Wodehouse Playhouse
- TV sitcom
- BBC One / BBC Two
- 1975 - 1978
- 20 episodes (3 series)
Twenty of Wodehouse's short stories brought to the screen with John Alderton and Pauline Collins playing various characters. Also features PG Wodehouse.
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Series 1, Episode 5 - The Rise Of Minna Nordstrom
A story which charts the rise to stardom of Minna Nordstrom and how she uses her guile to land a lead role in Hollywood.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 21st May 1975
- Time
- 9:25pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Michael Burrell | Waldo Winkler |
| Pauline Collins | Minna Nordstrom |
| John Alderton | Jacob J. Schnellenhamer |
| Sydney Tafler | Isadore Q. Fishbein |
| Peter Jones | Ben F. Zizzbaum |
| Maggie Fitzgibbon | Helga Schnellenhamer |
| Harry Tierney | Hemingway, the Butler |
| James Smillie (as James Smilie) | Police Sergeant |
| Paul McDowell | First Cop |
| Blain Fairman | Second Cop |
| Barbara Bermel | Mother |
| Susan Finch | Dancer |
| Dale Jackley | Dancer |
| Deirdre Laird | Dancer |
| Susan Ritman | Dancer |
| PG Wodehouse | Writer |
| David Climie | Writer (Adapted By) |
| David Askey | Director |
| David Askey | Producer |
| Roland Armstrong | Editor |
| Bert Postlethwaite | Lighting Designer |
| Raymond Jones | Composer |
| Ronnie Hazlehurst | Composer |
| Allan Anson | Production Designer |
| Roy Gunson | Choreographer |