Jeeves and Wooster - The Complete Collection (DVD, 2002, 8 Disc boxed-Set)

Jeeves and Wooster is a laugh riot! A must for all fans of Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. Never have I seen the works of P.G. Woodhouse so beautifully realized. Very, very funny. Also, through eBay, I was able to order this collection for roughly half of what I have seen this item selling for in retail stores. Thank you, eBay.

The complete BBC DVD's of a British comedy involving rich-but-not-too-bright Bertie Wooster and his unflappable and brilliant butler Jeeves. Hugh Laurie is remarkable and funny as an upper class Twit and worlds away from his dark role as House M.D. Steven Frye as his perfect valet, with an inexhaustible fund of knowledge, a flair for creative mayhem and the perspective to know when not to listen to Bertie (which is almost always). A motley crew of rich eccentrics, imperious matrons, inbred wastrels and pompous authority figures round out the wonderful cast. Based on the Wodehouse books. The best British comedy since Fawlty Towers.

This series has to be a classic. While I don't claim to be an expert on English comedy (except I love a lot of it), this one is great fun. These characters are two of the most entertaining. I love Hugh Laurie anyway so seeing him in this series after seeing him on "House" is such a hoot. The two characters of Wooster and House are different but similar. This was definitely one of those series you just hate to see end. But at least with the DVDs I can watch them over and over and over... and I am. I wish I had a "Jeeves."

I really really love wodehouse. But the dvd's haven't arrived with subtitles, have they? If any do, please inform me!!!

That they've not having description of subs or not, is the major reason why I as a deaf fan havent bought them yet...

thanks!

Fantastic Collection from A&E . Great Quality Videos featuring Hugh Laurie (House, Blackadder) and Stephen Fry (Bones, Blackadder etc) Well acted and quality prtrayal of the hyper intelligent butler (fry) and his somewhat scatterbrained charge (Laurie)) from the PG Wodehouse classics.

A must -see for fans of british humor, suitable for all ages

This series is brilliant. Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry's performances and roles are intelligently done. No obvious special effects necessary- good writing and excellent acting make this entertaining to watch.
The quality of the video itself is superb, also. The soundtrack leaves something to be desired at times, however. Although the audio quality is good, the music itself is usually a variation on the opening theme, which will become an earworm after a few episodes.
Overall, nice show. A shame it only ran for four short seasons, but I guess that was inevitable unless they were to become repetitive or overly formulaic.

The show is great. Very true to the books, maybe not completely in content, but fully in spirit. The casting is truly inspired.

As a fan of Wodehouse books, this is a real pleasure to watch and enjoy! Jeeves and Wooster are great. We find the series restful and fun before heading to bed at night. Much better than the evening news!

ThinkingDVD is a super seller and when I had a small problem with one disc, they immediately sent a new one at no added cost to me. All around wonderful experience.

Only good things to say about this collection. We watched episodes of Jeeves and Wooster before getting hooked on House. Any fan of Hugh Laurie in his current role may enjoy seeing him in a totally different character. These episodes are fun, silly, and entertaining. Highly recommend.

Hugh Laurie in his pre House days as you could never have imagined him. The archtypal upper class english twit with his all knowing butler Jeeves. Hilarious zany british humor.

I love the series "House" and Hugh Laurie also starts in Wooster &Jeeves.
That is an older PBS series that my family loved 20years ago, it is very funny and my husband mentioned taht he wished we could watch it again, so I ordered it for Christmas. He was delighted. We have been watching them in order a few at a time.

I watched this show few year ago back in my home country in Russian television and never missed an episode, It was so funny and so charming, it was great. When TV show "House" came in the ear I remembered about "Jeeves and Wooster" and was very happy to find the complete collection.
Regards,
D.Jahns

It is so wonderful to see Laury and Fry in such a wonderful series. The humor is realistic and touching. The two of them work perfectly together and i only wish they did yet another series to dote over!

great acting based upon great books. amazingly accurate period costume and architecture for those who care.

We enjoyed these shows so much when they aired on PBS, we just had to own them. Clean light hearted comedy, set back in 1930's in London. A Gentleman getting into scraps and commiting socials faux pa's. Always resuced by the cunning of his butler.

I bought this as a birthday gift and the person just loves it.
I have not seen an episode so I can't personally review it.

Good british humor with the normal dry humor and situations. You can see some of House's expressions in the early days. Black Adder is better, but it is a different humor.

Although it was not mailed out as soon as I would have liked, the CD's did eventually arrive safe and in excellent condition.

I watched this program on TV and loved it so I wanted to get the whole collection. Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry are excellent actors and are very funny.

It might be enough that the comical Hugh Laurie stars in the series as Wooster, or that the humorist, author, and actor Stephen Fry stars, as Jeeves. It might also be enough that the series is set in England with some of the best set designers, costumers, and gracious palatial settings were employed on this series. It might be enough that the music is creative and well performed. However, Clive Exton masterfully adapts the books on Jeeves to a wonderful series that can and should be watched again and again, in order to fully appreciate all the gags and satire while tracing the life of Oxford graduate Bertram Wilburforce Wooster as he lives a rather easy life mostly in England in the nineteen-thirties. He is joined in the first episode by his new valet Jeeves, who is simply wiser, more astute and more informed than his employer. At the end of the series, we are not only extremely fond of Bertie Wooster, but are in awe of his man Jeeves. I would welcome both of them in character, over for tea, at any time.

I have no complaints here. P. G. Wodehouse was one of the, if not THE, greatest humorous fiction writers of all time. Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were perfectly cast in these roles as bumbling Bertie Wooster (Laurie) and supremely competent valet Jeeves (Fry). Attention to period detail in production was excellent. DVD transfer is very good.

The first two seasons are fun, true to the PG's spirit. The last seasons, centering on Bertie's experiences in America, are much less interesting, sometimes outright boring.

Perhaps one of the things that added to the let down of the last two seasons, was the DVD's defect in Season Four - it just stopped playing. I should have just bought the first two seasons instead of the full collection.

I bought this for my mom after she had mentioned how much she liked this show. I had never heard of it, but I really like Hugh Laurie in House, MD. This is hilarious! Good entertainment for the whole family, no cussing or vulgarity, just lots of fun. Even my husband, who watches a lot of the crass shows on Comedy Central, thoroughly enjoys Jeeves and Wooster. I highly recommend!

This is a witty romp – set in the early 1930’s. This British comedy between a bumbling wealthy near do well (Wooster) and his highly dry witted clever valet (Jeeves) – and there is the tone of this series which takes place in stylish London of the 30’s and Jazz age New York, a classic BBC comedy so if you enjoy Bristish Humor and anything art deco - You will love this comic trip thru a bygone era.