Upstairs, Downstairs: Series 3
Season 3 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 2.
- 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 3 Progress Shield
Miss Forrest
Oct 27, 1973 · 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.
A House Divided
Nov 3, 1973 · 53 min
News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously awaits word of Lady Marjorie's fate.
A Change of Scene
Nov 10, 1973 · 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.
A Family Secret
Nov 17, 1973 · 53 min
James' affection for Hazel grows after his mother's death and he proposes marriage.
Rose's Pigeon
Nov 24, 1973 · 54 min
Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose, using her kindness as a shield from the law.
Desirous of Change
Dec 1, 1973 · 53 min
A French countess claiming to be an old acquaintance of Richard's asks Hazel to arrange a meeting.
Word of Honour
Dec 8, 1973 · 54 min
A scandal erupts after Richard is given a confidential financial tip-off and his shares quadruple in value.
The Bolter
Dec 15, 1973 · 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 Newbur
Goodwill to All Men
Dec 22, 1973 · 53 min
Lady Southwold and her 18-year-old granddaughter arrive at Eaton Place for the festive season.
What the Footman Saw
Dec 29, 1973 · 52 min
Edward is a witness in a scandalous divorce case.
A Perfect Stranger
Jan 5, 1974 · 54 min
A chance meeting with an Australian sheep farmer leads Rose to make a difficult decision.
Distant Thunder
Jan 12, 1974 · 53 min
The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.
The Sudden Storm
Jan 19, 1974 · 54 min
A downstairs dalliance and a happy outing to a seaside resort divert the staff as war looms on the European continent. James wants to take a job in India.