The series is based on the Lynn Aloysius Belvedere character created by Gwen Davenport for her 1947 novel. The sitcom stars Christopher Hewett as the title character, who takes a job as a butler with an American family. The series follows posh English butler as he struggles to adapt to the Owens household in suburban Pittsburgh.
The series follows posh English butler Lynn Belvedere as he struggles to adapt to the Owens household in suburban Pittsburgh. At the show's start, older son Kevin (Rob Stone) is a senior in high school, daughter Heather (Tracy Wells) is freshman, and Wesley (Brice Beckham) is in elementary school.