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The Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 3

Every episode of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 3!

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 3 Ratings Summary

"Miss Forrest" is the best rated episode of "Upstairs, Downstairs" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 126 votes. Directed by Bill Bain and written by Alfred Shaughnessy, it aired on 10/27/1973. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "A House Divided".

  • Miss Forrest
    8.2/10126 votes

    #1 - Miss Forrest

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 10/27/1973

    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.

    Director: Bill Bain

    Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy

  • A House Divided
    8.7/10126 votes

    #2 - A House Divided

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/3/1973

    News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously await word of Lady Marjorie's fate.

    Director: Christopher Hodson

    Writer: Rosemary Anne Sisson

  • A Change of Scene
    8.2/10113 votes

    #3 - A Change of Scene

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/10/1973

    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.

    Director: Bill Bain

    Writer: Rosemary Anne Sisson

  • A Family Secret
    8.1/10103 votes

    #4 - A Family Secret

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1973

    The race is on downstairs -- who will marry first upstairs -- Captain James or his father, Richard?

    Director: Derek Bennett

    Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy

  • Rose's Pigeon
    7.7/10101 votes

    #5 - Rose's Pigeon

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/24/1973

    Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose and uses her kindness as a shield from the law.

    Director: Bill Bain

    Writer: Jeremy Paul

  • Desirous of Change
    6.7/10115 votes

    #6 - Desirous of Change

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/1973

    Hazel Bellamy assumes her role as mistress of the household with great trepidation and Richard becomes the quarry of a bounty-hunting Austrian woman and her wily and rapacious brother.

    Director: Lionel Harris

    Writer: Fay Weldon

  • Word of Honour
    7.8/10100 votes

    #7 - Word of Honour

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 12/8/1973

    Richard Bellamy, who has been in considerable financial distress since the death of Lady Marjorie, finds himself at the center of a insider trading firestorm in his capacity as a member of Parliament.

    Director: Christopher Hodson

    Writer: Anthony Skene

  • The Bolter
    7.9/10102 votes

    #8 - The Bolter

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/15/1973

    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 Newbury at Sommerby Park.

    Director: Cyril Coke

    Writer: John Hawkesworth

  • Goodwill to All Men
    8.3/10111 votes

    #9 - Goodwill to All Men

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 12/22/1973

    It's Christmas 1913 and two young ladies, one from upstairs and the new parlor maid, conspire to spread holiday cheer to the less fortunate.

    Director: Christopher Hodson

    Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy

  • What the Footman Saw
    7.3/10100 votes

    #10 - What the Footman Saw

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 12/29/1973

    A leisurely evening out with his chums, a few beers and some downstairs gossip give Edward a bigger headache than any hangover ever could.

    Director: Cyril Coke

    Writer: Jeremy Paul

  • A Perfect Stranger
    8.0/1099 votes

    #11 - A Perfect Stranger

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/1974

    While running an ordinary errand, Rose's life takes an extraordinary turn.

    Director: Christopher Hodson

    Writer: Jeremy Paul

  • Distant Thunder
    8.4/10105 votes

    #12 - Distant Thunder

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/1974

    The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.

    Director: Bill Bain

    Writer: Alfred Shaughnessy

  • The Sudden Storm
    8.6/10105 votes

    #13 - The Sudden Storm

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/1974

    A downstairs dalliance and a happy outing to a seaside resort divert the staff as war looms on the European continent.

    Director: Bill Bain

    Writer: John Hawkesworth