| Description | This sub-series contains, correspondence, outlines, and novel abstracts, songs, and scripts related to Exton's adaptations of PG Wodehouse's 'Jeeves & Wooster,' and covers the five series of the show. Jeeves & Wooster was the second production that Exton worked on with Brian Eastman and this series also contains original lyrics to 'Ask Dad,' a musical number written by Exton. |
| Individual or organisational biography | From his earliest days working on ITV's Armchair Theatre productions to his dramatisations for popular, lavishly produced series such as Agatha Christie's Poirot and Jeeves & Wooster, Clive Exton was a screenwriter who brought intelligence and depth to television drama. (see Saturday, 18 August 2007 Independent Newspaper).
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| Custodial History | The papers have been in the possession of Mrs Mara Exton, since the death of her husband Clive Exton. The papers are donated to University of the Arts London in March 2010. |