| Series: | Jeeves and Wooster |
| Season: | 3 |
| Episode: | 5 |
| Director: | Ferdinand Fairfax |
| Episode List: | List of Jeeves and Wooster episodes |
| Prev: | Bertie Takes Gussie's Place At Deverill Hall |
| Next: | Aunt Dahlia, Cornelia and Madeline |
"Sir Watkyn Bassett's Memoirs" is the fifth episode of the third series of the 1990s British comedy television series Jeeves and Wooster. It is also called "Hot off the Press". It first aired in the UK on on ITV.[1]
In the US, it was aired as the third episode of the second series of Jeeves and Wooster on Masterpiece Theatre, on 10 January 1993.[2]
Adapted from "Jeeves Takes Charge" (collected in Carry On, Jeeves) and The Mating Season.[2]
Sir Watkyn Bassett is writing his memoirs of his misspent youth, which also include a lot of other misspent youths of people who are now famous. Bertie, who has just become engaged, is sent to destroy the manuscript. Guests at the house include would-be dictator Roderick Spode, Gussie Fink-Nottle and, nearby, another old enemy of Bertie's, Constable Oates. The local vicar is Stinker Pinker. Added to this is a number of tough young ladies, a local play and a dog that gets arrested, all of which means a lively time for Bertie and Jeeves.