Episode
Upstairs, Downstairs: Guest of Honour
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1972-11-17
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Guest of Honour is Episode 5 in Series 2 of Upstairs, Downstairs. It aired on 1972-11-17. The runtime is 50 min.
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