"Lady Constance Keeble Lady Constance Keeble (née Threepwood, later Schoonmaker) is a recurring fictional character in the ""Blandings Castle"" stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being Lord Emsworth's most formidable sister, a strikingly handsome woman, with a fair, broad brow, and perfectly even white teeth. She has the carriage of an empress, and her large grey eyes are misleadingly genial. When we first meet her in ""Leave it to Psmith"", she is recently married to wealthy Joe Keeble, and acting as châtelaine at Blandings. She has an interest in the Arts, and frequently invites writers and such to"
"Sunset at Blandings Sunset at Blandings is an unfinished novel by P. G. Wodehouse published in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus, London, on 17 November 1977 and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, New York, 19 September 1978. Wodehouse was still working on the book when he died in 1975; the published version was edited by Richard Usborne, and includes Wodehouse's notes on the ending of the story. The story is, as the poignant name suggests, another tale set at Blandings Castle, filled as ever with romance and imposters. Galahad Threepwood uses his charm and wit"
"to ensure his brother Clarence continues to lead a quiet and peaceful life. Sunset at Blandings Sunset at Blandings is an unfinished novel by P. G. Wodehouse published in the United Kingdom by Chatto & Windus, London, on 17 November 1977 and in the United States by Simon & Schuster, New York, 19 September 1978. Wodehouse was still working on the book when he died in 1975; the published version was edited by Richard Usborne, and includes Wodehouse's notes on the ending of the story. The story is, as the poignant name suggests, another tale set at Blandings Castle, filled"
"Blandings Castle and Elsewhere Blandings Castle and Elsewhere is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on 12 April 1935 by Herbert Jenkins, London, and, as ""Blandings Castle"", in the United States on 20 September 1935 by Doubleday Doran, New York. All the stories had previously appeared in ""Strand Magazine"" (UK) and all except the last in various US magazines. The first six stories all take place at the book's namesake Blandings Castle; they are set some time between the events of ""Leave it to Psmith"" (1923) and those of"
"Lord Emsworth Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth, known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of the large Threepwood family. Longing for nothing more than to talk to his prize pig, or potter peacefully in the idyllic gardens of Blandings Castle, he must frequently face the unpleasant reality of his domineering sisters and familial duties. Wodehouse frequently named his characters after places with which he was familiar, and Lord Emsworth takes his name from the Hampshire town of Emsworth,"
"character. Lord Emsworth Clarence Threepwood, 9th Earl of Emsworth, known as Lord Emsworth, is a recurring fictional character in the Blandings stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. He is the amiable and somewhat absent-minded head of the large Threepwood family. Longing for nothing more than to talk to his prize pig, or potter peacefully in the idyllic gardens of Blandings Castle, he must frequently face the unpleasant reality of his domineering sisters and familial duties. Wodehouse frequently named his characters after places with which he was familiar, and Lord Emsworth takes his name from the Hampshire town of"
"Daphne Winkworth Dame Daphne Winkworth is a recurring fictional character from the Blandings Castle and Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a menacing and scowling woman who is rarely seen to smile. She is an intimate acquaintance of Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha, another old harridan character. She is the widow of Sir P. B. Winkworth, the noted historian. She has also been a guest at Blandings Castle, making her, along with Roderick Glossop, one of the links between the worlds of Jeeves and Lord Emsworth. She used to be the headmistress of a girls' school in"
"taken from his room by Plimsoll), she is annoyed to realise she had it all along, Plimsoll having handed it to her when he still thought Lister was an hallucination. The affairs of Tipton Plimsoll and the Wedge family are continued in ""Galahad at Blandings"" (1965). Full Moon (novel) Full Moon is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States by Doubleday & Company on 22 May 1947, and in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins on 17 October 1947. It is the sixth full-length novel to be set at the beautiful but trouble-ridden Blandings Castle,"
