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Blandings. Image shows from L to R: Clarence (Timothy Spall), Freddie (Jack Farthing), Beach (Mark Williams), Connie (Jennifer Saunders). Copyright: Mammoth Screen
Blandings

Blandings

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 2013 - 2014
  • 13 episodes (2 series)

Television adaptation of P.G. Wodehouse's Blandings stories, starring Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders. Also features Jack Farthing, Tim Vine, Mark Williams, Robert Bathurst and Ron Donachie

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Series 1, Episode 2 - The Go-Getter

Connie hires a personal secretary, Baxter, to tidy up Blandings and Clarence, and impress the visiting Schoonmakers; but Freddie's attempts to sell them dog-food contribute to the extreme discomfort of the occasion. Guest starring David Walliams as Baxter.

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Further details

Blandings. Rupert Baxter (David Walliams). Copyright: Mammoth Screen

Connie is anxious to make a good impression on her visiting childhood friend Veronica, and her rich American husband, Jimmy Schoonmaker. She enlists the services of the pathologically fastidious secretary Rupert Baxter to purge Blandings - and in particular Clarence - who is liberally anointing his roses with stinking manure.

Meanwhile, Freddie has fallen madly in love with dog-lover Pandora and attempts to impress her by becoming a dog-food salesman, much to his Aunt Connie's exasperation.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 20th January 2013
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Timothy Spall Clarence
Jennifer Saunders Connie
Jack Farthing Freddie
Mark Williams Beach
Guest cast
David Walliams Rupert Baxter
Tony Maudsley Cyril Wellbeloved
Natalie Burt Pandora
Sylvestra Le Touzel Veronica Schoonmaker
Nick Hardin Jimmy Schoonmaker
Writing team
Guy Andrews Writer (Adapted By)
Michael Ray Script Editor
Jeremy Dyson Script Editor
Production team
Paul Seed Director
Spencer Campbell Producer
Guy Andrews Executive Producer
Michele Buck Executive Producer
Damien Timmer Executive Producer
Kristian Smith Executive Producer
Chris Blunden (as Christopher Blunden) Editor
Jeff Tessler Production Designer
Paul Honey Composer

Video

Baxter's Purge on Blandings

Connie has hired Baxter as a personal secretary to tidy up Blandings but Clarence and Beach don't take a shine to him. Freddie demonstrates his dog biscuit invention.

Featuring: Jack Farthing (Freddie), Jennifer Saunders (Connie), Timothy Spall (Clarence), David Walliams (Rupert Baxter) & Mark Williams (Beach).

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