Why Is Her Door Locked?

"Why Is Her Door Locked?"

Upstairs, Downstairs episode

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 9

Directed by

Brian Parker

Written by

Alfred Shaughnessy

Original air date

30 January 1972

Guest appearance(s)

Michael Guest (The Milkman), Maggie Wells (Doris), Susan Porrett (Alice), Janie Booth (Lily Webber), Charlotte Simmonds (The stolen Baby Webber), David Strong (Arthur Webber), John Malcolm (Inspector Cape), Philip Lennard (The Magistrate), Bill Horsley (Perry), John Scott Martin (The Usher), William Gossling (Clerk of the Court), Ken Halliwell (Uniformed PC), Leonard Kingston (Magistrate's Clerk), Jimmy Mac (Magistrate), Bill Prentice (Solicitor), Charles Shaw Hesketh (Magistrate)

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"Why Is Her Door Locked?" was the ninth episode of the first series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in the summer of 1907.

Emily is receiving a great deal more verbal lashings from Mrs. Bridges. An example is when Emily mistakenly put salt into the sugar jar, which ruins one of Mrs. Bridges' puddings. During Emily's affair with William, Mrs Bridges continues her vicious tongue lashings at Emily, taunting her about William's real intentions and mocking her dreams of marriage. After Emily's death, Mrs. Bridges takes leave of her senses. She is sitting in her chair, crying brokenheartedly, and feeling very guilty. Mrs. Bridges, distraught with remorse over Emily's death, steals a baby from its pram outside a shop and hides it in her room, locking her door. Richard and Lady Marjorie return the baby to its parents Lily and Arthur Webber. Mrs Bridges only escapes a jail sentence after Hudson agrees to marry her once they are no longer in service.

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