In the television documentary Fry and Laurie Reunited (2010), upon reminiscing about their involvement in the series, it was revealed that Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were initially reluctant to play the part of Jeeves and Wooster, but decided to do so in the end, because they felt no one else would do the parts justice.
The theme called "Jeeves and Wooster" is an original piece of music in the jazz/swing style written by composer Anne Dudley for the program. Dudley uses variations of the theme as a basis for all scores and was nominated for a British Academy Television Award for her work on the third series.
For this TV rendition, the character of Wooster was deliberately given quite a talent for music (of which the character in the books possesses precious little), in order to capitalise on Hugh Laurie's own musical talents. David Niven's Wooster in Les aventures de Jeeves, valet de chambre (1936) was seen playing music, but apparently wasn't very good at it.
The third series of Jeeves and Wooster won a British Academy Television Award (BAFTA) for Best Design for Eileen Diss. The final series won a BAFTA for Best Graphics for Derek W. Hayes and was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Drama Series; it also earned a BAFTA for Best Original Television Music for Anne Dudley and one for Best Costume Design for Dany Everett.
Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline called screenwriter Clive Exton "the series' real star", saying his "adaptations come surprisingly close to capturing the flavor of the originals" by "retaining many of P.G. Wodehouse's most inspired literary similes."