Spode
- and John Woodnutt as Sir Watkyn
I don't remember offhand which novel it's based on, but Gussy and Madeline are still engaged, although they break up a few times, which worries Bertie. And meanwhile he agrees to pretend to be engaged to Stiffy, so her uncle will think Stinker is an improvement. Also, we find out the mystery of "Eulalie" in Spode's life.
I still can't quite put my finger on what's lacking in the second series. It doesn't help that Bertie doesn't sing, although fortunately that will come back in later episodes.
Martin Clunes and Richard Dixon return as Barmy and Oofy, the former having more to do but still not a lot.
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