Episode
Upstairs, Downstairs: The Understudy
Overview
On the eve of an important dinner party for a French diplomat, Hudson suffers a heart attack.
Details
- Series
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1975-11-09
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
The Understudy is Episode 10 in Series 5 of Upstairs, Downstairs. It aired on 1975-11-09. The runtime is 50 min.
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