7.6/10116 votes#1 - The New Man
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/21/1972
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: Rosemary Anne Sisson
- 8.1/10117 votes
#2 - A Pair of Exiles
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/28/1972
Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.
Director: Cyril Coke
Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy
- 7.7/10106 votes
#3 - Married Love
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/4/1972
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 gay man, is miserable and angry, making Lawrence miserable, too. Realizing he cannot fulfill that "need" for her, Lawrence decides to enlist the help of a friend to fulfill those duties for him.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: John Harrison
- 8.0/10107 votes
#4 - Whom God hath Joined...
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/10/1972
Elizabeth comes home for Christmas without Lawrence. The Bellamys face another family crisis when it is discovered that Elizabeth is expecting a baby.
Director: Bill Bain
Writer: Jeremy Paul
- 8.5/10126 votes
#5 - Guest of Honour
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/1972
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.
Director: Bill Bain
Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy
- 8.0/10116 votes
#6 - The Property of a Lady
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/24/1972
Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.
Director: Derek Bennett
Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy
- 8.0/10111 votes
#7 - Your Obedient Servant
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/1/1972
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.
Director: Derek Bennett
Writer: Fay Weldon
- 7.9/10115 votes
#8 - Out of the Everywhere
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/1972
Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".
Director: Christopher Hodson
Writer: Charlotte Bingham, Terence Brady
- 7.8/10109 votes
#9 - An Object of Value
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/15/1972
Everyone's nerves are frazzled when Lord Southwold dies, Lady Southwold and her companion, Miss Hodges, spend a some time with Richard and Lady Marjorie and a valuable diamond brooch goes missing.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: Jeremy Paul
- 7.9/10108 votes
#10 - A Special Mischief
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/29/1972
Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: Anthony Skene
- 8.2/10107 votes
#11 - The Fruits of Love
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/1973
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.
Director: Christopher Hodson
Writer: John Hawkesworth
- 8.1/1099 votes
#12 - The Wages of Sin
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/1973
Sarah is pregnant with Watkins' baby and Lady Marjorie has run out of patience with both of them.
Director: Christopher Hodson
Writer: Anthony Skene
- 8.4/10107 votes
#13 - A Family Gathering
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/1973
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.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy
The Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 2
Every episode of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 2!
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in...
Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"The New Man" is the best rated episode of "Upstairs, Downstairs" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 116 votes. Directed by Raymond Menmuir and written by Rosemary Anne Sisson, it aired on 10/21/1972. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "A Pair of Exiles".