What the Footman Saw
| "What the Footman Saw" | |
|---|---|
| Upstairs, Downstairs episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Christopher Hodson |
| Written by | Jeremy Paul |
| Original air date | 29 December 1973 |
"What the Footman Saw" was the tenth episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1913.
Cast[]
- Colonel Harry Tewksbury (Bernard Archard )
- Lord Charles Gilmour (Anthony Ainley )
- Gilmour's footman Joseph ()
- Trumper ()
- Clough (Thomas Heathcote)
- Robert (Robin Sachs)
- John ()
- Dillon's Clerk ()
Plot[]
Edward Barnes goes as James Bellamy's footman for a weekend visit to Somerby, the country house of James' school-friend Lord "Bunny" Newbury. During his visit to Somerby Edward sees Lord Gilmour and Lady Tewkesbury together. In Eaton Place he claims that he saw Gilmour and the married Lady Tewkesbury sleeping together. That leads to the scandalous divorce case of Lord and Lady Tewkesbury.[1][2]
References[]
Categories:
- Upstairs, Downstairs (series 3) episodes
- 1973 British television episodes
- Fiction set in 1913