John Withersby

John Withersby is Sir Clemency's second butler, and the first butler of the Twistatalaught-Merithel family. He first arrived as a calm, composed replacement for James Spratt, the previous butler, but several weeks in the Twistatalaught household turned him almost as mad as the previous one, telling Sir Clemency to "shut up" in the Devonshire Christmas Special, attacking Valencia and breaking a wine glass over Lady Rajhill's lap in ''The Butler and the Cook. ''

Biography
John Withersby was born in Yorkshire in 1988 to William Withersby and Wilhelmina Withersby (née Roberts). William was a failed farmer so persuaded John to go into domestic service, sending him to the London School of Butlering after he graduated from his secondary school in 2004. As explained in The Final Consequence, Withersby had since served the Duchess of York, the Duke of Edinburgh and Her Majesty the Queen herself, but began working for Sir Clemency Twistatalaught in December 2015.

After Sir Clemency's 2016 marriage to Miss Andromeda, Withersby moved in with them into Number 68 Devonshire Road as their butler.

In The Butler and the Cook we experience the light-hearted skirmish between the cook Valencia and Withersby, as he plays a trick on her and later beats her with a brush. No violence occurs between them over the next episodes, nevertheless, the tension between them is continuously made clear.

In Old Man Clemency, when Withersby discovers that Valencia has been captured and taken hostage by Mr Kokaina, the Drug Dealer, he hurries to rescue her, but is instead captured himself, only to be rescued by Sir Clemency at the end of the episode.

In Damn that Duke, Withersby informs Clemency of his decision to hand in his notice - a decision Sir Clemency could not be more thrilled at, much to Withersby's dismay - and leaves without a farewell at the end of the episode.