The Bolter
Upstairs, Downstairs - S3 - E8
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.
Upstairs, Downstairs: Season 3 - 13 Episode s
3x1 - Miss Forrest
October 27, 1973
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.
3x2 - A House Divided
November 3, 1973
News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously await word of Lady Marjorie's fate.
3x3 - A Change of Scene
November 10, 1973
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.
3x4 - A Family Secret
November 17, 1973
The race is on downstairs -- who will marry first upstairs -- Captain James or his father, Richard?
3x5 - Rose's Pigeon
November 24, 1973
Alfred, the former Bellamy footman, is on the run and dupes Rose and uses her kindness as a shield from the law.
3x6 - Desirous of Change
December 1, 1973
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.
3x7 - Word of Honour
December 8, 1973
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.
3x8 - The Bolter
December 15, 1973
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.
3x9 - Goodwill to All Men
December 22, 1973
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.
3x10 - What the Footman Saw
December 29, 1973
A leisurely evening out with his chums, a few beers and some downstairs gossip give Edward a bigger headache than any hangover ever could.
3x11 - A Perfect Stranger
January 5, 1974
While running an ordinary errand, Rose's life takes an extraordinary turn.
3x12 - Distant Thunder
January 12, 1974
The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.
3x13 - The Sudden Storm
January 19, 1974
A downstairs dalliance and a happy outing to a seaside resort divert the staff as war looms on the European continent.