<Li> Captain The Honourable Edward "Teddy" Meldrum (Michael Knowles) - Teddy is Lord Meldrum's younger brother . Little is known about his past life apart from he tried to seduce the 16 - year - old dormitory maid at Eton, when he was 19 . During the First World War, he had been conscripted as a Captain into the British Army and had served in the Infantry on the Western Front . On September 16, 1918, Teddy fought in the Battle of Amiens, where, whilst leading his men forward was wounded by getting shot in the head by a piece of shrapnel fired from a heavy gun (referred to by everybody as a "bonk on the head"). Teddy was knocked unconscious and fell into a shell hole . Later he was discovered by and carried back to a nearby Hospital by Alf and James . By 1927 the Honourable Teddy is still unmarried and living in his brother's house . Due to the head wounds that he sustained in the war, he has a lust for servant girls, has had relationships with 5 previous maids (Maggie, Amy, Bella, Violet and Ethel) and has fathered children to them all (6 in all, the last one had twins!): he cannot resist their "shiny, scrubbed faces" and "scent of carbolic soap". After Ivy starts working in the house, he is also smitten by her, though she frequently resists . He is being forced by his brother to marry Madge Cartwright, the heiress to a soap dynasty, although is more interested in her maid, Rose . When Poppy elopes to Gretna Green to marry Dickie Metcalfe, Teddy takes the idea and elopes with Rose with the same intention, but this fails . Teddy eventually does marry Rose and raises a family with her . Following the loss of the family fortune, Teddy becomes a successful car salesman . He often says' bally cheek!' and' oh hang!' . </Li> <Li> Cecily "Cissy" Meldrum (Catherine Rabett) - Cissy is Lord Meldrum's elder daughter . Although attractive, she dresses in a masculine style, takes part in men's sports and activities, such as flying (she is a qualified pilot), and her feminine "chum" Penelope is a frequent house guest . Thus, although never explicitly stated, there are many suggestions that Cissy is a lesbian, the many clues to which are not entirely obvious to her father . Cissy is a pleasant character, who shows genuine concern for the family and servants alike, often giving away feminine items such as dresses and make - up to Ivy (whom she shows an attraction to in early episodes, frequently winking at her). Cissy is also the member of the family who has genuine concern for the servants, making her very popular . She often socialises with her younger sister Poppy, but the two regularly bicker because of their differing attitudes . She proclaims herself a socialist and stands as a candidate for the United Workers Party, winning a seat on the council through Alf's machinations . Cissy eventually takes charge of the ailing Union Jack Rubber Company and forms a workers' co-operative (like they do in Russia) in an attempt to save the business . </Li> <Li> Poppy Meldrum (Susie Brann) - Poppy is Lord Meldrum's younger daughter (and by far the less grown - up of the two), born during Queen Victoria's funeral (2 February 1901, meaning she is 26), is a spoiled and unpleasant character who attends' wild' parties with her friend, Jerry (John D. Collins). She is quite a snob about her position in society, often ready to remind those lower of her position, although at other times she confesses to feeling trapped by her class . Throughout the series, she is attracted to the footman, James Twelvetrees, whom she delights in leading on, despite being aware of the problems it could cause for him . She has an on - off relationship with Jerry, who she abandons when she meets Dickie Metcalfe, who is in fact a confidence trickster and is after her money . When George refuses to allow her to marry Metcalfe, she elopes with him to Scotland, but they are intercepted by the family and the servants after Lady Agatha reveals who Metcalfe really is . She eventually agrees to marry Jerry only after the family lose their fortune and she realises she will have to down - grade her lifestyle if she doesn't . </Li> <Li> Lady Lavender Southwick (Mavis Pugh)--Lady Lavender is Lord Meldrum's mother - in - law and she resides with her parrot, Captain, in the second bedroom of the house . She is very wealthy and has interests in many businesses including a large number of shares in the Union Jack Rubber Company . Lavender was born into an aristocratic family in the early 1850s, we are given to understand that she led a somewhat promiscuous youth, having many affairs, including with Boris the Crown Prince (later King) of Dalmatia (Davy Kaye). She then became involved with a young army officer called Captain Cedric Dolby (Maurice Denham), the two later became engaged, but separated shortly before he was sent off to fight in the Zulu war . After the death of her husband, Lord Southwick, Lady Lavender moved in with her daughter and son - in - law, becoming increasingly reclusive and senile, and enjoyed throwing plates of food at Ivy . Lavender had a habit of calling the staff different names . Ivy would be called "Ethel", Alf would be called "Capes" and Henry would be called "Steven". Lavender was very genourous to the servants, giving them a suitcase with £ 10,000 in it, the family jewels, business company shares, and her bed! Lavender mistook 3 people for Captain Dolby: Sir Ralph, James's father, and a pub landlord . Lavender was one of the funniest characters in the show, because of her senility . In the end it was Lavender who saved the Union Jack Rubber Company from collapse by selling her jewels and signing it over to Cissy . </Li>

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