"What the Footman Saw" is the tenth episode of the third series of the British television series, ''
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''. The episode is set in 1914.
Cast
* Colonel Harry Tewksbury (
Bernard Archard
Bernard Joseph Archard (20 August 1916 – 1 May 2008) was an English actor who made many film and television appearances.
Early life and career
Archard was born in Fulham, London, where his father Alfred James Aloysius who was born in Maryleb ...
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* Lord Charles Gilmour (
Anthony Ainley)
* Gilmour's footman Joseph (Tony Bateman)
* Trumper (Walter Horsbrugh)
* Clough (
Thomas Heathcote)
* Robert (
Robin Sachs
Robin Sachs (5 February 1951 – 1 February 2013) was an English actor, active in the theatre, television and films. He was also known for his voice-over work in films and video games.
Born to a theatrical family, Sachs studied at the Royal Acad ...
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* John (David Goodland)
* Dillon's Clerk (Frank Tregear)
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. Whilst socialising with fellow footmen in the Crown and Anchor public house, he claims that he knows Gilmour and the married Lady Tewkesbury spent the night together. This leads to the scandalous divorce case of Lord and Lady Tewkesbury.
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References
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Upstairs, Downstairs (series 3) episodes
1973 British television episodes
Fiction set in 1914