Watkyn Bassett
In the stories and novels of
P. G. Wodehouse,
Sir Watkyn Bassett is a magistrate in the
Bosher Street courthouse in
London, the father of
Madeline Bassett, and
Bertie Wooster's potential father-in-law on several occasions. He had once fined Bertie
£5 for stealing a policeman's helmet on Boat Race Night and he is friends with
Roderick Spode; consequently, he dislikes Bertie immensely.
Bassett is a noted collecter of antique silver, and his collection rivals that of Bertie's Uncle
Tom Travers, causing Bertie, at his
Aunt Dahlia's request, to attempt to burgle Bassett's residence,
Totleigh Towers.
In the television series
Jeeves and Wooster, Bassett is portrayed by
John Woodnutt.