"1965. The seven episodes released in 1985 are based on Blandings Castle short stories, while later episodes are based on novels. The short story episodes broadcast in 1985 were produced by Bobby Jaye. Martin Fisher produced the episodes based on ""Summer Lightning"", ""Pigs Have Wings"" and ""Heavy Weather"", and Gareth Edwards produced the episodes based on ""Galahad at Blandings"". Blandings (radio series) The Blandings radio series is a series of radio dramas based on the Blandings Castle stories by British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. The stories were dramatised by Wodehouse biographer Richard Usborne. The series ran between 1985 and"
"in the collection, ""Mr Potter takes a Rest Cure"", ""The Rise of Minna Nordstrom"" and ""The Nodder"", were produced as part of the BBC's Wodehouse Playhouse series, starring John Alderton and Pauline Collins, airing in 1975 and 1976 respectively. In 2013. BBC television aired a new series ""Blandings"" starring Timothy Spall as Clarence, Jennifer Saunders as Connie, and Jack Farthing as Freddie. Beach was played by Mark Williams (2013) and Tim Vine (2014). Blandings Castle and Elsewhere Blandings Castle and Elsewhere is a collection of short stories by P. G. Wodehouse. It was first published in the United Kingdom on"
"Full Moon (novel) Full Moon is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States by Doubleday & Company on 22 May 1947, and in the United Kingdom by Herbert Jenkins on 17 October 1947. It is the sixth full-length novel to be set at the beautiful but trouble-ridden Blandings Castle, home of Lord Emsworth. Clarence, 9th Earl of Emsworth, is forced to play host to his younger son Freddie, while two of his nieces, Prudence Garland and Veronica Wedge are romantically entangled with, respectively, Gally's godson Bill Lister and American millionaire Tipton Plimsoll. Complications ensue when"
"psychological complexity into [the] characters"", left the cast ""all at sea"". Quentin Letts of ""The Daily Mail"" was more enthusiastic, writing that the show conveyed ""the genial eccentricity of Wodehouse without overdoing the poshness"" and praised the acting and pacing. Tributes were paid to Empress, the Middle White sow used in the show, when she died from what vets believe was a ""massive heart attack"" just before the final episode was broadcast. Timothy Spall said he was ""very upset"" at the news. Blandings (TV series) Blandings is a British comedy television series adapted by Guy Andrews from the Blandings Castle"
"Linda and Johnny, under threat of a breach of promise suit. Connie is recalled to America by her husband, and the Duke returns home, leaving Emsworth once again master of his domain. Dunstable previously visited the castle in ""Uncle Fred in the Springtime"" (1939) and ""Service With a Smile"" (1962). A Pelican at Blandings A Pelican at Blandings is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 25 September 1969 by Barrie & Jenkins, London, and in the United States on 11 February 1970 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, under the title ""No"
"Company for Gertrude ""Company for Gertrude"" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United Kingdom in the September 1928 ""Strand"", and in the United States in the October 1928 issue of ""Cosmopolitan"". Part of the Blandings Castle canon, it features the absent-minded peer Lord Emsworth, and was included in the collection ""Blandings Castle and Elsewhere"" (1935), although the story takes place sometime between the events of ""Leave it to Psmith"" (1923) and ""Summer Lightning"" (1929). Lord Emsworth's world is far from ideal – not only has his neighbour Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe stolen his pigman"
"many other stories, for example providing employment for Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine in ""Something Fresh"". George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury is a recurring fictional character in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. Pyke is a publishing magnate, the founder and owner of the Mammoth Publishing Company. Outside his business, he has a passion for pigs and is the owner of a prize pig named Buckinghamshire Big Boy. Pyke appears in several novels, including two set at Blandings Castle: ""Summer Lightning"" (1929) and ""Heavy Weather"" (1933). Wodehouse introduces Pyke in ""Bill the"
"Pigs Have Wings Pigs Have Wings is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared as a serial in ""Collier's Weekly"" between 16 August and 20 September 1952. It was first published as a book in the United States on 16 October 1952 by Doubleday & Company, New York, and in the United Kingdom on 31 October 1952 by Herbert Jenkins, London. It is the seventh novel set at Blandings Castle. The absent minded Lord Emsworth finds himself once again embroiled in fierce rivalry in the pig-rearing arena with his neighbour, the obese baronet Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe. With Emsworth's"
