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Wodehouse Playhouse. Image shows left to right: John Alderton, Pauline Collins
Wodehouse Playhouse

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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Episode menu

Series 3, Episode 6 - Big Business

Reggie Mulliner has a windfall, loses it because of advice from his fiancee's guardian, then loses his fiancee. A virtuoso pantomime performance revives both his romance and his finances.

Broadcast details

Date
Tuesday 5th December 1978
Time
9:10pm
Channel
BBC Two
Length
35 minutes

Cast & crew

Guest cast
John Alderton Reginald Mulliner
David Rowlands Lord Knubble
Derek Francis Sir Jethro Mott
Maggie Henderson Amanda Biffen
Gerald Sim Vicar
Terence Conoley Jarvis
Damaris Hayman Miss Frisby
Norman Mitchell P.C. Popjoy
Writing team
PG Wodehouse Writer
David Climie Writer (Adapted By)
Production team
Gareth Gwenlan Director
Gareth Gwenlan Producer
William Symon Editor
Betty Aldiss Costume Designer
Derek Hobday Lighting Designer
Raymond Jones Composer
Ronnie Hazlehurst Composer
Paul Munting Production Designer

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