Episode
Upstairs, Downstairs: Distant Thunder
Overview
The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.
Details
- Series
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1974-01-12
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Distant Thunder is Episode 12 in Series 3 of Upstairs, Downstairs. It aired on 1974-01-12. The runtime is 50 min.
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