A Change of Scene
| "A Change of Scene" | |
|---|---|
| 'Upstairs, Downstairs' episode | |
| Episode no. |
Season 3 Episode 3 |
| Directed by | Raymond Menmuir |
| Written by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Original air date | 10 November 1973 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
Richard Vernon Richard (Major Cochrane-Danby) | |
A Change of Scene was the third episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1913.
Cast
- Regular cast
- Gordon Jackson (Mr. Angus Hudson)
- Angela Baddeley (Mrs. Kate Bridges)
- Jean Marsh (Rose Bucke)
- David Langton (Richard Bellamy)
- Pauline Collins (Sarah)
- Christopher Beeny (Edward)
- Patsy Smart (Roberts)
- Jenny Tomasin (Ruby)
- Guest cast
- Richard Vernon Richard (Major Cochrane-Danby)
- Helen Lindsay (Mrs. Cochrane-Danby)
- Celia Bannerman (Lady Diana Russell)
- Christopher Benjamin (Max Weinberg)
- Clive Morton (Makepiece)
- Jane Baxter (Lady Newbury)
- Anthony Ainley (Lord Charles Gilmour)
- John Quayle (Bunny Newbury)
- Patricia Lawrence (Mrs. Kenton)
- Anthony Dawes (Breeze)
- John Flint (Henry)
- Annette Woollett (Miss Celia Grey)
- Tricia Scott (Betsy)
- Elisabeth Day (Cecile)
Plot
James Bellamy and Angus Hudson are going for a weekend visit to Somerby, the country house of James' school-friend Lord "Bunny" Newbury. Angus Hudson is depicted as an exemplary butler at Somerby Park. Max Weinberg is a wealthy Jewish gentleman and businessman and he is appreciating Hudson's capabilities and his manner. During his visit to Somerby Hudson gets a job offer. He is offered the job of the butler Makepiece in Somerby. They want him to be the new butler at Somerby Park instead of the old butler Makepiece. But his loyalty towards the Bellamy Family is without question.[1][2]