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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 117 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".

  • The New Man
    7.6/10117 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

  • A Pair of Exiles
    8.1/10118 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

  • Married Love
    7.7/10107 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

  • Whom God hath Joined...
    8.0/10108 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

  • Guest of Honour
    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

  • The Property of a Lady
    8.1/10117 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

  • Your Obedient Servant
    8.0/10112 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

  • Out of the Everywhere
    7.9/10116 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

  • An Object of Value
    7.8/10110 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

  • A Special Mischief
    7.9/10109 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

  • The Fruits of Love
    8.2/10108 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

  • The Wages of Sin
    8.1/10100 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

  • A Family Gathering
    8.4/10108 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