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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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6 - Problems With Drink
Further details
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With the arrival of sophisticated widow Daphne and her spoiled brat Huxley, Connie once again forces Clarence to look presentable. However, when Daphne flirts with Clarence and takes an interest in his pig, Beach and Connie become suspicious of Daphne's motives.
Freddie announces that he has forsworn women of every description - only to find a glorious and titanic beauty, Monica Simmons, working in the pigsty.
Notes
Tony Maudsley was credited in this episode but did not appear.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 17th February 2013
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Timothy Spall | Clarence |
Jennifer Saunders | Connie |
Jack Farthing | Freddie |
Mark Williams | Beach |
Jessica Hynes | Daphne Littlewood |
Emerald Fennell | Monica Simmons |
Toby Murray | Huxley |
Guy Andrews | Writer (Adapted By) |
Michael Ray | Script Editor |
Jeremy Dyson | Script Editor |
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
Problems with Drink
Freddie meets a woman who can drink as much as him. Too bad he's sworn off girls.
Featuring: Jack Farthing (Freddie), Mark Williams (Beach), Emerald Fennell (Monica Simmons) & Toby Murray (Huxley).