Episode
Upstairs, Downstairs: Rose's Pigeon
Overview
Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose and uses her kindness as a shield from the law.
Details
- Series
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1973-11-24
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Rose's Pigeon is Episode 5 in Series 3 of Upstairs, Downstairs. It aired on 1973-11-24. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 4: A Family Secret
James' affection for Hazel grows after his mother's death and he proposes marriage.
Episode 6: Desirous of Change
Hazel Bellamy assumes her role as mistress of the household with great trepidation and Richard becomes the quarry of a bounty-hunting Austrian woman and her wily and rapacious brother.
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