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Upstairs, Downstairs

Season 2 1972 - 1973
TV-PG

  • 1972-10-20T23:00:00Z on ITV
  • 50m
  • 10h 50m (13 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • 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.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1972-10-20T23:00:00Z

2x01 The New Man

Season Premiere

2x01 The New Man

  • 1972-10-20T23:00:00Z50m

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

1972-10-27T23:00:00Z

2x02 A Pair of Exiles

2x02 A Pair of Exiles

  • 1972-10-27T23:00:00Z50m

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

1972-11-04T00:00:00Z

2x03 Married Love

2x03 Married Love

  • 1972-11-04T00:00:00Z50m

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 gay man, is miserable and angry, making Lawrence miserable, too. Realizing he cannot fulfill that "need" for her, Lawrence decides to enlist the help of a friend to fulfill those duties for him.

1972-11-10T00:00:00Z

2x04 Whom God hath Joined...

2x04 Whom God hath Joined...

  • 1972-11-10T00:00:00Z50m

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

1972-11-17T00:00:00Z

2x05 Guest of Honour

2x05 Guest of Honour

  • 1972-11-17T00:00:00Z50m

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.

1972-11-24T00:00:00Z

2x06 The Property of a Lady

2x06 The Property of a Lady

  • 1972-11-24T00:00:00Z50m

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

1972-12-01T00:00:00Z

2x07 Your Obedient Servant

2x07 Your Obedient Servant

  • 1972-12-01T00:00:00Z50m

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.

1972-12-08T00:00:00Z

2x08 Out of the Everywhere

2x08 Out of the Everywhere

  • 1972-12-08T00:00:00Z50m

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

1972-12-15T00:00:00Z

2x09 An Object of Value

2x09 An Object of Value

  • 1972-12-15T00:00:00Z50m

Everyone's nerves are frazzled when Lord Southwold dies, Lady Southwold and her companion, Miss Hodges, spend a some time with Richard and Lady Marjorie and a valuable diamond brooch goes missing.

1972-12-29T00:00:00Z

2x10 A Special Mischief

2x10 A Special Mischief

  • 1972-12-29T00:00:00Z50m

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

1973-01-05T00:00:00Z

2x11 The Fruits of Love

2x11 The Fruits of Love

  • 1973-01-05T00:00:00Z50m

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.

1973-01-12T00:00:00Z

2x12 The Wages of Sin

2x12 The Wages of Sin

  • 1973-01-12T00:00:00Z50m

Sarah is pregnant with Watkins' baby and Lady Marjorie has run out of patience with both of them.

Season Finale

1973-01-19T00:00:00Z

2x13 A Family Gathering

Season Finale

2x13 A Family Gathering

  • 1973-01-19T00:00:00Z50m

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.

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