A Change of Scene

3rd episode of the 3rd season of Upstairs, Downstairs

"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 (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)

Episode chronology

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List of episodes

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

Regular cast

Gordon Jackson (Mr. Angus Hudson)
Angela Baddeley (Mrs. Kate Bridges)
David Langton (Richard Bellamy)
Simon Williams (James Bellamy)

Guest cast

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)

Plot

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]

References

^ A Change of Scene - imdb.com
^ A Change of Scene - Updown.org.uk

Upstairs, Downstairs

Episodes

Series one	"On Trial" "The Mistress and the Maids" "Magic Casements" "I Dies from Love" "Why Is Her Door Locked?" "A Voice from the Past" "The Swedish Tiger" "The Key of the Door" "For Love of Love"
Series two	"The New Man" "A Pair of Exiles" "Married Love" "Whom God Hath Joined..." "Guest of Honour" "The Property of a Lady" "Your Obedient Servant" "Out of the Everywhere" "An Object of Value" "A Special Mischief" "The Wages of Sin" "A Family Gathering"
Series three	"Miss Forrest" "A House Divided" "A Change of Scene" "A Family Secret" "Rose's Pigeon" "Desirous of Change" "Word of Honour" "The Bolter" "Goodwill to All Men" "What the Footman Saw" "A Perfect Stranger" "Distant Thunder" "The Sudden Storm"
Series four	"A Patriotic Offering" "News from the Front" "The Beastly Hun" "Women Shall Not Weep" "Tug of War" "Home Fires" "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" "The Glorious Dead" "Another Year" "The Hero's Farewell" "Missing Believed Killed" "Facing Fearful Odds" "Peace Out of Pain"
Series five	"On with the Dance" "A Place in the World" "Laugh a Little Louder Please" "The Joy Ride" "Wanted – A Good Home" "An Old Flame" "Disillusion" "Such a Lovely Man" "The Nine Days Wonder" "The Understudy" "Alberto" "Will Ye No Come Back Again" "Joke Over" "Noblesse Oblige" "All the King's Horses" "Whither Shall I Wander?"