Miss Forrest
Miss Forrest was the first episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in 1913.
| "Miss Forest " | |
|---|---|
| 'Upstairs, Downstairs' episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Raymond Menmuir |
| Written by | Alfred Shaughnessy |
| Original air date | 27 October 1973 |
Plot
On 15 April 1912 Lady Marjorie Bellamy and her lady's maid, Miss Roberts are preparing to visit Elizabeth Bellamy in New York. They are passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic.
Richard hires Hazel Forrest to type the biography of his father-in-law, the late Earl of Southwold, which he is writing. The secretary to Richard Bellamy, a middle class young woman who has been earning a living as a secretary for ten years, against her parents' wishes. This conflict gives the viewer a rare view of the interior of her parents' middle class home: one of the few locations other than the Bellamys' home. James is immediately attracted to her.[1][2]