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The King dies.
arrival2 August 2010
Warning: Spoilers
MAY 1910 The last episode in this second season of 'Upstairs, Downstairs'.

James returns from India with his new 'bride to be'; Elizabeth ends her relationship with Julius, and Sarah and Thomas having left service a month earlier pay Lady Marjorie a surprise visit on her birthday.

Celebrations are cut short as the King dies and brings to a close the Edwardian era in which this series was originally set.

The ending of this era in which the plots are centred cause problems for future script writers. More headaches ensue when several key members of the cast leave. These include; Patsy Smart (Roberts), Rachel Gurney (Lady Marjorie), Nicola Pagett (Elizabeth), Delia Lindsay (Phyllis Kingman), Pauline Collins (Sarah), John Alderton (Thomas) and Jane Carr (Joan) The future of 'Upstairs, Downstairs' is uncertain...
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