Pilot

=Plot= In London, 1927: Alf Stokes and his daughter Ivy are given the sack from their jobs on the music halls. Alf decides that he has no option but to go into service as a butler. When he arrives at the residence of Lord Meldrum, some familiar faces await him...

=Episode Cast=
 * Paul Shane ... Alf Stokes
 * Jeffrey Holland ... James Twelvetrees
 * Su Pollard ... Ivy Teasdale
 * Donald Hewlett ... Lord George Meldrum
 * Michael Knowles ... The Honourable Teddy Meldrum
 * Bill Pertwee ... P.C. Wilson
 * Brenda Cowling ... Mrs. Blanche Lipton
 * Sarah Mortimer ... Sister
 * Mavis Pugh ... Lady Lavender
 * Susie Brann ... Poppy Meldrum
 * Catherine Rabett ... Cissy Meldrum
 * Ken Morley ... Mr. Challon
 * Perry Benson ... Henry Livingstone
 * Alf Pearson ... Call Boy
 * Karen Westwood ... Maggie
 * Cameron Stewart ... Squiffy Withers
 * Angela Scoular ... Lady Agatha Shawcross
 * John D. Collins ... Jerry
 * Yvonne Marsh ... Madge Cartwright
 * Bob Appleby ... Chauffeur
 * Barbara New ... Mabel Wheeler

=Episode Crew= Camera and Electrical Department Duncan Brown .... studio lighting Max Samett .... film cameraman John Vincent .... camera supervisor Editorial Department Angela Beveridge .... vision mixer Music Department Bob Monkhouse .... performer: signature tune Roy Moore .... composer: signature tune Jimmy Perry .... composer: signature tune Paul Shane .... performer: signature tune Other crew Bernadette Darnell .... production assistant Sharon Porter .... assistant floor manager
 * Production Design by David Buckingham and Paul Cross
 * Costume Design by Mary Husband
 * Makeup Department - Jill Hagger
 * Production Management - Francesca Gilpin and Roy Gould
 * Art Department - Pauline Seager and Jane Wyatt
 * Sound Department - Michael McCarthy - Studio Sound, John A. Parry - Film Sound (as John Parry) and John Mooney (uncredited)
 * Special Effects by Chris Reynolds]] - Special Effects Technician (uncredited)
 * Visual Effects by Colin Mapson - Visual Effects Designer

Production Companies •British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) •Seven Network IMDB entry

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