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. It also introduces Hazel Forrest ( Meg Wynn Owen), who becomes the new mistress of 165 Eaton Place later in the series.

Plot

In April 1912

and her

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, Miss Roberts are preparing to visit

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in New York. Richard hires Hazel Forrest to type the biography of his father-in-law, the late Earl of Southwold, which he is writing. Hazel is a lower middle class young woman who has been earning a living as a secretary for ten years, against her parents' wishes. She immediately catches the eye of James Bellamy, much to Lady Marjorie and Hudson's concern. The matter is resolved shortly before Lady Marjorie departs, after which it is revealed she is aboard the RMS ''Titanic''.'' Miss Forrest - Updown.org.uk''
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References

{{Upstairs, Downstairs Upstairs, Downstairs series 3 episodes 1973 British television episodes Fiction set in 1912 Television episodes set in the 1910s