Elizabeth Bellamy

Elizabeth Bellamy (also Kirbridge) is a fictional character in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, originally broadcast for five series from 1971 to 1975.

She was due to be presented to King Edward VII by her aunt Kate (Lady Castleton), but runs away from the ball.

Not wishing Elizabeth to know about the baron's sexual preference, she is told that he is an agent for the German armaments firm Krupp seeking to bribe members of Parliament (which is also true, and the reason for the arrival of the police).

Elizabeth is a member of the Young Women's Christian Fellowship, and while working with them in a soup kitchen, she sees the former housemaid Sarah, and saves her from poverty by arranging for her re-employment, as the scullery maid at 165 Eaton Place.

She also, under the influence of one member, Evelyn Larkin, accrues a bill of over £4 on shoes and socks for street children, then refuses to pay for them and is arrested.

Lawrence 'arranges' for his publisher, the much older Sir Edwin Partridge, to make love to Elizabeth at a soiree the couple host.

Elizabeth, lacking maternal feelings, is indifferent to the baby and content to have Lucy be brought up in the nursery by Sarah and the servants.

A businessman and investor of Armenian descent, Julius Karekin, who exiting the MP's house, finds Elizabeth's card, and at the court hearing gets her off with a 40 shilling fine, which he then pays.

This makes Elizabeth feel guilty, and with the help of Karekin she gets Rose freed after the discovery that the women are being force fed.

The 29 October 1929 stock market crash occurs and Wallace loses money, but manages to pull some funds out in time.

James, back in London, does not hear about the stock market crash for many hours, and by then, it is too late - he has lost all of his money.