BBC One Commits to Second Season of Blandings

LONDON: The period comedy series Blandings, adapted from the PG Wodehouse books by Guy Andrews, is returning for a second season on BBC One in 2014.

Produced by Mammoth Screen, Blandings centers on the lives of Lord Emsworth (a.k.a. Clarence) and his sister Connie. The 7×30-minute production is filmed in Northern Ireland and sees Timothy Spall (The Syndicate) and Jennifer Saunders (Absolutely Fabulous) starring alongside Jack Farthing (Da Vinci’s Demons). Season two is set to begin airing on BBC One early next year.

Andrews remarked: "As ever, all Clarence wants is to be left in peace with his beloved pig. But events conspire against him as never before. His incorrigibly rakish brother Galahad is on the prowl with a glittering monocle and a case full of shocking memoirs. Other guests and impostors include a voracious Hollywood producer, a dancing saxophonist secretary, a leather-gusseted religious maniac, Clarence’s frankly terrifying sister Charlotte and—worst of all—the poker-wielding Duke of Dunstable, the rudest man in Shropshire. Will tranquillity ever reign at Blandings Castle, even for an afternoon?"

Kristian Smith, the executive editor for comedy commissioning and executive producer for the BBC, added: "I’m so thrilled that audiences young and old have loved Blandings as much as we do. The capers at Blandings Castle offer us charming family comedy and a truly stellar cast; Timothy Spall and Jennifer Saunders immaculately capture all the joy and spirit of Wodehouse’s brilliant characters and Guy Andrews’ beautiful scripts masterfully bring the Blandings stories to life. Series two is a real treat for everybody."