Series 2

Upstairs, DownstairsSeries 2

1972
13 Episodes

Episodes

The New Man
S02E01
10.0

The New Man

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

21 Oct 197250m
A Pair of Exiles
S02E02
9.0

A Pair of Exiles

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

28 Oct 197250m
Married Love
S02E03

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.

04 Nov 197250m
Whom God hath Joined...
S02E04

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.

10 Nov 197250m
Guest of Honour
S02E05

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.

17 Nov 197250m
The Property of a Lady
S02E06

The Property of a Lady

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

24 Nov 197250m
Your Obedient Servant
S02E07

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.

01 Dec 197250m
Out of the Everywhere
S02E08

Out of the Everywhere

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

08 Dec 197250m
An Object of Value
S02E09

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.

15 Dec 197250m
A Special Mischief
S02E10

A Special Mischief

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

29 Dec 197250m
The Fruits of Love
S02E11

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.

05 Jan 197350m
The Wages of Sin
S02E12

The Wages of Sin

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

12 Jan 197350m
A Family Gathering
S02E13

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.

19 Jan 197350m