Upstairs, Downstairs

New bride Elizabeth already doubts if her marriage to the poet Lawrence Kirbridge will last. Downstairs, Lawrence's Welsh manservant, Thomas Watkins, flirts with Rose.

Mired in debt, James learns that Sarah is pregnant with his child. He confesses all to his horrified parents, who make decisions that shatter the family but protect their name.

Lawrence's sexual failings are threatening his marriage to Elizabeth. He subtly suggests that his publisher, Sir Edwin Partridge, step in, and Sir Edwin willingly agrees.

Elizabeth's marriage lies in ruins and she's carrying another man's child. The Bellamys arrive at a costly but face-saving solution, and Thomas joins the staff at Eaton Place.

A landmark episode in the saga: His Majesty King Edward VII comes to dinner, and Sarah arrives at the back door in dire distress.

Lady Marjorie's former lover, Captain Hammond, is dead. Torrid letters she wrote to him have fallen into the wrong hands. Thomas offers to serve as a go-between -- for a price.

Both Sir Richard and Hudson the butler are visited by their brothers. Sir Richard suppresses ill feelings, while Hudson exaggerates his status in the Bellamy household.

Elizabeth arrives home with her infant daughter, Lucy, and the Bellamy family nanny, now elderly and disagreeable. New nursery maid Sarah is more than happy to take over.

After Lady Marjorie's father dies, her mother, the Countess of Southwold, spends a few days at Eaton Place. When her diamond brooch goes missing, everyone is a suspect.

Elizabeth gets involved with the suffragette movement. Trying to protect her, Rose ends up in prison. Elizabeth seeks help from Julius Karekin, a wealthy Armenian financier.

Elizabeth becomes Karekin's mistress, and her parents don't approve. But when the Bellamys are faced with a financial crisis, they must accept his assistance or lose their home.

Sarah is pregnant and Lady Marjorie is furious. Thomas offers to marry her, but her Ladyship won't allow it. Clever Thomas turns the situation to his own advantage.

Elizabeth loves Karekin, and James returns from India with his new fiancee, Phyllis. A birthday celebration for Lady Marjorie gets interrupted by a surprise visit and sad news.