The Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(129 votes)

   #1 - The New Man

   S2:E110/21/1972

   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

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   Director:Raymond Menmuir

   Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson
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   8.1/10(128 votes)

   #2 - A Pair of Exiles

   S2:E210/28/1972

   Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.

   Director:Cyril Coke

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy

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   Director:Cyril Coke

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy
3. 

   7.8/10(117 votes)

   #3 - Married Love

   S2:E311/4/1972

   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

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   Director:Raymond Menmuir

   Writer:John Harrison
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   8.1/10(119 votes)

   #4 - Whom God hath Joined...

   S2:E411/10/1972

   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

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   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Jeremy Paul
5. 

   8.6/10(135 votes)

   #5 - Guest of Honour

   S2:E511/17/1972

   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

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   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy
6. 

   8.1/10(124 votes)

   #6 - The Property of a Lady

   S2:E611/24/1972

   Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.

   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy

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   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy
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7. 

   8.1/10(121 votes)

   #7 - Your Obedient Servant

   S2:E712/1/1972

   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

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   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:Fay Weldon
8. 

   7.9/10(126 votes)

   #8 - Out of the Everywhere

   S2:E812/8/1972

   Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".

   Director:Christopher Hodson

   Writers:Charlotte Bingham, Terence Brady

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   Director:Christopher Hodson

   Writers:Charlotte Bingham, Terence Brady
9. 

   7.7/10(119 votes)

   #9 - An Object of Value

   S2:E912/15/1972

   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

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   Director:Raymond Menmuir

   Writer:Jeremy Paul
10. 

    7.9/10(118 votes)

    #10 - A Special Mischief

    S2:E1012/29/1972

    Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.

    Director:Raymond Menmuir

    Writer:Anthony Skene

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    Director:Raymond Menmuir

    Writer:Anthony Skene
11. 

    8.3/10(116 votes)

    #11 - The Fruits of Love

    S2:E111/5/1973

    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

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    Director:Christopher Hodson

    Writer:John Hawkesworth
12. 

    8.2/10(107 votes)

    #12 - The Wages of Sin

    S2:E121/12/1973

    Sarah is pregnant with Watkins' baby and Lady Marjorie has run out of patience with both of them.

    Director:Christopher Hodson

    Writer:Anthony Skene

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    Director:Christopher Hodson

    Writer:Anthony Skene
13. 

    8.4/10(116 votes)

    #13 - A Family Gathering

    S2:E131/19/1973

    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

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    Director:Raymond Menmuir

    Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy