David Suchet
Blott
Series
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Synopsis
A thwarted Lady Maud runs off to her solicitor to start divorce proceedings and that gives Sir Giles his bright idea-why not run the proposed bypass for the area through their very own Cleene Gorge, thereby wrecking Lady Maud's ancestral home and copping rather a lot of compensation from the government to boot? Witness the frolics of the bumbling dundridge - the Y-front clad man from the ministry, Sir Giles' versatile Mrs Forthby - Mediterranean harlot and naughty schoolgirl extraordinaire, not forgetting Blott himself, gardener and mystery man, casting his enigmatic eye over the eccentricities of the great British aristocracy... Starring, George Cole, Geraldine James, David Suchet, Simon Cadell and Julia McKenzie
Episodes
Season 1
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- 1. A Phone CallNow viewing1985-02-061hSir Giles and Lady Maud Lynchwood are not the most happily married of aristocrats. She wants an heir but he cheats on her with incompetent dominatrix Mrs Forthby. The pair agree to divorce but, to stop Maud hanging onto her ancestral home Handyman Hall Giles approaches the Ministry of Transport, suggesting the house be demolished to make way for a motorway. At a public meeting Lady Maud, supported by Blott, her gardener, whips up local support against the motorway, leading to a riot with the destruction of buildings and her ultimate arrest.
- 2. In the Pub1985-02-131hIn the wake of the riot naive civil servant Dundridge is sent to Worford by devious ministers as the PM opposes any other route for the motorway than Handyman Hall. Released from prison Lady Maud entertains him behind her husband's back, charming and flattering him and she is much cheered when he agrees that the motorway should take the form of a tunnel going under the grounds and not through them. A dismayed Sir Giles is all too happy for his solicitor to pay a young lady to get Dundridge drunk and compromise him.
- 3. Blackmail1985-02-201hPurporting to side with his wife, Sir Giles uses the compromising photos of Dundridge to dissuade him from his tunnel idea and to run the motorway through the alternative route, the new town of Otterton. Thus, at the resumed hearing, Dundridge leans on convenor Lord Leakham -using Lady Maud's threats to sue him for having her falsely imprisoned - to save the hall. He is, reluctantly, put in charge with supervising the construction of the new route. A grateful Lady Maud invites him to dinner and contrives to have him stay the night but, after being pursued by an amorous lady and shot at by Blott, "defending her honour", an irate and nude Dundridge vows to run the motorway through Handyman Hall after all.
- 4. A Safe Place1985-02-271hEnraged at Lady Maud's treatment of him, Dundridge approves the motorway going through Handyman Hall and the surrounding Clene Gorge. Lady Maud suspects that, as he and not she will receive the compensation money, Sir Giles is in favour of this and finding the compromising photographs of Dundridge confirms her suspicion. She decides to open a safari park with an electric fence to keep people out and also, using Blott's talent for mimicry, persuades Giles' broker to sell all his shares. She then tracks down Mrs Forthby, with whose help she gets Blott to photograph one of Sir Giles' S&M sessions, threatening to publish the evidence unless he signs a divorce settlement agreeing to the motorway being diverted elsewhere. She feels triumphant but, on returning home, hears blasting in the gorge.
- 5. Cards on the Table1985-03-061hOutraged at the demolition of the gorge, Lady Maud goes to see Dundridge, suggesting that they work together to expose Sir Giles as the blackmailer. However, since Dundridge detests her and believes that she was responsible for compromising him, Dundridge refuses, making it his mission to destroy her home. That night Blott gets one of the workmen extremely drunk and encourages him to cause destruction - and a death - in the village to increase public hostility to the roadworks. Sir Giles, meanwhile, who is living with Mrs Forthby, drugs her and returns to the hall, which he tries to burn down, escaping into the grounds after a fight with his wife.
- 6. Man in a Tree1985-03-131hAttempting to flee the grounds Sir Giles is pounced upon and killed by a lion, his offshore investments leaving Lady Maud a very rich widow. Blott, meanwhile, who has squirrelled away a substantial amount of ammunition, barricades himself in the gatehouse to the hall as Dundridge orders the SAS to attack. An emotional television broadcast in which Blott insists that an Englishman's home is his castle helps put paid to all further ideas of the motorway whilst Dundridge is blamed for everything and sent to prison where he enjoys himself reorganizing the library system. Appreciating all that he has done for her, Lady Maud marries Blott, putting him up as a Member of Parliament and they look forward to creating an heir.
Cast
Top Billed Cast
George Cole
Sir Giles Lynchwood
Geraldine James
Lady Maud Lynchwood
Julia McKenzie
Mrs Forthby
Paul Brooke
Hoskins
Matyelok Gibbs
Miss Percival 1
Sylvia Barter
Miss Percival 2
No photo John Rapley
Colonel Chapman
No photo Nicholas Selby
General Burnett
Georgine Anderson
Mrs Bullett Finch
Frank Jakeman
Construction Worker #1
Simon Cadell
Dundridge
Geoffrey Bayldon
Ganglion
Geoffrey Chater
Minister
Jeremy Clyde
Densher
Patrick Godfrey
Mr Bullett Finch
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How many seasons does Blott on the Landscape have?
Blott on the Landscape has 1 season and 6 episodes.
When did Blott on the Landscape first air?
Blott on the Landscape first aired in 1985.
Is Blott on the Landscape still running?
Blott on the Landscape's status on TMDB is: Ended.
What genre is Blott on the Landscape?
Blott on the Landscape is classified as Comedy.