The Purity of the Turf
"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". It first aired in the UK on on ITV. The episode aired in the US on 25 November 1990 on Masterpiece Theatre.
Background
Adapted from "Indian [Summer of an Uncle]" and "The Purity of the Turf".Cast
- Bertie Wooster – Hugh Laurie
- Jeeves – Stephen Fry
- Aunt Agatha – Mary Wimbush
- List of [Jeeves characters#George Wooster, Lord Yaxley|Uncle George] – Nicholas Selby
- Maud Wilberforce – Paula Jacobs
- Bingo Little – Michael Siberry
- Rupert Steggles – Richard Braine
- Freddie Widgeon – Charles Millham
- Lord Wickhammersley – Jack Watling
- Lady Wickhammersley – Richenda Carey
- Cynthia – Helena Michell
- Vicar – Jack May
- Drones Porter – Michael Ripper
Plot
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.