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"The Swedish Tiger"
Upstairs, Downstairs episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 11
Directed by Brian Parker
Written by Raymond Bowers
Original air date20 February 1972 (1972-02-20)
Guest appearances
Geoffrey Whitehead (Captain Axel Ryttsen)
Sven-Bertil Taube (Torkel Kraft)
Peter Clay (The Jeweller)
Gillian Lind (Flossie)
Dorothy Black (Flo)
Veronica Lang (The Jeweller's Wife)
Colin Rix (The Policeman)
Rex Robinson (Inspector Hurst)
Doel Luscombe (The Art Dealer)
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"The Swedish Tiger" is the eleventh episode of the first series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs . The episode is set in October 1908.

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"The Swedish Tiger" was among the episodes omitted from Upstairs, Downstairs initial Masterpiece Theatre broadcast in 1974, and was consequently not shown on US television until 1989.

It is generally considered the weakest episode of the series, due to its muddled dialogue and confusing nature. [1]

Cast

Regular cast
Guest cast

Plot

In October 1908, James Bellamy has invited a dashing Swedish military officer, Axel Ryttsen, to 165 Eaton Place. Sarah Moffat falls in love with Ryttsen's valet, Torkel Kraft. Kraft removes valuable household objects from the Bellamy house in order to pay off Ryttsen's gambling debts. They use Sarah as a patsy. Sarah thinks, that she is helping Kraft who promises her that he will take her to Sweden. But Ryttsen and Kraft leave Sarah alone with the music: "one hapless servant girl who will certainly be dismissed". [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Upstairs, Downstairs - Season One". www.updown.org.uk. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  2. Updown.org.uk - The Swedish Tiger - Upstairs, Downstairs
  3. The Swedish Tiger www.imdb.com