08. Fixing it for Freddie : Carry on, Jeeves. By P.G. Wodehouse, Performed by Iain Wood.
Summary
In this P.G. Woodhouse story, Bertie Wooster and Jeeves attempt to reunite Bertie’s friend Freddie with his ex-fiancée, Elizabeth. Bertie’s scheme to kidnap a child to force a reconciliation backfires, leaving him responsible for the toddler. Jeeves eventually devises a plan using the child to prompt a romantic reunion, which succeeds despite Freddie’s initial silence.
Topics discussed
Introduction and Bertie's request to Jeeves
Freddie's breakup and the plan for Marvis Bay
Life at Marvis Bay and Freddie's gloom
Freddie encounters Elizabeth on the beach
Bertie's plan to save Elizabeth from drowning
Observing Elizabeth with a child on the sand
The kidnapping scheme and bringing the child home
Freddie's failed attempt to reunite with Elizabeth
The child is a stranger and the search for parents
Finding the child's parents at Ocean Rest
Meeting the father and the mumps complication
Elizabeth mistakes Bertie for the child's father
Freddie's frustration and Jeeves' refusal to help
Managing the child and borrowing a nurse
Bertie's disappointment in Jeeves' lack of progress
Jeeves reveals his idea from the movie 'Tiny Hands'
Planning the staged reunion and coaching the child
Rehearsing the child with sweets as motivation
The accidental performance on the veranda
The resolution and Freddie and Elizabeth's reunion
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