13 episodesFirst aired 27 October 1973
E1Oct 197353m
In the spring of 1912, Lady Marjorie prepares to visit Elizabeth in New York and James takes an interest in Richard's comely and respectable new secretary, Miss Forrest.
E2Nov 197353m
News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously awaits word of Lady Marjorie's fate.
E3Nov 197353m
James' weekend visit to Somerby Park, with Hudson in tow as his valet, presents an opportunity for both to appreciate their beloved Eaton Place and what they've left behind there.
E4Nov 197353m
James' affection for Hazel grows after his mother's death and he proposes marriage.
E5Nov 197354m
Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose, using her kindness as a shield from the law.
E6Dec 197353m
A French countess claiming to be an old acquaintance of Richard's asks Hazel to arrange a meeting.
E7Dec 197354m
A scandal erupts after Richard is given a confidential financial tip-off and his shares quadruple in value.
E8Dec 197353m
Hazel's first substantial encounter with fashionable society causes her great humiliation, marital distress and a near-fatal accident, when she and James visit Lord and Lady Newbury at Somerby Park.
E9Dec 197353m
Lady Southwold and her 18-year-old granddaughter arrive at Eaton Place for the festive season.
E10Dec 197352m
Edward is a witness in a scandalous divorce case.
E11Jan 197454m
A chance meeting with an Australian sheep farmer leads Rose to make a difficult decision.
E12Jan 197453m
The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.
E13Jan 197454m
A downstairs dalliance and a happy outing to a seaside resort divert the staff as war looms on the European continent. James wants to take a job in India.
