Upstairs, Downstairs
None of that behaviour in my kitchen.
Overview
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
Cast
Episodes
Episode 1 · 50m
The New Man
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.
Oct 21, 1972
Episode 2 · 50m
A Pair of Exiles
Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.
Oct 28, 1972
Episode 3 · 50m
Married Love
Things have not improved in the Kirbridge household. It turns out they have yet to consummate their marriage. Lizzie, unaware she's married to a homosexual, is miserable and angry, making Lawrence miserable, too. Realising he cannot fulfil that need for her, Lawrence decides to enlist the help of a friend to step in as proxy.
Nov 4, 1972
Episode 4 · 50m
Whom God hath Joined...
Elizabeth comes home for Christmas without Lawrence. The Bellamys face another family crisis when it is discovered that Elizabeth is expecting a baby.
Nov 10, 1972
Episode 5 · 50m
Guest of Honour
There is great excitement among the servants when King Edward VII attends a supper party at Eaton Place. During the evening the arrival of an unexpected visitor creates an emergency below stairs.
Nov 17, 1972
Episode 6 · 50m
The Property of a Lady
Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.
Nov 24, 1972
Episode 7 · 50m
Your Obedient Servant
The brothers of both Richard and Hudson are visiting, causing both men to do things they otherwise would not. For Hudson, it means putting on airs, and for Richard, the visit causes him to snoop; an action he considers beneath him.
Dec 1, 1972
Episode 8 · 50m
Out of the Everywhere
Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".
Dec 8, 1972
Episode 9 · 50m
An Object of Value
Everyone's nerves are frazzled when Lord Southwold dies, Lady Southwold and her companion, Miss Hodges, spend some time with Richard and Lady Marjorie and a valuable diamond brooch goes missing.
Dec 15, 1972
Episode 10 · 50m
A Special Mischief
Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.
Dec 29, 1972
Episode 11 · 50m
The Fruits of Love
The Bellamys are in shock when they learn that Eaton Place, which is part of the Southwold estate, must be sold in order to satisfy the terms of the deceased Lord Southwold's will. Adding to their worries is news of Elizabeth's involvement with Julius Karekin, a man they strongly disapprove of, but in the end, the relationship proves very beneficial.
Jan 5, 1973
Episode 12 · 50m
The Wages of Sin
Sarah is pregnant with Watkins' baby and Lady Marjorie has run out of patience with both of them.
Jan 12, 1973
Episode 13 · 50m
A Family Gathering
Elizabeth's affair with Julius is over, James returns to England with his fiancée, Phyllis, and a major event marks the end of an era.
Jan 19, 1973
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