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This Episode guide has been compiled from a number of
sources, my primary reference being Jerry Kohl's posting
at a News Group. For the most part I have not strayed too
far from his work with a few notable exceptions.
It seems that everyone has a different theory when it
comes to how an "Upstairs, Downstairs Episode Guide" should
be written. Some people are of the opinion that Series One
begins with "On Trial: November 1903" and ends with "For
Love of Love: June 1909". Others believe the first series
ends with "A Cry for Help: October 1906", the last episode
produced in black and white. To my way of thinking, the
black and white episodes were the ones originally
commissioned to test the show's viability. The colour
episodes that follow can therefore be considered either as a
new series or simply a continuation of the one already
begun. For this reason I have chosen to call all episodes
following "A Cry For Help" Series 1B.
There is also some question as to whether or not the
episodes are sequenced correctly. Mr. Kohl noted some
discrepancies in dates given for certain episodes (1B.3
through 1B.7). However it is my opinion that many of his
concerns can be addressed if, contrary to what he has done,
everything from "On Trial" to "For Love of Love" is
considered one series. The script of episode 2.3 refers to
the year being 1908. But the episode deals with King Edward
VII's death so it should actually be 1909. This can not be
explained by a "fold back" in the story line. In episode
1b.7 Elizabeth marries and Season 2 begins with her return
from her honeymoon making a "fold back" impossible. It is
his belief that the dates given for episodes 1a.5 and 1a.6
must be in error, and perhaps some of the preceding episodes
must be regarded as out of chronological order. He goes on
to state that a "fold-back" between the end of Season 1 and
the beginning of Season 1b may have been the cause of later
continuity errors. To editorialize a bit, I myself feel that
Episode 1b.5 is a bit out of place in the context of the
rest of the Series. In the very least, this episode should
have taken the character Sarah out of future episodes.
Episodes in the first two seasons, and episodes in the
last season, provided dates with each title. In his guide,
Jerry Kohl deduced possible dates for other episodes. I have
included these in square brackets for interest sake. Also,
please note that transmission dates enclosed in square
brackets indicate that the listings given in "The Times" do
not include the episode title, or other information
positively identifying the episode scheduled for
transmission on that date.
It is possible to buy many of the episodes from video
services such as A&E Home Video. Most videos on the
market contain two complete episodes.
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