When Elizabeth arrives at Eaton Place for tea, it becomes increasingly evident that she's left Lawrence after their six-month marriage.When Elizabeth arrives at Eaton Place for tea, it becomes increasingly evident that she's left Lawrence after their six-month marriage.When Elizabeth arrives at Eaton Place for tea, it becomes increasingly evident that she's left Lawrence after their six-month marriage.
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- TriviaThis episode takes place in December 1908.
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Lady Marjorie Bellamy: Felicity landed a major.
Elizabeth Kirbridge: Oh, good for Felicity. What did he weigh?
[Mr. Bellamy laughs]
Lady Marjorie Bellamy: Darling, you make him sound like a prize trout. What would James be?
Elizabeth Kirbridge: A sort of eel perhaps.
Richard Bellamy: [laughs] And Lawrence? What would he be?
Lady Marjorie Bellamy: [Becoming concerned] I think this is a silly game.
Elizabeth Kirbridge: [Assertively] No, it isn't. It's illuminating. Lawrence... I think I see Lawrence as... a place.
Lady Marjorie Bellamy: A place?
Elizabeth Kirbridge: A place!
Lady Marjorie Bellamy: Why a place/
Elizabeth Kirbridge: I don't know. I just see him as one.
Lady Marjorie Bellamy: I don't think that's very illuminating.
Elizabeth Kirbridge: It is to me.
- SoundtracksThe First Noel
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Traditional 18th Century English Christmas carol
Even though the writers chose to portray Elizabeth's infidelity and other personality defects sympathetically and as justifiable rather than morally deficient, she does get her just desserts in the end and eventually exits the show. The viewing public is rewarded for their patience with the infinitely more pleasant Georgina.
It's a shame British men have been treated as disposable servants of women, but it's unsurprising in the last days of a dying civilisation. It always seems to happen that way - once women are "emancipated" from whatever "oppression" they feel at the time it's only a matter of time before they consume their own society. It's amazing how the writers of Upstairs Downstairs were able to capture this detail so beautifully. It could not be done today, because all the female characters on British TV Drama these days must, by feminist decree, converge on a porn star cross between Andrea Dworkin and Sheryl Sandberg.
Well done Upstairs Downstairs, you've created a time capsule of immeasurable value.
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- Aug 2, 2015
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- Runtime49 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1