Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2020 14:08:52 GMT
So 'Lord Emsworth', do I take it that you're a fan of Blandings? I am and have watched both series at least once a year since they were aired.
For those not familiar here's the lowdown from IMDB -
Set in 1929 in the fictional Blandings Castle and follows the amiable but befuddled Lord Clarence Emsworth, who struggles to keep his dysfunctional family in order and usually adds to the chaos himself. All Clarence wants is to be left at peace with his beloved pig The Empress but his plans are often thwarted by an array of friends, visitors, servants and spongers. The series is produced by Mammoth Screen and stars Timothy Spall (The Kings Speech), Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous) and Jack Farthing (Da Vincis Demons). In the opening episode of the shows second season, titled Throwing Eggs, The Duke of Dunstable the most obnoxious man in England has come to stay at Blandings. Not content with smashing the fixtures, he is determined to have Clarence committed as a lunatic.
I love the character Beach - the butler, particularly the one played by Mark Williams in the first series, he's really got the measure of the family and is really dry witted, the Duke is played by Harry Enfield and is an(other) archetypal inbred.
My favourite quote from Blandings is from Lord Emsworth, and one that I often use if I find my self in a state of flux -
What is required of Me?
All in all it's a good bit of short, sharp escapism with some very good actors thrown in.
Anyone else?
