The Purity of the Turf

"The Purity of the Turf"
Jeeves and Wooster episode
Episode no. Season 1
Episode 3
Directed by Ferdinand Fairfax
Original air date 12 May 1991 (1991-05-12)
Episode chronology

"The Purity of the Turf" is the third episode of the first series of the 1990s British comedy television series Jeeves and Wooster. It is also called "The Village Sports Day at Twing" or "The Gambling Event."[1] It first aired on 12 May 1991 on ITV.

Background

Adapted from "Indian Summer of an Uncle" (from Very Good, Jeeves) and "The Purity of the Turf" (from The Inimitable Jeeves)


Cast

Plot

Bertie's Uncle George wishes to marry a young waitress. Aunt Agatha is dismayed and, through Bertie, offers the girl ₤100 to break off the engagement; instead, however, Bertie meets Maud Wilberforce, who has a connection with his uncle being the uncle's long-lost barmaid love.

Bertie visits Twing Hall, where Lady Wickhammersley has banned all gambling after Lord Wickhammersley lost the East Wing in a game. Rupert Steggles has surreptitiously arranged to take bets, however, on the events at a village fair. Bertie and Bingo place bets on the competitors, only to find that Steggles has rigged the events. Jeeves duly sorts things out.

References

  1. The Purity of the Turf at the Internet Movie Database

See also

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