Carry On, Jeeves characters

Appears from the start

An affluent, good-natured bachelor whose efforts to help friends commonly turn small social difficulties into larger ones. He narrates most of the collection and relies increasingly on his valet to rescue him from engagements, offended relatives, and failed deceptions.

Appears from the start

A composed and resourceful valet who first enters Bertie's service while Bertie is suffering after a night out. Jeeves immediately proves able to manage the household and to understand the human motives behind Bertie's troubles.

Appears from the start

A serious-minded young woman to whom Bertie is engaged at the collection's opening. She expects him to improve himself through demanding reading and wants him to prevent the publication of his uncle's embarrassing memoirs.

Also known as Uncle Willoughby

Appears from the start

Bertie's wealthy uncle, with whom Bertie is staying when Jeeves takes charge. He has written frank recollections of his youth that would embarrass several prominent families if published.

Also known as Corky

First appears in chapter 2

An American artist and friend of Bertie's who depends financially on his disapproving uncle. He wants to marry Muriel Singer without losing his allowance and needs Jeeves to find a way around the conflict.

Also known as Motty

First appears in chapter 3

Lady Malvern's sheltered son, left in Bertie's care while his mother travels. Once beyond her supervision, he embraces New York nightlife with an energy that threatens Bertie's peace and reputation.

Also known as Bicky

First appears in chapter 4

A friend of Bertie's living in New York on money from an uncle who believes he is learning practical agriculture in Colorado. His fear of losing the allowance drives an increasingly elaborate impersonation and business scheme.

Also known as Rocky

First appears in chapter 5

A poet who treasures the quiet life of his rural cottage. When his aunt demands vivid reports of New York society, he depends on Jeeves to gather the experiences he has no wish to endure himself.

Also known as Biffy

First appears in chapter 6

An old friend whom Bertie encounters in deep romantic misery. He has lost contact with the woman he loves after a failed plan to elope and knows too little about her family to trace her.

Also known as Sippy

First appears in chapter 7

A writer and friend of Bertie's who is arrested after a night of celebration. His legal trouble threatens an important visit to a family whose goodwill he needs, so Bertie is drawn into substituting for him.

First appears in chapter 8

A friend of Bertie's despondent after Elizabeth Vickers ends their engagement. Bertie takes him to the coast in hope of repairing the romance, but their improvised plans require Jeeves's help.