TV Show vs. Books Comparison Masterlist

[wotwotleigh]

Hi, everyone! I’ve been working on an episode-by-episode breakdown of the differences between the Jeeves books/stories and the Jeeves and Wooster TV show. So far, I’ve looked at the first 2 episodes. cuddyclothes has invited me to post them here, so I figured I’d make a post with a list of links to each writeup and edit it as I go along. I hope this is ok, but I’d be happy to do it differently if not. Here’s what I’ve got so far:

S1e1 (“Jeeves Takes Charge”): https://wotwotleigh-prime.tumblr.com/post/617589938124423168/jeeves-wooster-vs-plum-part-1

S1e2 (“Tuppy and the Terrier”): https://wotwotleigh-prime.tumblr.com/post/617744531594559488/jeeves-and-wooster-vs-plum-part-2 

S1e3 ("The Purity of the Turf"): https://wotwotleigh-prime.tumblr.com/post/618063545757777920/jeeves-and-wooster-vs-plum-part-3

Comments

[greghousesgf]

excellent observations. If I may add a couple?
the book's dialogue has "pinch a lorry" while the TV show says "Pinch a bus", probably to avoid the pun.
It's a big salmon in Bertie's room in the book, but it's a little goldfish in the TV show.

[derien]

Pinch a lorry... pun? I feel dumb. what?

[greghousesgf]

Lorry--British word for truck
Hugh Laurie--played Bertie in the TV show

[derien]

Ahaha, I never would have thought of that as being something to be avoided. :)

[wotwotleigh]

Ooh, yes, thank you! I'm definitely open to anyone adding more details to the pile.