Guest of Honour (Upstairs, Downstairs)
Guest of Honour was the fifth episode of the second series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1909.
| " Guest of Honour " | |
|---|---|
| Upstairs, Downstairs episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Bill Bain |
| Written by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Original air date | 17 November 1972 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
Joan Benham (Lady Prudence Fairfax) | |
Cast
- Regular cast
- Rachel Gurney (Lady Marjorie Bellamy)
- Gordon Jackson (Mr. Agnus Hudson)
- Angela Baddeley (Mrs. Kate Bridges)
- Jean Marsh (Rose Bucke)
- David Langton (Richard Bellamy)
- Pauline Collins (Sarah)
- Christopher Beeny (Edward)
- Patsy Smart (Roberts)
- Jenny Tomasin (Ruby)
- Guest cast
- Joan Benham (Lady Prudence Fairfax)
- Elvi Hale (Mrs. Millicent Hartfield)
- Ailsa Grahame (Lady Wanborough)
- Lockwood West (King Edward VII)
- Mary Kenton (Alice Keppel)
- Anthony Woodruff (Dr. Foley)
Plot
The Bellamys host a dinner, attended by the King - Edward VII. Sarah Moffat - who is heavily pregnant by James Bellamy, finds Southwold too boring, and runs away to Eaton Place, turning up the evening the King Edward VII is dining upstairs in early 1909. Sarah goes into labour and gives birth the same evening, but the baby boy dies minutes after birth.[1]
References
- "Upstairs, Downstairs - Season Two". Updown.org.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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