You Rang M’Lord?

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. After getting the sack from the music hall, Alf Stokes and his daughter Ivy enter service below stairs at the Meldrum house - but Alf is shocked to see a familiar face.

Lord Meldrum decrees that his brother will go to work in the family business to keep his mind off servant girls.

With Lord Meldrum, busy dealing with yet another problem caused by the Honourable Teddy, it is not the best time for the Prime Minister to call. Stanley Baldwin has an open invitation to visit following an encounter with Meldrum in the Turkish baths. When he arrives, the flustered below stairs team must cope until the correct social order is restored.

Lord George wants to put Lady Lavender's money in the bank but when she hears an organ-grinder in the street below, she throws it out of the window. Staff and family are told they will be grounded until it is all recovered and the money is all returned - apparently. Alf has taken some for himself and hidden it in one of a set of three vases the Meldrums have given the Bishop for his charity auction.

Teddy resigns himself to his forced engagement to Madge Cartwright whilst the girls start to suspect their father's dalliance with Agatha. Alf pretends to woo Mrs. Lipton so she will lend him fifteen pounds to bid for the vases at the charity auction. He successfully buys them but, due to other bidders, has to pay more than he expected.

Ralph confronts Lord George with his suspicions of Agatha's infidelity but Alf puts him off the scent by claiming that his employer is impotent due to a war wound. George meanwhile believes Agatha is seeing somebody else. James uses Ivy as an excuse to get out of a compromising situation with Poppy but, seeing that he has hurt her, takes her to the pictures - as a friend. Alf stalls Mrs. Lipton by claiming that his wife refuses to divorce him.