A Pair of Exiles

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"A Pair of Exiles"
Upstairs, Downstairs episode
Episode no.Series 2
Episode 2
Directed by Raymond Menmuir
Written by Alfred Shaughnessy
Original air date28 October 1972 (1972-10-28)
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"A Pair of Exiles" is the second episode of the second series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs . The episode is set in 1908.

Plot

James and Sarah have an affair that results in Sarah's pregnancy. James is in debt of around £1350. James's regiment contacts his parents about his debts, and he then confesses everything to them. The family solicitor, Sir Geoffrey Dillon, arranges for Sarah to be sent to Lady Marjorie's family home, Southwold, and for James to be transferred to India with the Sind Horse Regiment, although Lady Marjorie is furious that James has been sent abroad. [1] [2]

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References

  1. A Pair of Exiles - Updown.org.uk
  2. A Pair of Exiles www.imdb.com