Product Details

• Actors: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Robert Daws, Richard Dixon, Mary Wimbush
• Format: Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6304138385
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #617,299 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Pelham Grenville Wodehouse's immortal characters are brought to glorious life in this hilarious series, starring Hugh Laurie as the chinless but charming Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as his valet and frequent savior, Jeeves. Superb period detail, performers who seem to have been born for these roles, and a hearty helping of Wodehouse wit make these shows essential viewing for anyone in search of a sophisticated chuckle.

In "Jeeves the Matchmaker" romantic entanglements abound and the faithful valet must (once again) exercise his considerable intellect for the greater good. Most distressing is Bertie's sudden and improbable decision to marry Bobby Wickham, an idea that chills Jeeves to the marrow. To make matters worse, Bertie's friend, the delightfully stupid Bingo Little, has fallen head over heels for a waitress, and Jeeves is called upon to think of a way to convince Bingo's uncle that this is a suitable match. Flowerpots, large dogs, and the romantic novels of Rosie M. Banks all figure in this hilarious romp. --Simon Leake

Product Description

To millions of devoted fans, P.G. Wodehouse’s "Jeeves and Wooster" stories are a delightful obsession, an irresistible and irreverent romp through the snooty drawing rooms of Edwardian England’s tweedy elite. Now A&E Home Video brings Wodehouse’s comic masterpieces to life, teaming director Simon Langton (Pride and Prejudice) with an extraordinary cast, including Hugh Laurie (Blackadder, Strapless) as the well-meaning but dim aristocrat Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry (A Fish Called Wanda) as Jeeves, his hilariously arch and resourceful valet. Uncharacteristically, Bertie is brooding on the subject of marriage and parenthood. He tells Jeeves that he intends to fill the void in his life by marrying dog fancier Bobbie Wickham. Meanwhile, his chum Tuppy Glossop wants to break off his engagement with Bertie’s favorite cousing, and old friend Bingo Little wants to marry a tea-shop waitress. Can Jeeves iron out this romantic mess?

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Wodehouse Hit, September 4, 2000

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robert c. hawkins (San Francisco, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jeeves & Wooster: Jeeves the Matchmaker [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Although each Jeeves and Wooster episode is a real gem, "Jeeves the Matchmaker" stands out as a masterpiece. The memorable Wodehouse characters included in this episode are Bobbie Wickham (who is, as Bertie says, "chock-ful of both fizz and ginger"), Bingo Little (who is in love AGAIN), Tuppy Glossop (who is single again after telling his fiance - Bertie's cousin Angela - that she looked like a racoon in her new hat), and Bingo's uncle, Lord Bittlesham -- plus a newcomer, a Irish Wolfhound named Patrick. Although Bertie usually abhors the thought of marriage, in this episode he decides that he is lonely and wants to marry Bobby Wickham. However, Bertie changes his mind after a horrible experience he has at a girl's school. While convincing his master that marriage is not a good idea and that young girls are "absolute fiends," Jeeves also finds time to un-attach Tuppy from the clutches of a "corn-fed" country girl while re-attaching him to Bertie's cousin Angela, while at the dame time finding a way to break up Bingo's engagement to a tea shop waitress named Mabel whom Jeeves wants to marry himself. If you want some good, clean, hilarious fun that perfectly blends wit with physical comedy, I highly recommend this, or any other, Jeeves and Wooster episode.