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A Change of Scene

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"A Change of Scene"
Upstairs, Downstairs episode
Episode no.Season 3
Episode 3
Directed byRaymond Menmuir
Written byAlfred Shaughnessy
Original air date10 November 1973 (1973-11-10)
Guest appearances
Richard Vernon (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)
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A Change of Scene is the third episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs and is set in 1912.

Cast

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Plot

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James Bellamy, accompanied by Angus Hudson to act as his valet, goes for a weekend visit to Somerby, the country house of James' school friend, Lord "Bunny" Newbury. Hudson is depicted as an exemplary butler at Somerby Park when he keeps things running smoothly after failings by the butler, Makepiece. Another guest, Max Weinberg, is a wealthy Jewish gentleman and businessman, and shows his appreciation for Hudson's capabilities and his manner. Hudson then gets a job offer, to replace the butler at Somerby. Hudson is tempted, but his loyalty towards the Bellamy family wins out.[1][2]

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