The servants put uppity newcomer Sarah to the test when she joins the downstairs ranks at Eaton Place.

An artist painting Lady Marjorie's portrait scandalises the Bellamys with a painting of Rose and Sarah.

A wild party ensues when Rose, Sarah and Alfred are left home alone at the Bellamys to clean the house.

Elizabeth, newly graduated from a German finishing school, finds English society and duties unbearable.

A homosexual German spy staying with the Bellamys romances Elizabeth as a cover for his true interests.

Richard is blackmailed when he demands justice from the unscrupulous seducer of pregnant housemaid Mary.