Episode

Upstairs, Downstairs: The Wages of Sin

Name: Upstairs, Downstairs: The Wages of Sin
Released: 1973-01-12
Duration: 50 min
Cast: Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, Jean Marsh, David Langton, Christopher Beeny

Upstairs, DownstairsSeries 21973-01-12

Overview

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

Details

Series: Upstairs, Downstairs
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 12
Air date: 1973-01-12
Runtime: 50 min

Episode context

The Wages of Sin is Episode 12 in Series 2 of Upstairs, Downstairs. It aired on 1973-01-12. The runtime is 50 min.

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Episode 11: The Fruits of Love 1973-01-05 | 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.

Episode 13: A Family Gathering 1973-01-19 | 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.

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Episode 10: A Special Mischief 1972-12-29 | 50 min Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.

Episode 9: An Object of Value 1972-12-15 | 50 min 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.

Episode 8: Out of the Everywhere 1972-12-08 | 50 min Elizabeth returns home with her newborn daughter, Lucy, and the very disagreeable and old Nanny Webster, to look after "Baby".

Episode 7: Your Obedient Servant 1972-12-01 | 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.

Episode 6: The Property of a Lady 1972-11-24 | 50 min Thomas is approached by a blackmailer who claims to have love letters from Lady Marjorie to Captain Hammond.

Episode 5: Guest of Honour 1972-11-17 | 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.

Episode 4: Whom God hath Joined... 1972-11-10 | 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.

Episode 3: Married Love 1972-11-04 | 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 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.

Episode 2: A Pair of Exiles 1972-10-28 | 50 min Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.

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