Seasons & episodes
S1 · E11The Swedish Tiger 1972-02-20 · 50 min
James is visited by his friend Axel Ryttsen, a Swedish Army captain who lives for taking risks. With him is his valet, the handsome and charismatic Torkel Kraft. There is some scheming going on in the house during their visit, but to what end?
S1 · E12The Key of the Door 1972-02-27 · 50 min
Winter 1908: Elizabeth befriends a bunch of Bohemian-types, but is drawn to two in particular: Evelyn Larkin, a radical Socialist extremist, and her lover, Lawrence Kirbridge, a handsome, free-spirited poet. On the eve of her 21st birthday, with her parents out of town, Lizzie invites the entire group to Eaton Place, and is humiliated when the Bellamys return home unexpectedly and throw everyone out. Anxious to prove she's nothing like her parents, Lizzie is compelled to do something extreme, leading to a falling out with her parents and a harsh discovery about Evelyn.
S1 · E13For Love of Love 1972-03-05 · 50 min
June 1909: Elizabeth and Lawrence Kirbridge have fallen in love and, refusing to conform to society's rules, announce their plan to live together without marriage, resulting in pressure from all sides. After Lawrence gives in and starts pressuring her too, Lizzie finally succumbs. Meanwhile, Sarah fulfills her dream to perform on the stage when she takes a job in a burlesque show. James shows up and, now that she no longer works for his family, wants to pursue the relationship they've both wanted for nearly six years.
S2 · E1The New Man 1972-10-21 · 50 min
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.
S2 · E2A Pair of Exiles 1972-10-28 · 50 min
Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.
S2 · E3Married Love 1972-11-04 · 50 min
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.
S2 · E4Whom God hath Joined... 1972-11-10 · 50 min
Elizabeth comes home for Christmas without Lawrence. The Bellamys face another family crisis when it is discovered that Elizabeth is expecting a baby.
S2 · E5Guest of Honour 1972-11-17 · 50 min
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.
S2 · E6The Property of a Lady 1972-11-24 · 50 min
Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.
S2 · E7Your Obedient Servant 1972-12-01 · 50 min
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.
S2 · E8Out of the Everywhere 1972-12-08 · 50 min
Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".
S2 · E9An Object of Value 1972-12-15 · 50 min
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.
S2 · E10A Special Mischief 1972-12-29 · 50 min
Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.
S2 · E11The Fruits of Love 1973-01-05 · 50 min
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.
S2 · E12The Wages of Sin 1973-01-12 · 50 min
Sarah is pregnant with Watkins' baby and Lady Marjorie has run out of patience with both of them.
S2 · E13A Family Gathering 1973-01-19 · 50 min
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.
S3 · E1Miss Forrest 1973-10-27 · 53 min
In the spring of 1912, Lady Marjorie prepares to visit Elizabeth in New York and James takes an interest in Richard's comely and respectable new secretary, Miss Forrest.
S3 · E2A House Divided 1973-11-03 · 53 min
News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously awaits word of Lady Marjorie's fate.
S3 · E3A Change of Scene 1973-11-10 · 53 min
James' weekend visit to Somerby Park, with Hudson in tow as his valet, presents an opportunity for both to appreciate their beloved Eaton Place and what they've left behind there.
S3 · E4A Family Secret 1973-11-17 · 53 min
James' affection for Hazel grows after his mother's death and he proposes marriage.
S3 · E5Rose's Pigeon 1973-11-24 · 54 min
Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose, using her kindness as a shield from the law.
S3 · E6Desirous of Change 1973-12-01 · 53 min
A French countess claiming to be an old acquaintance of Richard's asks Hazel to arrange a meeting.
S3 · E7Word of Honour 1973-12-08 · 54 min
A scandal erupts after Richard is given a confidential financial tip-off and his shares quadruple in value.
S3 · E8The Bolter 1973-12-15 · 53 min
Hazel's first substantial encounter with fashionable society causes her great humiliation, marital distress and a near-fatal accident, when she and James visit Lord and Lady Newbury at Somerby Park.