Jeeves and Wooster

The series was adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's 'Jeeves' stories and was a collaboration between Brian Eastman of Picture Partnership Productions and Granada Television.

Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry were already a popular comedic double act through their appearances on Channel 4's Saturday Live and their own show A Bit of Fry & Laurie before taking on the roles of Wooster and Jeeves.

In the 2010 documentary Fry and Laurie Reunited, both actors revealed they were initially reluctant to play Jeeves and Wooster, but agreed because the series was going to be made regardless and they felt no one else would do the parts justice.

Several supporting roles were recast across the series' run: Aunt Dahlia was played by a different actress in each of the four series, and Stiffy Byng was played by Charlotte Attenborough, then Amanda Harris, then Attenborough again.

Francesca Folan played two different characters in the series, Madeline Bassett in series one and Lady Florence Craye in series four, while Richard Braine played both Rupert Steggles in series one and later took over as Gussie Fink-Nottle in series three and four.

The jazz/swing style theme music, titled 'Jeeves and Wooster', was an original composition by Anne Dudley, who also used variations of it as the basis for all the episodes' scores.

The series won multiple British Academy Television Awards, including Best Design for Eileen Diss (series three) and Best Graphics for Derek W. Hayes' Art Deco animated titles, Best Original Television Music for Anne Dudley, and Best Costume Design for Dany Everett (final series).

Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline called screenwriter Clive Exton 'the series' real star', praising his adaptations for capturing the flavour of Wodehouse's originals by retaining many of his literary similes.