Episode
Upstairs, Downstairs: Another Year
Overview
This difficult year finally comes to bumpy close. Helen and Richard meet Mrs. Charles Hamilton who wants Richard to help get her pet project off the ground. Edward is home on leave but all is not well. A bombing in London brings a familiar face back to Eaton Place.
Details
- Series
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1974-11-09
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
Another Year is Episode 9 in Series 4 of Upstairs, Downstairs. It aired on 1974-11-09. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 8: The Glorious Dead
Sadly, perhaps inevitably, a double dose of tragic news arrives for those at Eaton Place.
Episode 10: The Hero's Farewell
Lady Prudence commandeers the Bellamy drawing room for a worthy cause. Another London bombing, another close call, and another tragedy is heaped upon the tattered nerves of those at Eaton Place.
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