Little Dee

Discussion (7) ¬

1. 
   Barney

   April 2, 2012 at 1:50 am | #

   The funny part is that he never was a butler, he was Bertie’s valet.
2. 
   war pig

   April 2, 2012 at 2:00 am | #

   Just like James has become the defacto name for a chauffeur.

   “Home, James!”
3. 
   SOS

   April 2, 2012 at 4:25 am | #

   It’s spelled Wodehouse, actually, but your description of them is right on.
4. 
   Harena

   April 2, 2012 at 6:21 am | #

   And Stephen Fry’s portrayal of Jeeves (to Hugh Laurie’s Bertie) will forever be my favorite! :D
5. 
   foo

   April 2, 2012 at 9:08 am | #

   Actually, he was a “gentleman’s gentleman”. More than valet or butler – everything combined into one!

   And yes, Fry will always be my image of Jeeves. Some folks consider him too young to play Jeeves, but for me he and Laurie were perfection in their roles.
6. 
   pbarnrob

   April 2, 2012 at 8:15 pm | #

   Not entirely clear on all the details of the relationships, but I also think of a British Army officer’s ‘batman’ for the ‘gentleman’s gentleman’. Stephen Fry has more recently done a charming sitcom ‘Kingdom’, as a barrister in a seaside town who straightens our everyone’s tangled lives around him (much like his role with the young Hugh Laurie’s Bertie Wooster!) Hear, hear!
7. 
   christopher

   April 2, 2012 at 8:36 pm | #

   You guys are funny. :)

   @Pbarnrob, I am SO going to check out “Kingdom.” Yay! New British sitcom somehow I’d never heard of. How? HOW?