What the Footman Saw

"What the Footman Saw" is the tenth episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1914.

Cast

Colonel Harry Tewksbury
Lord Charles Gilmour
Gilmour's footman Joseph
Trumper
Clough
Robert
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. 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.