All six episodes of the third series of this bbc drama written by kay mellor in this series the syndicate belongs to the staff working at hazelwood manor a run down stately home owned by lord and lady hazelwood anthony andrews and alice krige when the workers mother and daughter maids dawn and amy stevenson elizabeth berrington and daisy head cook julie travers melanie hill and her manageress daughter sarah cara theobold gardener godfrey watson lenny henry and handyman sean mc g