P.G. Wodehouse 
Blandings: The Crime Wave at Blandings 
(Episode 4)

EPISODE 4 IN A MAJOR BBC DRAMA STARRING TIMOTHY SPALL, DAVID WALLIAMS AND JENNIFER SAUNDERS Baxter returns as summer tutor for Clarence s grandson George and plans to weasel his way back into permanent employment.Blandings is threatened by the return of tyrannical secretary Baxter, hired by Connie to put an end to all tom-foolery. This is a tragedy for Clarence and he finds an unusual ally in his grandson George, who had been happily rampaging through the grounds with an air rifle. It is not long before there is an outbreak of shooting and wounding. Meanwhile, Freddie is back to ask Clarence to clear his debts, this time pursued by East-End gangsters and a beguiling dancer who takes a fancy to Beach. Sublime comic genius Ben Elton You don’t analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour. Stephen Fry The funniest writer ever to put words to paper. Hugh Laurie P.G. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit and affection. Julian Fellowes