Jeeves Joy In The Morning

By: P.G. Wodehouse

Narrated by: Full Cast, Michael Hordern, Richard Briers

A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation starring Michael Hordern as Jeeves and Richard Briers as Wooster. Steeple Bumphleigh is the sort of picturesque place where you can't throw a brick without hitting a honeysuckled cottage or beaning an apple-cheeked villager. But for Bertie Wooster, it is a place to be avoided, containing not only the appalling Aunt Agatha but also her husband, the terrifying Lord Worplesdon. So when a certain amount of familial arm-twisting is applied, Bertie heads for the sticks in fear and trepidation despite the support of the irreplaceable Jeeves. Still, there are good deeds to be done, like extricating 'Stilton' Cheesewright from the clutches of Florence Craye, a girl from whom Bertie himself only escaped by the slimmest of cat's whiskers. But even Bertie is hideously unaware of the perils which lie in wait before the (accidentally) happiest of endings.© and (P)1998, 2006 BBC Audiobooks Ltd.

A fantastic adaptation of a wonderful story

Would you consider the audio edition of Jeeves to be better than the print version?

Of course not! However, this audiobook is dominated by Richard Briers' brilliant narration as Bertie Wooster, and does a great job of adapting Wodehouse's wondrous prose to audio.

What did you like best about this story?

In this novel, unlike most other Jeeves stories, the famous gentleman's gentleman frequently finds himself short on ideas, making Bertie's problems seem graver than usual.

Which character – as performed by Michael Hordern and Richard Briers – was your favorite?

Richard Briers is easily my favourite Bertie Wooster: he nails the breezy, brilliant, sparkling speech patterns filled with Woosterisms that makes this character so much fun. Michael Hordern is a very good Jeeves, but it's hard for me not to imagine that Stephen Fry might have done it better.

Richard Briers Nails Bertie Wooster

I have listened to many Wodehouse performances and I think Richard Briers is the best Bertie Wooster. He is earnest, good hearted, and brings Wodehouse’s delicious words to life. I prefer Martin Jarvis’ Jeeves, but Michael Hordren’s more reserved Jeeves subordinates him to Wooster.

Typical English

If you could sum up Jeeves in three words, what would they be?

Clever, intelligent and patient

Who was your favorite character and why?

Jeeves because he was able to solve any problem presented to him.

What about Michael Hordern and Richard Briers ’s performance did you like?

I love the typical over the top English accents and could picture Richard Brier in this role which made the performance doubly enjoyable. It suited him to a tee.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It was very amusing and I look forward to listening to it often.

Any additional comments?

I will certainly obtain other books in this series particularly the dramatizations as I enjoy this droll type of humour.

Almost perfect

Most of the dialogue was great. Snappy and fun. But the voice of Uncle Percy was actually painful to listen to. just overacted

Loved it

Wodehouse is enough all on his own, but this cast gets it just right. Amazing voice actors and some parts are just sublime. This is the audible recording I go back to over and over again when others disappoint. Never fails to bring me to laughter.