Inspiration and Impersonation
Ukridge appears to be based on an acquaintance of Wodehouse's friend of school days, William Townend. Both Love Among the Chickens and the Ukridge collection are dedicated to Townend, and in the Love Among the Chickens dedication, Wodehouse mentions a letter he received from Townend describing an acquaintance who, like Ukridge, starts a chicken farm in the West country.
In 1968, the BBC made seven 30-minute adaptations of Ukridge's adventures as part of the World of Wodehouse. He was played by Anton Rodgers, with Julian Holloway as his sidekick Corky.
In a series of BBC radio adaptations aired between December 1991 and January 1992, dramatised by Julian Dutton and produced by Sarah Smith. Ukridge was played by Griff Rhys Jones, Corky by Robert Bathurst, and other members of the cast included Julian Dutton, Simon Godley, Adam Godley and Rebecca Front.
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