Blandings is the name given to five radio series which aired on BBC Radio 4 from 1985 to 1992. Only the first series is technically title Blandings, as it adapts short stories about Blandings Castle. The rest of the series adapt specific novels and officially carry the same titles.
Series[]
All series feature Richard Vernon as Lord Emsworth and Steve Hodson as Freddie Threepwood
Blandings[]
Additional cast[]
- Nigel Anthony - Narrator
- Lockwood West - Beach
- Margot Boyd - Lady Constance
- Reginald Marsh - Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
- Henry Stamper as McAllister
| Episode | Title | First broadcast | Original story | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Custody of the Pumpkin" | 2 February 1985 | "The Custody of the Pumpkin" | Michael Goldie as Mr. Donaldson |
| 2 | "Lord Emsworth Grows a Beard" | 9 February 1985 | "Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best" | Phillada Sewell as Mrs. Twemlow, Fiona Mathieson as Aggie Threepwood, Valerie Colgan as Jane Yorke |
| 3 | "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey" | 16 February 1985 | "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey" | Peter Tuddenham as the Magistrate, Diana Martin as Angela, and Edward Duke as James Belford |
| 4 | "Company for Gertrude" | 23 February 1985 | "Company for Gertrude" | Sheila Keith as Lady Marshall, Nicholas Courtney as the Rev. Rupert "Beefy" Bingham, Wendy Murray as Gertrude Alcester |
| 5 | "Lord Emsworth and the Girlfriend" | 2 March 1985 | "Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend" | Susanna Dawson as Gladys |
| 6 | "The Crime Wave at Blandings: Part 1" | 9 March 1985 | "The Crime Wave at Blandings" | Helen Atkinson-Wood as Jane, Michael McClain as Rupert Baxter |
| 7 | "The Crime Wave at Blandings: Part 2" | 16 March 1985 | "The Crime Wave at Blandings" |
Summer Lightning[]
Adapted from Summer Lightning (1929).
Additional cast[]
- Ronald Fletcher - Narrator
- Ian Carmichael - Galahad Threepwood
- Timothy Bateson - Beach
- Elizabeth Spriggs - Lady Constance
- Graham Seed - Ronnie Fish
- Royce Mills - Hugo Carmody
- Wendy Murray - Millicent Threepwood
- Susannah Fellows - Sue Brown
- Christopher Godwin - Rupert Baxter
- Roger Sloman - Percy Pilbeam
- Reginald Marsh - Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
| Episode | Title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trouble Brewing at Blandings | 12 March 1987 |
| 2 | Sensational Theft of a Pig | 18 March 1987 |
| 3 | A Job for Percy Pilbeam | 25 March 1987 |
| 4 | Activities of Beach the Butler | 1 April 1987 |
| 5 | Painful Scene in a Bedroom | 8 April 1987 |
| 6 | Gally Takes Matters in Hand | 16 April 1987 |
Heavy Weather[]
Adapted from Heavy Weather (1933).
Additional cast[]
- Moray Watson - Narrator
- Ian Carmichael - Galahad Threepwood
- John Rapley - Beach
- Elizabeth Spriggs - Lady Constance
- Graham Seed - Ronnie Fish
- John Savident - Lord Tilbury
- Josephine Tewson - Lady Julia Fish
- Royce Mills - Monty Bodkin
- Jeremy Nicholas - Hugo Carmody
- Charles Collingwood - Ronnie Fish
- Moir Leslie - Sue Brown
- Norman Bird - James Pirbright
- Roger Sloman - Percy Pilbeam
- Reginald Marsh - Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
| Episode | Title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Wrath of Lord Tilbury | 12 July 1988 |
| 2 | Lady Julia Enters the Fray | 19 July 1988 |
| 3 | Gally's Manuscript Up For Grabs | 26 July 1988 |
| 4 | Cheque Books at the Ready | 2 August 1988 |
Pigs Have Wings[]
Adapted from Pigs Have Wings (1952).
Additional cast[]
- Moray Watson - Narrator
- Ian Carmichael - Galahad Threepwood
- Timothy Bateson - Beach
- Elizabeth Spriggs - Lady Constance
- Reginald Marsh - Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe
- Joan Sims - Maudie Digby
- Susannah Fellows - Penny Donaldson
- Royce Mills - Jerry Vail
- Charles Collingwood - Orlo Vosper
- David Graham - Herbert Binstead
- Moir Leslie - Gloria Salt
| Episode | Title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangled Webs | 22 August 1989 |
| 2 | Love Comes to the Ninth Earl | 29 August 1989 |
| 3 | Maudie and Tubby Make It Up | 5 September 1989 |
| 4 | Survival of the Fattest | 12 September 1989 |
Galahad at Blandings[]
Adapted from Galahad at Blandings (1964).
Additional cast[]
- Moray Watson - Narrator
- Ian Carmichael - Galahad Threepwood
- Harold Innocent - Beach / Colonel Egbert Wedge
- Elizabeth Spriggs - Lady Hermione Wedge
- Jonathan Cecil - Wilfred Allsop
- Alan Marriott - Tipton Plimsoll
- Susannah Fellowes - Sandy Callender
- Simon Treves - Sam Bagshott
- Vivian Pickles - Daphne Winkworth
- Colin McFarlane as the US policeman
- Moir Leslie as Monica Simmons
- Richard Pearce as Huxley Winkworth
- Chris Emmett as Constable Evans
| Episode | Title | First broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York and After | 23 January 1992 |
| 2 | Sundered Hearts | 30 January 1992 |
| 3 | Yoo Hoo, I'm Whipple | 6 February 1992 |
| 4 | Houdini Galahad | 13 February 1992 |