treated by the Duke, who suspects him of going on "toots", and hits him in the face with a well-thrown egg when he hears him singing on the lawn outside his rooms, and also has him help steal Empress of Blandings, a task which sorely tries Baxter's nerve; he is later slipped a Mickey Finn by Uncle Fred. He is last mentioned in Galahad at Blandings as being in the employ of an American millionaire in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Adaptations Television Anton Rodgers portrayed Baxter in an episode of The World of Wodehouse in 1967. Baxter was portrayed by David Walliams in the 2013–14 Blandings television series. Film In the 1933 film Leave It to Me, Baxter was played by Gus McNaughton. Esme Percy portrayed Baxter in the 1933 film Summer Lightning. Stage Edward Chapman portrayed Baxter in the 1930 premiere of Wodehouse and Ian Hay's play Leave It to Psmith in London. Radio In a 1939 radio dramatisation of "The Crime Wave at Blandings", Baxter was voiced by Carleton Hobbs. Baxter was voiced by Christopher Godwin in the 1981 radio adaptation of Leave It to Psmith. Michael McClain voiced Baxter in "The Crime Wave at Blandings", adapted as part of the Blandings radio series, in 1985. Christopher Godwin again portrayed Baxter in the 1987 radio adaptation of Summer Lightning. In 2009, Rupert Baxter was voiced by Jared Harris in a radio adaptation of Something Fresh. Harris reprised his role as Baxter in the 2010 radio adaptation of Summer Lightning, and in the 2012 radio adaptation of Uncle Fred in the Springtime. Joe Bannister played Baxter in the 2020 radio adaptation of Leave it to Psmith. References Notes Sources P. G. Wodehouse characters Literary characters introduced in 1915 Male characters in literature Fictional secretaries