What the Footman Saw

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"What the Footman Saw"
Upstairs, Downstairs episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 10
Directed by Christopher Hodson
Written byJeremy Paul
Original air date29 December 1973 (1973-12-29)
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"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.

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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. [1] [2]

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