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Psmith In The City

Psmith In The City

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2008
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Simon Williams narrates as PG Woodhouse in four episodes of Psmith In The City, adapted for radio by Marcy Kahan. Stars Nick Caldecott, Inam Mirza, Stephen Critchlow, Chris Pavlo, Jonathan Tafler and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2008
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Nick Caldecott, Inam Mirza, Stephen Critchlow, Chris Pavlo, Jonathan Tafler, Robert Lonsdale and Simon Williams
Writers
PG Wodehouse and Marcy Kahan
Director
Abigail le Fleming
Producer
Abigail le Fleming
Company

Suddenly impoverished, Mike is forced to forego university and a sparkling sporting future and take a lowly job at a City bank. But help is at hand; his indomitably suave and resourceful old school friend Psmith has been sent there too. So begins a battle of wits between Psmith and the City, and wit has always been Psmith's strongest suit.

Psmith carries solid, lovable Mike in his wake as he seduces the severe Head Of Post by scrupulous attention to the deeds of Manchester United. He subdues the tyrannical MD of the bank by haunting him at his club and disrupting political meetings as he attempts to get elected. And when Mike takes the blame for a mistake made by the kindly socialist Head Of Cash, Psmith is at his finest as he weaves a web of blackmail to save him with impeccable insouciance.

Additional details

Production
Studio
Soundtrack
Soundtrack by Clive Swift

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 19th September 2008 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Saturday 25th February 2023 at 3:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Friday 24th February 2023 at 5:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Friday 24th February 2023 at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4

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