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Miss Forrest

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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.

A House Divided

Episode number: 2

Overview: News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously await word of Lady Marjorie's fate.

A Change of Scene

Episode number: 3

Overview: 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.

A Family Secret

Episode number: 4

Overview: The race is on downstairs -- who will marry first upstairs -- Captain James or his father, Richard?

Rose's Pigeon

Episode number: 5

Overview: Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose and uses her kindness as a shield from the law.

Desirous of Change

Episode number: 6

Overview: Hazel Bellamy assumes her role as mistress of the household with great trepidation and Richard becomes the quarry of a bounty-hunting Austrian woman and her wily and rapacious brother.

Word of Honour

Episode number: 7

Overview: Richard Bellamy, who has been in considerable financial distress since the death of Lady Marjorie, finds himself at the center of a insider trading firestorm in his capacity as a member of Parliament.

The Bolter

Episode number: 8

Overview: 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 Sommerby Park.

Goodwill to All Men

Episode number: 9

Overview: It's Christmas 1913 and two young ladies, one from upstairs and the new parlor maid, conspire to spread holiday cheer to the less fortunate.

What the Footman Saw

Episode number: 10

Overview: A leisurely evening out with his chums, a few beers and some downstairs gossip give Edward a bigger headache than any hangover ever could.

A Perfect Stranger

Episode number: 11

Overview: While running an ordinary errand, Rose's life takes an extraordinary turn.

Distant Thunder

Episode number: 12

Overview: The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.

The Sudden Storm

Episode number: 13

Overview: A downstairs dalliance and a happy outing to a seaside resort divert the staff as war looms on the European continent.