What the Footman Saw
| "What the Footman Saw" | |
|---|---|
| 'Upstairs, Downstairs' episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 3 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Christopher Hodson |
| Written by | Alfred Shaughnessy & Deborah Mortimer |
| Original air date | 1971 |
| Episode chronology | |
What the Footman Saw was the ninth episode of the thirth series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1913.
Cast
- Guest cast
- Colonel Harry Tewksbury (Bernard Archard )
- Lord Charles Gilmour (Anthony Ainley )
- Gilmour's footman Joseph (Tony Bateman)
- Trumper (Walter Horsbrugh)
- Clough (Thomas Heathcote)
- Robert (Robin Sachs)
- John (David Goodland )
- Dillon's Clerk (Frank Tregear )
Plot
Edward Banes 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 claimes 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
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