The Key of the Door

7.3/10 · 142 votesFeb 27, 197250 min

Ranked #12 of 13 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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

Season 1 Episodes13

E1 7.5

On Trial

E2 7.7

The Mistress and the Maids

Board Wages

The Path of Duty

A Suitable Marriage

A Cry for Help

Magic Casements

I Dies from Love

Why is Her Door Locked?

E10 7.6

A Voice from the Past

E11 5.4

The Swedish Tiger

E12 7.3Now viewing

The Key of the Door

E13 7.8

For Love of Love

Cast4

Jean Marsh

Rose Buck

Gordon Jackson

Angus Hudson

Angela Baddeley

Mrs. Bridges

David Langton

Richard Bellamy

Crew4

John Hawkesworth

Writer

Alfred Shaughnessy

Writer

Raymond Menmuir

Director

Geoff Beames

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Key of the Door" is episode 12 of Upstairs, Downstairs season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 142 votes, ranking #12 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Raymond Menmuir and written by John Hawkesworth, Alfred Shaughnessy, it aired on February 27, 1972.

The Key of the Door

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