Blandings (TV series)
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| Based on | P. G. Wodehouse short stories and characters |
| Written by | Guy Andrews |
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| Composer(s) | Paul Honey |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Spencer Campbell |
| Location(s) | Crom Castle |
| Cinematography | Simon Archer |
| Running time | 29 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mammoth Screen |
| Distributor | ITV Studios |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 13 January 2013 – present |
| External links | |
| BBC website | |
Blandings is a British comedy television series adapted by Guy Andrews from the Blandings Castle stories of P. G. Wodehouse. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 13 January 2013, and stars Timothy Spall, Jennifer Saunders, Tim Vine and Mark Williams. The series was produced with the partial financial assistance of the European Regional Development Fund.
On 7 June 2013, BBC commissioner Danny Cohen confirmed that Blandings would return for a second series in 2014.
Set in 1929, Lord Emsworth (Spall) resides at Blandings Castle, along with his imperious sister Connie (Saunders), his empty-headed son Freddie (Jack Farthing), and any number of houseguests, love-struck nieces and their boyfriends. He would rather be left in peace with his prize pig The Empress, but his family is always at hand to complicate his life. Offering a reluctant helping hand is his loyal and long-suffering butler, Beach (Mark Williams, Tim Vine).
The series was produced by Mammoth Screen and was filmed on location at Crom Castle, near Newtownbutler, in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Some scenes were also filmed at Florence Court, a National Trust property near Kinawley in south-west County Fermanagh. The producer was Spencer Campbell and the director was Paul Seed. It was the first adaptation of Blandings for British television since the BBC's film of Wodehouse's novel Heavy Weather in 1995.
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