Review of "Jeeves & Wooster - The Complete Second Season" by

His full name was Perry Grenvile Wodehouse and he was born in 1881. He began his working life in a bank but soon for that up for writing. He wrote around a hundred books. His most famous characters are Bertie Wooster and his manservant Jeeves. Woodehouse died in 1975. He was considered one the greatest humorists in the world at the time, and I agree. Wodehouse became an American citizen in 1955 and was made a Knight of the British Empire. He never lost his British sensibilities with his humor, even though he lived here so long a time.

In the early 1990's, after appearing in many other forms of media, Jeeves & Wooster appeared on British television with an audience just aching for them. With Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as the "inimitable" Jeeves, we are fortunate now to be able to view these episodes which are perfection, over and over. Seldom do we see two actors who seem so perfectly suited to their roles.

I enjoyed watching the second season of this great series. This one covers six of hilarious outings that involve Bertie who is a bit of an upper class twit and his very wise and proper manservant, Jeeves. In one of the episodes Bertie takes up the trombone and after much complaining he decides to continue his studies in the country. This is when Jeeves quits much to the distress of all.

Our hero, Bertram Wilberforce Wooster, is wonderfully portrayed by the multi-talented, zany Hugh Laurie, best known to Americans as the father of Stuart Little in the movies. Through him we are introduced to a place called "The Drones Club," a gentlemen's club that serves as an oasis for the well-to-do young men of London. When Bertie appears there, we always see a lot of horse playing being enacted in the background by the other upper-class twits he chums around with; friends who have names like Bingo Little and Gussie Finknottle. Bertie has an Aunt Agatha who demands that he perform outrageous errands on her behalf, some of which involve stealing a cow creamer or marrying some young debutant who would make him settle down and be responsible. Bertie has no wish to marry and no wonder, the girls he knows are a useless lot who get him into as much trouble as his Aunt Agatha does.

Bertie and his friends get into a series of complicated situations that requires the omniscient Jeeves to rescue him with deft grace and aplomb.

If you know the writings of Wodehouse, you will love these DVD's. If you are not familiar with the author, prepare to fall in love with the crazy situations, the major characters and the many oddly-nicknamed, thick-headed, (and frequently ne'er-do-well) friends who call upon Bertie for assistance.