WILLIAM CASH

was described as the Basil Fawlty of the country house set after he banned a women’s group from visiting his Tudor manor. Nevertheless, working for him does have its perks. his friend Elizabeth hurley has slept several times in a four-poster at Upton Cressett hall in shropshire. he reveals: ‘I will never forget the look on my gardener-turned-occasional butler’s face after he went up to the bedroom to deliver some tea and found a halfnaked Elizabeth lying like a graceful swan in white silk pyjamas.’