Episodes
S1 E1 - On Trial
January 5, 197450minNovember 1903. There's a new face downstairs: a pretty parlor maid with a fictitious past. She calls herself Clemence, but Lady Bellamy names her Sarah.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E2 - The Mistress and the Maids
October 17, 197149minJune 1904. Lady Marjorie sits for a portrait by an avant-garde artist. Sent to his studio on an errand, Sarah makes a decision that creates a humiliating scandal for the Bellamys.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E3 - Board Wages
January 19, 197448minAugust 1904. With the Bellamys and their senior servants on holiday, the junior servants run wild. James Bellamy returns home unexpectedly and is drawn to the free-spirited Sarah.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E4 - The Path of Duty
October 31, 197149minMay 1905. Home from abroad to make her society debut, 17-year-old Elizabeth Bellamy shocks the household with her radical political views and nonconformist behavior. (Note: due to a technician's strike during production of this series, this episode is only available in black and white).Free trial of BritBoxS1 E5 - A Suitable Marriage
November 7, 197151minDecember 1905. Eager to marry Elizabeth off, the Bellamys are relieved when she falls in love with a young German baron--until they make a shocking discovery. (Note: due to a technician's strike during production of this series, this episode is only available in black and white).Free trial of BritBoxS1 E6 - Magic Casements
January 23, 197250minSummer 1906. Swept off her feet by Charles Hammond, a handsome, cultured young friend of James, Lady Marjorie falls passionately in love.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E7 - A Cry for Help
November 14, 197150minOctober 1906. Sir Richard finds a young housemaid crying. He offers to help with her secret dilemma, but soon learns he is risking his political career.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E8 - I Dies from Love
February 23, 197450minApril 1907. The woebegone kitchen maid Emily falls deeply in love with a footman. When they are forbidden to see each other, she takes drastic action.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E9 - Why Is Her Door Locked?
February 6, 197250minNovember 1907. In the depths of a guilt-induced breakdown, Mrs. Bridges, the cook, steals a baby. The Bellamys' efforts to help only make matters worse.Free trial of BritBox or buyS1 E10 - A Voice from the Past
January 12, 197451minAutumn 1908. James and Elizabeth find their former servant Sarah starving in the East End. Elizabeth reinstalls her in the household, where she causes trouble upstairs and down.Free trial of BritBox or buyS1 E11 - The Swedish Tiger
February 20, 197252minOctober 1908. James has a guest at Eaton Place, a Swedish army officer with a dashing valet. Valuable objects start disappearing, and Sarah becomes an unwitting pawn.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E12 - The Key of the Door
February 27, 197251minWinter 1908. Elizabeth falls under the influence of a group of bohemians that includes a handsome poet, Lawrence Kirbridge. Her behavior alarms the servants and infuriates her parents.Free trial of BritBoxS1 E13 - For Love of Love
January 19, 197449minJune 1909. On the eve of her wedding to Lawrence, Elizabeth wonders if she's doing the right thing. James takes up with Sarah, now a music-hall sensation.Free trial of BritBox