Disc I

On Trial - The first-ever episode of Upstairs, Downstairs. Sarah, a new underparlourmaid with a clouded past, is caught stealing from the kitchen.

The Mistress and the Maids - The Bellamys are aghast when an artist hired to paint a portrait of Lady Marjorie unveils two new works at a Royal Academy show - the commissioned portrait and a racy picture of two half-naked maids in bed in an attic room.

Board Wages - With the family and senior servants away on summer holiday, the remaining staff have a small party.

The Path of Duty - Elizabeth Bellamy returns form her stay in Dresden with a newfound contempt for London society.



Disc II

A Suitable Marriage - A German baron comes to stay with the Bellamys, and it appears that he and Elizabeth are striking up a romance.

A Cry for Help - Richard Bellamy discovers that the new maid, Mary, is pregnant.

Magic Casements - When prior engagements prevent Richard Bellamy from attending an opera with the Lady Marjorie, he asks a young army Captain - a friend of their son James - to escort her instead.

I Dies From Love - Emily - the Bellamy's downtrodden Irish kitchen-maid - falls deeply in love with a footman from another household.



Disc III

Why is Her Door Locked? - Mrs. Bridges - distraught over Emily's suicide - succumbs to a momentary impulse and steals a baby from its pram.

A Voice from the Past - Sarah, the former housemaid, comes back to the Bellamy's employ after she is found in line at a soup kitchen.

The Swedish Tiger - Sarah catches the valet of a Swedish houseguest stealing from the Bellamys.

The Key of The Door - Elizabeth's infatuation with a dashing young poet leads her to falling in with a group of young leftists, much to her parents' dismay.



Disc IV

For the Love of Love - Estranged from her family and living with a friend, Elizabeth becomes increasingly involved with the poet Lawrence Kirbridge.

Special Added Bonus: Upstairs, Downstairs Remembered: The 25th Anniversary Special - Intimate interviews with cast and crew as well as favorite clips offer a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at 165 Eaton Place and the Bellamy household.