Huh

[annavere]

Michael Siberry, who played Martin "There's nothing like the kill of a seasoned Immortal" Hyde on Highlander, also played easily lovelorn upper class twit Bingo Little on Jeeves and Wooster.

I don't think a "he's in disguise" crossover would work in this case.

Comments

[brightknightie]

Definitely not. :-)

However, on reflection, you got me thinking about the possibilities for a general crossover between Wodehouse and HL -- I've read all the books; I've seen only a few episodes of the show; the actors are fantastic but I've been reading the originals since college and even these actors are helpless to compare to Wodehouse's own words -- and while the clash in tones might seem irreconcilable at first, I think that it could actually be accomplished through Bertie's utter cluelessness, especially with first-person Bertie, or first-person Bertie chapters intercut with someone-from-HL chapters. Jeeves surely knows about immortality! But whether that is just one of the nearly-everything things he knows about, or perhaps he is a Watcher watching someone in Bertie's orbit and steering Bertie along around that person, or whether Jeeves himself is immortal...

...and I can't help thinking that a terrible dark dire double-sided reference to a policeman's helmet would be just the thing. A helmet with a beheaded head inside it, perhaps, on the HL side, is just a fun prank object on the Bertie side, especially if someone gently steers him away from realizing anything else...

Happy Friday. :-)

[annavere]

I have noticed revisiting the episodes since reading some original Wodehouse that the plots tend to be simplified to their detriment. However, the performances are delightful!

I agree there's potential to a crossover. Perhaps Jeeves and a compassionate Immortal might conspire to keep Bertie out of the soup and blithely unaware of his brush with danger! Alas, I have read just enough Wodehouse to know I am no match for his impeccable style, so it's a plot bunny I must leave loose in the fields. ❤️