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Wodehouse Playhouse

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Wodehouse Playhouse is a British television comedy series based on the short stories of P. G. Wodehouse. [1]

30 relations: BBC Two, Bobbie Wickham, Comedy, Drones Club, Eggs, Beans and Crumpets, Gareth Gwenlan, Geraldine Newman, John Alderton, Liza Goddard, McFarland & Company, Michael Mills (British producer), Monkey Business (short story), Mr Potter Takes a Rest Cure, Mr. Mulliner, Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo, Oldest Member (character), P. G. Wodehouse, Pauline Collins, Romance film, Sally Thomsett, Strychnine in the Soup, Television, The Editor Regrets, The Luck of the Stiffhams, The Reverent Wooing of Archibald, The Rise of Minna Nordstrom, The Smile That Wins, The Truth About George, Trouble Down at Tudsleigh, Wiping.

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands.

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Bobbie Wickham

Roberta "Bobbie" Wickham is a recurring fictional character in the Jeeves and Mr. Mulliner stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a mischievous red-headed girl who is fond of practical jokes.

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Comedy

In a modern sense, comedy (from the κωμῳδία, kōmōidía) refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, television, film, stand-up comedy, or any other medium of entertainment.

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Drones Club

The Drones Club is a recurring fictional location in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse.

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Eggs, Beans and Crumpets

Eggs, Beans and Crumpets is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on April 26, 1940 by Herbert Jenkins, London, then with a slightly different content in the United States on May 10, 1940 by Doubleday, Doran, New York.

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Gareth Gwenlan

Gareth Gwenlan OBE (26 April 1937 – 8 May 2016) was a Welsh television producer and director, best known for his work on shows such as The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, To the Manor Born, Only Fools and Horses, and High Hopes.

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Geraldine Newman

Geraldine Newman (born 18 February 1934) is an English film and television actress who has acted in more than 30 television programmes and films.

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John Alderton

John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor who is best known for his roles in Upstairs, Downstairs, Thomas & Sarah, Wodehouse Playhouse, Little Miss (original TV series), Please Sir! and Fireman Sam (the original series).

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Liza Goddard

Liza Goddard (born 20 January 1950) is an English television and stage actress, best known for her work in the 1970s and 1980s.

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McFarland & Company

McFarland & Company, Inc. is an independent book publisher based in Jefferson, North Carolina that specializes in academic and reference works, as well as general interest adult nonfiction.

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Michael Mills (British producer)

Michael Mills (13 May 1919 – 7 January 1988) was an English television producer and director who served as the BBC's Head of Comedy.

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Monkey Business (short story)

"Monkey Business" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the December 1932 issue of American Magazine under the title "A Cagey Gorilla", and in the United Kingdom in the December 1932 issue of Strand.

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Mr Potter Takes a Rest Cure

"Mr Potter Takes a Rest Cure" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the 23 January 1926 issue of Liberty under the title "The Rest Cure", and in the United Kingdom in the February 1926 Strand.

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Mr. Mulliner

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Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo

"Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse.

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Oldest Member (character)

The Oldest Member (of an unnamed golf club) is a fictional character from the short stories and novels of P. G. Wodehouse.

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P. G. Wodehouse

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humourists of the 20th century.

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Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins, (born 3 September 1940), is an English actress of stage, television, and film, who first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–73) and its spin-off, Thomas & Sarah (1979).

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Romance film

Romance films or romance movies are romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theaters and on TV that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters and the journey that their genuinely strong, true and pure romantic love takes them through dating, courtship or marriage.

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Sally Thomsett

Sally Thomsett (born 3 April 1950) is an English actress who was born in Sussex, England.

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Strychnine in the Soup

"Strychnine in the Soup" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse.

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Television

Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting moving images in monochrome (black and white), or in colour, and in two or three dimensions and sound.

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The Editor Regrets

"The Editor Regrets" is a short story by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse.

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The Luck of the Stiffhams

"The Luck of the Stiffhams" is a short story by English humorist P. G. Wodehouse.

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The Reverent Wooing of Archibald

"The Reverent Wooing of Archibald" is a short story by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a part of the Mr Mulliner series and related to the Drones Club series.

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The Rise of Minna Nordstrom

"The Rise of Minna Nordstrom" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United States in the March 1933 issue of American Magazine under the title "A Star is Born", and in the United Kingdom in the April 1933 issue of Strand.

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The Smile That Wins

"The Smile that Wins" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse.

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The Truth About George

"The Truth about George" is a short story by the British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse.

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Trouble Down at Tudsleigh

"Trouble Down at Tudsleigh" is a short story by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse.

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Wiping

Wiping, also known as junking, is a colloquial term of art for action taken by radio and television production and broadcasting companies, in which old audiotapes, videotapes, and telerecordings (kinescopes), are erased, reused, or destroyed.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wodehouse_Playhouse

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