"George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury George Alexander Pyke, Lord Tilbury is a recurring fictional character in the stories of British comic writer P. G. Wodehouse. Pyke is a publishing magnate, the founder and owner of the Mammoth Publishing Company. Outside his business, he has a passion for pigs and is the owner of a prize pig named Buckinghamshire Big Boy. Pyke appears in several novels, including two set at Blandings Castle: ""Summer Lightning"" (1929) and ""Heavy Weather"" (1933). Wodehouse introduces Pyke in ""Bill the Conqueror"" as plain Sir George Pyke. Mammoth Publishing Company is already a mighty undertaking and Pyke"
"Service with a Smile Service with a Smile is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 15 October 1961 by Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York, and in the United Kingdom on 17 August 1962 by Herbert Jenkins, London. It is the eighth full-length novel set at Blandings Castle, and features the unstoppable Uncle Fred in his fourth and final novel appearance. More turmoil at Blandings Castle, as Lord Emsworth finds his idyllic home overrun not only with the local Church Lad's Brigade, but also old curmudgeon the Duke of Dunstable and publishing magnate"
"Mills and Frank Muir produced the episodes based on P. G. Wodehouse's Blandings Castle stories, which were adapted by John Chapman. Joan Kemp-Welch produced the episodes based on Ukridge stories, which were adapted by Richard Waring. The episodes were each approximately 30 minutes long. Exterior shots of Blandings Castle were filmed at Penshurst Place. Penguin Books, which had previously published Jeeves books with covers featuring full-colour promotional images from ""The World of Wooster"", published tie-in Blandings books with covers featuring promotional images from ""The World of Wodehouse"" in December 1966. The World of Wodehouse The World of Wodehouse was a"
"Sebastian Beach Sebastian Beach is a fictional character in the Blandings stories by P. G. Wodehouse. He is the butler at Blandings Castle, seat of Lord Emsworth and his family, where he serves for over eighteen years. Like all butlers in properly run Edwardian homes, Beach is always known by his surname. He is a heavy-set man, whose favourite pastime is drinking port in the pantry, though he occasionally switches to brandy during crises. He has a pleasant singing voice, a mellow baritone reminiscent of a cask of very old, dry sherry. He is somewhat more emotional than Wodehouse's other"
"and well organised. In Sproat's phrase, she ""took charge of Wodehouse's life and made certain that he had the peace and quiet he needed to write"". There were no children of the marriage, but Wodehouse came to love Ethel's daughter Leonora (1905–1944) and legally adopted her. Wodehouse experimented with different genres of fiction in these years; his ""Psmith, Journalist"", mixing comedy with social comment on slum landlords and racketeers, was published in 1915. In the same year ""The Saturday Evening Post"" paid $3,500 to serialise ""Something New"", the first of what became a series of novels set at Blandings Castle."
"Something Fresh Something Fresh is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published as ""Something New"" in the United States, by D. Appleton & Company on 3 September 1915. It was published in the United Kingdom as ""Something Fresh"" by Methuen & Co. on 16 September 1915. There are a number of differences between the American and British versions, but essentially, it is the same book. The novel introduces Lord Emsworth of Blandings Castle, whose home and family reappear in many of Wodehouse's later short stories and novels. Wodehouse converted pounds sterling into dollars in the story for the American"
"works of art and the Crown Jewels, is not owned by the Queen personally but is held in trust, as are her official residences, such as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, and the Duchy of Lancaster, a property portfolio valued at £472 million in 2015. Sandringham House and Balmoral Castle are personally owned by the Queen. The British Crown Estate – with holdings of £12 billion in 2016 – is held in trust and cannot be sold or owned by Elizabeth in a personal capacity. Elizabeth has held many titles and honorary military positions throughout the Commonwealth, is Sovereign of"
"that Wodehouse reached the age of ninety). During the 1980s Usborne adapted some of Wodehouse's Blandings Castle stories for broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Usborne's various published works about Wodehouse included: In 1973, Usborne contributed to ""Homage to P. G. Wodehouse"", a tribute edited by Thelma Cazalet-Keir (1899–1989), a former Conservative Member of Parliament, who was sister-in-law of Wodehouse's late stepdaughter Leonora. He also annotated Wodehouse's final, unfinished novel, which was published as ""Sunset at Blandings"" in 1977, noting that ""if the going had remained good ""Sunset at Blandings"" might, under another title, have been ready for Christmas 1976"". Usborne's"
