Lady Marjorie Bellamy

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The Lady Marjorie Helen Sybil Bellamy (nee Talbot-Carey; 6 May 1860 or 12 July 1864 – 15 April 1912) is a fictional character in the ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs. The character was a regular member of the show in series one and two, and a guest in series three. She was portrayed by Rachel Gurney, who initially declined the role.^[1]

Backstory[edit]

In the narrative of Upstairs, Downstairs, Lady Marjorie was born on 6 May 1860 (according to the episode "A Family Gathering") or 12 July 1864 (according to the episode "Desirous of Change") at Southwold, Wiltshire, to Walter Talbot-Carey, 12th Earl of Southwold and Mabel, the Countess of Southwold. She had one brother, Hugo, and a paternal aunt, uncle and cousin.

The character was married to Richard Bellamy (portrayed by David Langton) in 1880 and had two children, James (portrayed by Simon Williams) and Elizabeth (portrayed by Nicola Pagett).

At the end of the second series, the character departed the show by boarding RMS Titanic, after which she was presumed dead.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b McKinley, Jesse (30 November 2001). "Rachel Gurney, 81, Actress; 'Upstairs, Downstairs' Matriarch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

Upstairs, Downstairs

Episodes

Series one	"On Trial" "The Mistress and the Maids" "Magic Casements" "I Dies from Love" "Why Is Her Door Locked?" "A Voice from the Past" "The Swedish Tiger" "The Key of the Door" "For Love of Love"
Series two	"The New Man" "A Pair of Exiles" "Married Love" "Whom God Hath Joined..." "Guest of Honour" "The Property of a Lady" "Your Obedient Servant" "Out of the Everywhere" "An Object of Value" "A Special Mischief" "The Wages of Sin" "A Family Gathering"
Series three	"Miss Forrest" "A House Divided" "A Change of Scene" "A Family Secret" "Rose's Pigeon" "Desirous of Change" "Word of Honour" "The Bolter" "Goodwill to All Men" "What the Footman Saw" "A Perfect Stranger" "Distant Thunder" "The Sudden Storm"
Series four	"A Patriotic Offering" "News from the Front" "The Beastly Hun" "Women Shall Not Weep" "Tug of War" "Home Fires" "If You Were the Only Girl in the World" "The Glorious Dead" "Another Year" "The Hero's Farewell" "Missing Believed Killed" "Facing Fearful Odds" "Peace Out of Pain"
Series five	"On with the Dance" "A Place in the World" "Laugh a Little Louder Please" "The Joy Ride" "Wanted – A Good Home" "An Old Flame" "Disillusion" "Such a Lovely Man" "The Nine Days Wonder" "The Understudy" "Alberto" "Will Ye No Come Back Again" "Joke Over" "Noblesse Oblige" "All the King's Horses" "Whither Shall I Wander?"

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