The Purity of the Turf

"**The Purity of the Turf**"
"The Purity of the Turf"
Jeeves and Wooster episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 3
Directed by	Robert Young
Original air date	6 May 1990
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"The Purity of the Turf" is the third episode of the first series of the 1990s British comedy television series Jeeves and Wooster. It is also called "The Village Sports Day at Twing" or "The Gambling Event".^[1] It first aired in the UK on 6 May 1990 (1990-05-06) on ITV. The episode aired in the US on 25 November 1990 on Masterpiece Theatre.^[2]

Background

Adapted from "Indian Summer of an Uncle" (collected in Very Good, Jeeves) and "The Purity of the Turf" (collected in The Inimitable Jeeves).^[2]

Cast

Bertie Wooster – Hugh Laurie
Jeeves – Stephen Fry
Aunt Agatha – Mary Wimbush
Uncle George – Nicholas Selby
Maud Wilberforce – Paula Jacobs
Bingo Little – Michael Siberry
Rupert Steggles – Richard Braine (as Richard Brain)
Freddie Widgeon – Charles Millham
Lord Wickhammersley – Jack Watling
Lady Wickhammersley – Richenda Carey
Cynthia – Helena Michell
Vicar – Jack May
Drones Porter – Michael Ripper^[3]

Plot

Bertie's Uncle George wishes to marry a young waitress. Aunt Agatha is dismayed and, through Bertie, offers the girl £100 to break off the engagement; instead, however, Bertie meets Maud Wilberforce, who has a connection with his uncle being the uncle's long-lost barmaid love.

Bertie visits Twing Hall, where Lady Wickhammersley has banned all gambling after Lord Wickhammersley lost the East Wing in a game. Rupert Steggles has surreptitiously arranged to take bets, however, on the events at a village fair. Bertie and Bingo place bets on the competitors, only to find that Steggles has rigged the events. Jeeves duly sorts things out.

References

^ "Jeeves and Wooster Series 1, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b Taves, Brian (2006). P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. London: McFarland & Company. pp. 190–191. ISBN 978-0-7864-2288-3.
^ "The Village Sports Day at Twing (1990)". BFI. British Film Institute. 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

External links

"The Purity of the Turf" at IMDb

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[1] "Jeeves and Wooster Series 1, Episode 3". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[Taves-2] Taves, Brian (2006). P.G. Wodehouse and Hollywood: Screenwriting, Satires and Adaptations. London: McFarland & Company. pp. 190–191. ISBN 978-0-7864-2288-3.

[3] "The Village Sports Day at Twing (1990)". BFI. British Film Institute. 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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