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Season 2

Season 2

1972
13 Episodes

Episodes

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1. The New Man

Oct 21, 1972
50 min
10.0

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.

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2. A Pair of Exiles

Oct 28, 1972
50 min
9.0

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

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3. Married Love

Nov 4, 1972
50 min

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.

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4. Whom God hath Joined...

Nov 10, 1972
50 min

Elizabeth comes home for Christmas without Lawrence. The Bellamys face another family crisis when it is discovered that Elizabeth is expecting a baby.

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5. Guest of Honour

Nov 17, 1972
50 min

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.

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6. The Property of a Lady

Nov 24, 1972
50 min

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

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7. Your Obedient Servant

Dec 1, 1972
50 min

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.

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8. Out of the Everywhere

Dec 8, 1972
50 min

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

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9. An Object of Value

Dec 15, 1972
50 min

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.

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10. A Special Mischief

Dec 29, 1972
50 min

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

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11. The Fruits of Love

Jan 5, 1973
50 min

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.

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12. The Wages of Sin

Jan 12, 1973
50 min

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

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13. A Family Gathering

Jan 19, 1973
50 min

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.