The Davenports have been owners of Fackham Hall for generations, but patriarch Lord Davenport has no surviving male heir. The Davenports' daughter Poppy is due to marry their cousin, Archibald, which will keep the Hall in the family. Thief and orphan Eric Noone is given a message to bring to Lord Davenport, but when he arrives he is presumed to be an applicant for an open hall boy position and takes the job, forgetting about the letter. At her wedding, Poppy flees the church, declaring her love for a commoner. Lady Davenport pushes her other daughter Rose to marry Archibald, but Rose is repulsed by his chauvinistic manner. She is instead attracted to Eric, who she had previously met after running into him with a car, and the two spend the night together.
In the morning, Lord Davenport is discovered dead. Inspector Watt arrives, and determines that it is likely a member of the assembled wedding guests in the house who committed the crime. Eric is accused after he is discovered to have robbed Lord Davenport's desk, but he refuses to use Rose as his alibi and shame her. He is arrested and thrown in jail, while Rose reluctantly agrees to marry Archibald to save Fackham Hall.
In jail, Eric rediscovers the letter previously given to him and reads it, learning that he is actually the long-lost child of Lord Davenport's brother, thus a cousin of the Davenports and the rightful heir to Fackham Hall. He escapes confinement, intending to head to the church to stop Rose's marriage to Archibald, but is stopped by Mrs. McAllister, Fackham Hall's housekeeper, who reveals that she framed Eric for the murder. She was having an affair with Lord Davenport, and during an argument about him firing his manservant/illegitimate son and replacing him with Eric, Lord Davenport had accidentally been stabbed, shot, poisoned, and strangled. Inspector Watt overhears the confession and arrests Mrs. McAllister, and Eric reveals his true parentage. Though Archibald attempts to shoot his long-lost brother, he misses and is taken away, and Eric and Rose marry instead.
Fackham Hall is a parody of traditional period dramas like Downton Abbey (2010) and Gosford Park (2001).[6] Comedian and screenwriter Jimmy Carr said Fackham Hall was a mashup of period drama and comedy.[7]
David Arnold was hired to compose two original songs and the score. Arnold is also receiving a "music by" credit in the film, while Oli Julian is credited as a "composer".[12]
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