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Word of Honour (Upstairs, Downstairs)

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Episode no.
  
Season 3 Episode 5

Written by
  
Fay Weldon

Directed by
  
Lionel Harris

Original air date
  
1971

Word of Honour was the seventh episode of the thirth series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1912.

Contents

Cast

Guest cast
  • Jack Challen (John Horsley)
  • Bunting (Edward Palmer)
  • Arthur Naws (Kenneth Watson)
  • Henry Pritchett MP (Peter Cellier)
  • Johnson Munby MP (Anthony Sharp)
  • Sir William Trevanion KC MP (Geoffrey Lumsden)
  • Sir Percy Devenish MP (Alastair Hunter)
  • Reuben Chantry MP (John Gabriel)
  • Plot

    Jack Challen gives Richard Bellamy an insider's investment tip. Jack Challen tells him, that Cartwright Engineering gets a large contract. In return, Richard gives his word of honour and promises not to disclose his source. Henry Pritchett is a Parliamentary opponent and thinks that Richard Bellamy was using inside information from his days at the Admiralty. After that, the Government initiates an inquiry. But Hazel reveales Richard's source.

    References

    Word of Honour (Upstairs, Downstairs) Wikipedia