This was a spoof of Upstairs, Downstairs with Joan Sims as Mrs Breeches and Jack Douglas as Clodson, and the Bellamys became the Pellamys.
[1] It is September 1926 and the French Ambassador M. Fleariau, and his wife and daughter, are coming to dinner at 165 Eaton Place.
A debate then starts downstairs as to who will take Hudson's place that evening as butler, with Daisy pushing for her husband Edward, but Frederick believing it should be himself.
Upstairs, although James favours Frederick, Georgina and Richard choose Edward, who performs his duties as butler very well.
Frederick attempts to curry favour with James in order to be chosen as temporary butler, but Daisy argues fiercely with him and tries to persuade Edward to put himself forward.