Returning home after his court appearance, completely hung over, Bertie collapses onto his bed in an apartment in complete disarray. The front door bell gets him to open the door (eventually) where a smartly dressed man introduces himself as having been 'sent by the agency' because Bertie needs a new valet. Bertie allows the man in and stares in disbelief as all the mess is magically cleared up. Finally, the 'pick-me-up' works instantly to cure Bertie's hangover and he turns to the man 'You're engaged!'.
'Thank you Sir, my name is Jeeves.'
Hands down the best introduction to a character ever. Obviously a great deal of the credit goes to Wodehouse, who invented the characters and this whole sequence is (IIRC) lifted more or less directly from the books, but it's still a terrific few minutes of TV and sets the two main characters up perfectly for the viewers. Fry and Laurie were born to embody these people. I don't believe it can be bettered.
'Thank you Sir, my name is Jeeves.'
Hands down the best introduction to a character ever. Obviously a great deal of the credit goes to Wodehouse, who invented the characters and this whole sequence is (IIRC) lifted more or less directly from the books, but it's still a terrific few minutes of TV and sets the two main characters up perfectly for the viewers. Fry and Laurie were born to embody these people. I don't believe it can be bettered.
