Day one and 13 of the volunteers arrive. To help them through the three months ahead they have a rule book outlining their roles and positions in the rigid upstairs-downstairs hierarchy.
A Hampshire family has been chosen to live as the masters of the house. The nine-year-old son is especially pleased to find he has people to order about. However not everyone is satisfied. A week in, there is already a situation vacant in the house.
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