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What the Footman Saw

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Episode no.
  
Season 3Episode 8

Original air date
  
1971

Directed by
  
Christopher Hodson

Written by
  
Alfred Shaughnessy & Deborah Mortimer

What the Footman Saw was the ninth episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1913.

Contents

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 claims that he saw Gilmour and the married Lady Tewkesbury sleeping together. That leads to the scandalous divorce case of Lord and Lady Tewkesbury.

    References

    What the Footman Saw Wikipedia
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