Upstairs, Downstairs: Series 2
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 1.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
The New Man
Oct 21, 1972 · 50 min
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.
A Pair of Exiles
Oct 28, 1972 · 50 min
Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.
Married Love
Nov 4, 1972 · 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,
Whom God hath Joined...
Nov 10, 1972 · 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.
Guest of Honour
Nov 17, 1972 · 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 emergenc
The Property of a Lady
Nov 24, 1972 · 50 min
Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.
Your Obedient Servant
Dec 1, 1972 · 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 cause
Out of the Everywhere
Dec 8, 1972 · 50 min
Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".
An Object of Value
Dec 15, 1972 · 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
A Special Mischief
Dec 29, 1972 · 50 min
Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.
The Fruits of Love
Jan 5, 1973 · 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.
The Wages of Sin
Jan 12, 1973 · 50 min
Sarah is pregnant with Watkins' baby and Lady Marjorie has run out of patience with both of them.
A Family Gathering
Jan 19, 1973 · 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.