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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 8.3/10112 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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".