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Upstairs, Downstairs

1971 Ended 50m episodes

7.6/10 33 votes

Drama

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.

Created by:: John Hawkesworth, Eileen Atkins, Jean Marsh
Cast:: Christopher Beeny, Gordon Jackson, Jacqueline Tong, Jenny Tomasin
Language:: English
Country:: United Kingdom
Network:: ITV1

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Seasons

6 available

Series 2

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

★ 10.0

The New Man

1972-10-21 · 50m

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 9.0

A Pair of Exiles

1972-10-28 · 50m

Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.

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E03

Episode 3

Married Love

1972-11-04 · 50m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

Whom God hath Joined...

1972-11-10 · 50m

Elizabeth comes home for Christmas without Lawrence. The Bellamys face another family crisis when it is discovered that Elizabeth is expecting a baby.

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E05

Episode 5

Guest of Honour

1972-11-17 · 50m

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.

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E06

Episode 6

The Property of a Lady

1972-11-24 · 50m

Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.

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E07

Episode 7

Your Obedient Servant

1972-12-01 · 50m

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.

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E08

Episode 8

Out of the Everywhere

1972-12-08 · 50m

Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".

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E09

Episode 9

An Object of Value

1972-12-15 · 50m

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.

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E10

Episode 10

A Special Mischief

1972-12-29 · 50m

Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.

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E11

Episode 11

The Fruits of Love

1973-01-05 · 50m

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.

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