Upstairs, Downstairs

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Season Three:
James offers lunch to his father's secretary and orders Hudson to serve the best claret. (Miss Forrest).	1'58	0.8MB
Richard and Marjorie interrogate James as to why their butler has suddenly resigned. (Miss Forrest).	3'23	1.4MB
Richard sends a telegram to his wife at sea. (Miss Forrest).	1'46	0.7MB
Miss Roberts relates her experiences aboard The Titanic. (A House Divided).	3'15	1.3MB
Mr Hudson makes a subtle complaint during a visit to Sommerby Hall. (A Change of Scene).	2'00	0.8MB
Mr Hudson talks to the butler of Sommerby Hall, Mr Makepiece. (A Change of Scene).	1'11	0.5MB
James takes Hazel out to dinner. (A Family Secret).	3'30	1.4MB
James takes tea with Mrs Bridges. (A Family Secret).	2'38	1.1MB
Hazel and Richard clash over ideals. (Word of Honour).	2'09	0.9MB
Georgina and Daisy meet for the first time. (Goodwill to All Men).	4'16	1.8MB
Ruby the kitchen-maid misreads Mrs Bridges' recipe. (Distant Thunder).	0'41	0.3MB
James finds Hazel helping Ruby in the kitchen. (Distant Thunder).	1'37	0.7MB
Rose and Mr Hudson have a disagreement. (Distant Thunder).	1'14	0.5MB
The servants visit a pub... drinking in which is Mrs Bridges' beau. (The Sudden Storm).	1'07	0.5MB
During a show at the seaside, Hudson's monologue is interrupted... (The Sudden Storm).	2'36	1.1MB

Season Four:
Daisy creeps into Edward's room at night. (News from the Front).	2'33	1.0MB
Hazel reprimands Hudson for handing out wartime atrocity stories to the other servants. (The Beastly Hun).	2'42	1.1MB
Hudson reads a report from the newspaper concerning the sinking of The Lusitania. (The Beastly Hun).	1'25	0.6MB
Edward says goodbye to Daisy as he heads out by train to the front. (Women shall not Weep).	2'01	0.8MB
Georgina and James stroll in the gardens outside Georgina's field hospital. (If You Were The Only Girl In The World).	2'11	0.9MB
Mrs Bridges comforts a bereaved Rose. (The Glorious Dead).	5'21	2.2MB
James soliloquizes on the waste of war. (The Glorious Dead).	2'40	1.1MB
Richard is not in the best of moods as he meets Mrs Hamilton (his future wife) for the first time. (Another Year).	3'55	1.6MB
Richard finds the shell-shocked Edward crying on the stairs. (Another Year).	3'15	1.3MB
Hazel tries to cheer up the depressed James. (Peace out of Pain).	1'48	0.7MB
Richard has some sad news for Rose about Hazel. (Peace out of Pain).	0'21	0.1MB

Season Five:
Edward and Daisy visit Eaton Place for dinner. (A Place in the World).	2'29	1.0MB
James - standing for parliament - gives an election address to workers in the East End. (A Place in the World).	4'13	1.7MB
A dark conversation between Georgina and her new beau, Robin Eliott. (Laugh a Little Louder Please).	1'18	0.5MB
Miss Treadwell, the strict governess, has ordered Alice's dog to be destroyed. (Wanted - a Good Home).	1'25	0.6MB
Hudson reads a letter from Lily, a maid with whom he fell in love. (Disillusion).	1'45	0.7MB
Sir Guy Paynter makes a faux pas during a tea-party with Virginia. (Such A Lovely Man).	1'42	0.7MB
Daisy, Frederick and Edward argue about who is more suitable to be Hudson's replacement. (The Understudy).	1'52	0.8MB
During a visit to Scotland, Hudson takes on the shady gillie. (Will You No Come Back Again).	3'14	1.3MB
Mrs Bridges is even more annoyed with Ruby than usual. (Noblesse Oblige).	1'14	0.5MB
Richard and James argue...for the last time. (All the King's Horses).	4'54	2.0MB
Georgina finds James clearing out his room. (All the King's Horses).	3'30	1.4MB
Richard and Virginia receive some tragic news from the police. (All the King's Horses).	0'51	0.3MB
Richard reads James' suicide note. (All the King's Horses).	1'34	0.6MB
Mr Hudson and Mrs Bridges contemplate Ruby's future as they prepare to leave Eaton Place. (Whither Shall I Wander?)	1'03	0.4MB

Thomas & Sarah:
Thomas and Sarah impersonate an upper class couple at a posh house party. (The Biters Bit).	2'00	0.8MB
Wilson - the butler to the newly-rich pair - interrupts some drunken revelry with the other servants. (The New Rich).	1'38	0.7MB
Thomas and Sarah - back in service - arrive at the home of the reclusive Richard De Brassey. (Love Into Three Won't Go). (The music he is playing is Chopin's Raindrop Prelude Op.28 No.15).	2'10	0.9MB

Miscellaneous versions of the theme music (mp3's not made by me!):
Version A. A sort of violin/piano version of the waltz theme.	2'35	3.1MB
Version B.	1'45	1.7MB
Version C.	4'28	4.2MB
Version D. A "Mantovani" version (cascading violins).	2'23	3.4MB
Version E. A guitar version.	6'28	9.2MB
Version F.	1'06	1.1MB

MIDI files: Thanks to Jill Bond for making these!
The Upstairs, Downstairs waltz theme.	1'51	9KB
My Luve Is Like A Red, Red Rose. The song sung to Lady Marjorie by Captain Hammond. (Magic Casements).	2'22	10KB
The Butcher Boy. Emily's song from I Dies From Love.	1'59	9KB