"Empress of Blandings misses her first keeper, Wellbeloved, when he is sent to jail for a spell; her pining is worrisome to her owner (Lord Emsworth), with the big show approaching, until she is pepped up by James Belford's hog calling techniques, returning to her trough with enough gusto to take her first silver medal. In the Milton Bradley game Pass the Pigs a variant set of rules is called ""Hog Call"". The Arkansas Razorbacks chant is Calling the Hogs. The Charles Mingus album Oh Yeah includes the track ""Hog Callin' Blues"". Hog calling Hog calling, or pig calling, is"
"Lord Emsworth and Others Lord Emsworth and Others is a collection of nine short stories by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United Kingdom on 19 March 1937 by Herbert Jenkins, London; it was not published in the United States. The Crime Wave at Blandings, which was published on 25 June 1937 by Doubleday, Doran, New York, is a very different collection, sharing only three of its seven titles with the UK book. Penguin Books published a UK edition of ""The Crime Wave at Blandings"" in 1966. The stories in both books had all previously appeared in both British"
"Constance and Mark Williams as Sebastian Beach. This adaptation adds a sub-plot in which Freddie marries a Portuguese woman named Paquita (played by Thaila Zucci), and tries to keep his marriage a secret from Lady Constance. Company for Gertrude ""Company for Gertrude"" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse, which first appeared in the United Kingdom in the September 1928 ""Strand"", and in the United States in the October 1928 issue of ""Cosmopolitan"". Part of the Blandings Castle canon, it features the absent-minded peer Lord Emsworth, and was included in the collection ""Blandings Castle and Elsewhere"" (1935), although the"
"the cast would remain at Blandings for the excitements of ""Heavy Weather"" (1933). Summer Lightning Summer Lightning is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 1 July 1929 by Doubleday, Doran, New York, under the title Fish Preferred, and in the United Kingdom on 19 July 1929 by Herbert Jenkins, London. It was serialised in ""The Pall Mall Magazine"" (UK) between March and August 1929 and in Collier's (US) from 6 April to 22 June 1929. It forms part of the Blandings Castle saga, being the third full-length novel to be set there, after"
"Blandings is a fictional town, being the closest town to Blandings Castle. It is the site of the Emsworth Arms and a host of other hostelries (such as the ""Beetle and Wedge"", the ""Blue Boar"", the ""Blue Cow"", the ""Blue Dragon"", the ""Cow and Grasshopper"", the ""Goat and Feathers"", the ""Goose and Gander"", the ""Jolly Cricketers"", the ""Stitch in Time"", the ""Wheatsheaf"", and the ""Waggoner's Rest""), as well as a useful railway station, from where a fast train can get you to Paddington in under four hours. A sleepy old place, Market Blandings is one of England's most picturesque towns,"
"the Creighton family, Earls of Erne, and the estate is managed by the National Trust. The estate includes many features of times past including the old farmyard and visitors centre, The boathouse, once the home of Lough Erne Yacht Club, the tea house, the church, schoolhouse, etc. Guests are able to use the west wing for weddings, or to stay in the West Wing of Crom Castle on weekly or long weekend basis. Crom Old Castle and garden (grid ref: H3645 2380) are Scheduled Historic Monuments. The 2013 BBC television production of P. G. Wodehouse's ""Blandings"" was filmed on location"
"Clarence House and Kensington Palace. The palaces belong to the Crown; they are held in trust for future rulers, and cannot be sold by the monarch. Sandringham House in Norfolk and Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire are privately owned by the Queen. The present Sovereign's full style and title is ""Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith"". The title ""Head of the Commonwealth"" is held by the Queen personally, and is not vested in"
"than Rupert as in previous books, possibly to differentiate him from Rupert Baxter), the bulk of the story takes place at Blandings Castle and involves various intrigues within the extended family of Lord Emsworth, the absent-minded elderly Earl. The plot is a typical Wodehouse romance, with Psmith inveigling himself into the idyllic castle, where there are the usual crop of girls to woo, crooks to foil, imposters to unmask, haughty aunts to baffle and valuable necklaces to steal. Among the players is Psmith's good friend Mike, married to Phyllis and in dire need of some financial help; the ever-suspicious Rupert"
"niece of Blandings Castle butler Beach. The suburb is a setting in many non-series novels, including ""Ice in the Bedroom"", which has a similar plot to that of ""Sam the Sudden"". In the preface to the 1972 edition of ""Sam the Sudden"", Wodehouse wrote: ""It was the first thing of mine where the action took place in the delectable suburb of Valley Fields, a thin disguise for the Dulwich where so many of my happiest hours have been spent."" In his youth, Wodehouse attended Dulwich College in the London suburb of West Dulwich. The name Wee Nooke was given to"