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  • The Oldie

    FILM HARRY MOUNT

    Sep 22, 2021 2 minutes

    THE SERVANT

    The Servant (1963), re-released in cinemas this September, is a toxic version of Jeeves and Wooster.

    Dirk Bogarde’s Barrett isn’t just brighter than his master, Tony (James Fox). He’s also a lot nastier.

    The idea of the intelligent servant goes all the way back to Plautus, who features a clever slave in several of his plays in.

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