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None of that behaviour in my kitchen.
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 London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
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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 London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
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Episode 1
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.
Directed by Raymond MenmuirWritten by Rosemary Anne SissonGuest stars Dorothy Frere, Ian Ogilvy, Nicola Pagett, John Alderton, Rachel Gurney, Christopher Beeny, Jenny Tomasin
Episode 2
Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.
Directed by Cyril CokeWritten by Alfred ShaughnessyGuest stars Moray Watson, Pauline Collins, Rachel Gurney, Christopher Beeny, Jenny Tomasin, Raymond Huntley
Episode 3
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 homosexual, is miserable and angry, making Lawrence miserable, too. Realising he cannot fulfil that need for her, Lawrence decides to enlist the help of a friend to step in as proxy.
Directed by Raymond MenmuirWritten by John HarrisonGuest stars Tony Aitken, Charles Gray, Brian Osborne, Dorothy Frere, James Woolley, Peter Myers, Edward Harvey, Ian Ogilvy
Episode 4
Elizabeth comes home for Christmas without Lawrence. The Bellamys face another family crisis when it is discovered that Elizabeth is expecting a baby.
Directed by Bill BainWritten by Jeremy PaulGuest stars Bryan Coleman, Ian Ogilvy, Nicola Pagett, John Alderton, Rachel Gurney, Patsy Smart, Raymond Huntley
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Bill BainWritten by Alfred ShaughnessyGuest stars David Langton, Elvi Hale, Ailsa Grahame, Lockwood West, Mary Kenton, Pauline Collins, Rachel Gurney, Patsy Smart
Episode 6
Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.
Directed by Derek BennettWritten by Alfred ShaughnessyGuest stars David Langton, Desmond Perry, Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Rachel Gurney
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Derek BennettWritten by Fay WeldonGuest stars Larry Martyn, John Nettleton, Angela Walker, Andrew Downie, Marcia Ashton, Kim Hardy, John Crocker, Pauline Collins
Episode 8
Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".
Directed by Christopher HodsonWritten by Charlotte Bingham, Terence BradyGuest stars Daphne Heard, Ian Ogilvy, Helen Lindsay, Denis McCarthy, Pauline Collins, Nicola Pagett, Rachel Gurney, Patsy Smart
Episode 9
Everyone's nerves are frazzled when Lord Southwold dies, Lady Southwold and her companion, Miss Hodges, spend some time with Richard and Lady Marjorie and a valuable diamond brooch goes missing.
Directed by Raymond MenmuirWritten by Jeremy PaulGuest stars David Langton, Nancie Jackson, Christopher Biggins, John Kidd, Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Rachel Gurney, Patsy Smart
Episode 10
Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.
Directed by Raymond MenmuirWritten by Anthony SkeneGuest stars Claire Nielson, Rosamund Greenwood, Veronica Doran, Deirdre Costello, Harold Innocent, Alister Williamson, Gerald Cross, Roger Avon
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Christopher HodsonWritten by John HawkesworthGuest stars David Langton, Wendy Gifford, Keith Ashley, Mairhi Russell, Margot Boyd, Nicola Pagett, Donald Burton, Rachel Gurney
Episode 12
Sarah is pregnant with Watkins' baby and Lady Marjorie has run out of patience with both of them.
Directed by Christopher HodsonWritten by Anthony SkeneGuest stars David Langton, Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Jane Carr, Rachel Gurney, Jenny Tomasin
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Raymond MenmuirWritten by Alfred ShaughnessyGuest stars David Langton, Simon Williams, Pauline Collins, Nicola Pagett, John Alderton, Donald Burton, Jane Carr, Delia Lindsay
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Gordon JacksonAngus Hudson
Jean MarshRose Buck
Simon WilliamsJames Bellamy
Jacqueline TongDaisy Peel
Anthony AinleyLord Charles Gilmour
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