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Part 4 (of six): Hall boy Kenny and the new scullery maid, Ellen, fall in love, but it's "Tough Love," because romance between servants is forbidden and Sir John, dismayed at recent laxities, wants to "tighten Edwardian standards." But that comes back to haunt him when the chef, M. Dubiard, insists on preparing high-fat dishes common a century ago. And other family members are more unsettled by the Edwardian lifestyle than Sir John (who also concedes that he's putting aside his 21st-century moral code to host hunting parties). Lady Olliff-Cooper is chafing under the "awesome formality" demanded of her, and her sister, Miss Avril, has had enough of it and decides to leave Manderston. Derek Jacobi narrates.