Friday 20th February 2026
They’ve been repeating the television series Upstairs Downstairs on television. The series was made in the 1970s and portrays the lives of the Bellamy family and their servants.
One of the episodes I saw recently was The Beastly Hun (Series 4, Episode 3). Written by Jeremy Paul, it is set in May 1915, and in London there is much anti-German feeling and talk of spies.
Edward Barnes, the footman, has enlisted and is away serving in the army.
In one scene, his wife Daisy (played by Jacqueline Tong) goes to a local bakery to buy bread from Albert Schoenfeld (played by Gertan Klauber).
As Daisy goes to leave the shop, Mr. Schoenfeld asks her: “How is Edward getting on?” Daisy, having reached the door of the shop, replies: “Oh, alright. I get nice cheerful letters.” Mr. Schoenfield says: “From the Front, eh?” Daisy answers: “No, Codford St. Mary, his camp on Salisbury Plain.” Mr. Schoenfeld remarks: “Tell him to stay there.” Daisy responds: “I will. Bye!”