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The Path of Duty

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Episode no.
  
Season 1 Episode 4

Original air date
  
1971

Directed by
  
Derek Bennett

Written by
  
Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham

"The Path of Duty" was the fourth episode of the first series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1904.

Contents

Cast

Regular cast
  • Gordon Jackson ( Mr. Angus Hudson )
  • Angela Baddeley ( Mrs. Kate Bridges )
  • Jean Marsh ( Rose Bucke )
  • David Langton ( Richard Bellamy )
  • Pauline Collins ( Sarah )
  • Christopher Beeny ( Edward )
  • Patsy Smart ( Roberts )
  • Jenny Tomasin ( Ruby )
  • Guest cast
  • Margaretta Scott (Aunt Kate)
  • John Quayle (Lieutenant Watson)
  • Brian Osborne (Pearce)
  • Elma Soiron (Madame Dubois)
  • Jessica Benton (Lady Cynthia Cartwright)
  • Christopher Moran (The Errand Boy)
  • Plot

    In May, 1905 Elizabeth Bellamy returns from studying in Germany. She wants to make the entrée into London society and her society debut. She has an abundance of "radical" notions and a noncomformist behavior. During her first Grand Ball she runs away from the ball.

    References

    The Path of Duty Wikipedia