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#1
S4E3 9.2
Come to the Ball

When George fails to recognize Mabel, Cissy tells him he should take more interest in staff welfare so, after asking them if their rooms are all right, he invites them to a ball where the employers wait on the servants. Teddy is reunited with his true love Rose, sacked by Madge for her involvement with him, and Alf ensures not only that Mabel is invited but that she is rewarded for an act of honesty, giving a thieving butler his come-uppance in the process.

#2
S3E7 9.1
A Day in the Country

Lord George treats the entire household, including P. C. Wilson, who drives the bus, to a picnic at stately Peabody Hall. Nobody is surprised to find that Ralph and Agatha are also there with their staff - except Lord George, supposedly. Teddy finds he has feelings for Ivy whilst Poppy and James renew some unfinished business. Ralph has a nice afternoon nap due to the brandy with which Agatha has plied him and he thanks George for 'entertaining' her. In the evening both households join together for a sing-song round the campfire.

#3
S4E6 9.1
Well, There You Are Then...!

The factory is saved, thanks to Lady Lavender selling her jewels to finance efficient new machinery and Cissy forms a workers' cooperative to run it fairly. Teddy marries Rose and becomes a successful car salesman. George reduces his staff with Mabel taking over as cook when Mrs. Lipton marries P. C. Wilson and they retire to the country. Henry becomes the new butler when Alf returns to the music halls and Ivy, after a brief stint alongside him, joins James as his partner running a boarding house.

#4 Gretna Green or Bust S3E5 8.9
#5 Beg, Borrow or Steal S1E6 8.8
#6 Trouble at Mill S2E2 8.8
#7 The Meldrum Vases S2E4 8.8
#8 The Wounds of War S2E5 8.8
#9 Current Affairs S3E2 8.8
#10 Mrs. Lipton's Nasty Turn S3E3 8.8

Lowlights

#26 S1E0 Pilot 8.1

During the First World War Alf Stokes and James Twelvetrees, two private soldiers, save the life of officer Teddy Meldrum. He is eternally grateful. In 1927 James is working as the footman in the house of Lord George, Teddy's older brother, and hopes to fill the vacancy created by the recently-departed butler. However Alf, a former butler, and his daughter Ivy, have just lost their jobs as music hall performers. Alf comes to the Meldrum house and, to James's annoyance, is made the new butler thanks to Teddy and some references acquired by blackmail. Ivy gets a job as a maid but Alf keeps their relationship secret and she assumes her mother's maiden name, Teasdale.

#25 The Phantom Sign Writer S1E1 8.4
#24 Fair Shares S1E5 8.5
#23 A Deed of Gift S1E2 8.5
#22 The Truth Revealed S4E4 8.6

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