The Bassetts' Fancy Dress Ball

The second episode of the second series was instead "Bertie Takes Gussie's Place At Deverill Hall".

Gussie is naturally terrified of Spode, and even the smallest misunderstanding will put his life in jeopardy.

Spode has two jobs—he is the leader of the Black Shorts,[4] but also designs and sells women's underwear, being the proprietor of a lingerie shop called Eulalie Soeurs.

He is perpetually in fear that his followers in his first role will discover his second one and it is the threat of this disclosure which is used by Bertie to stop him assaulting Gussie.

When Gussie loses the notebook, he calls on Bertie to help find it.