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Season 1 – Upstairs, Downstairs

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The lives and fortunes of the Bellamy family and their below-stairs servant staff at 165 Eaton Place play out against the social, political and historical backdrop of Edwardian London from 1903 to 1930.

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Upstairs, Downstairs — Season 1

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An update of the classic series, this edition of Upstairs, Downstairs isn't quite as riotous as the original, but it still outshines most of its contemporaries.

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Alessandra Stanley New York Times 04/10/2011
"Upstairs Downstairs" sticks to the rules established by the original and defies the odds by being as good, and in some ways, even better. Go to Full Review Matt Zoller Seitz Salon.com 04/10/2011
It's all damnably delightful in the way that only English narratives about the inevitability and easy familiarity of the class system can be. Go to Full Review Jonathan Storm Philadelphia Inquirer 04/10/2011
It's just a touch of the veddy, veddy humor that helps make everything so delightful before the world intrudes into Masterpiece Classic's revival of Upstairs Downstairs. Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 04/10/2011
There are many moments to love in "Upstairs Downstairs." Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Gordon Jackson

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David Langton

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Jean Marsh

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Angela Baddeley

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Christopher Beeny

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Simon Williams

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 10, 1971 On Trial The servants put uppity newcomer Sarah to the test when she joins the downstairs ranks at Eaton Place. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 17, 1971 The Mistress and the Maids An artist painting Lady Marjorie's portrait scandalizes the Bellamys with a painting of Rose and Sarah. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 24, 1971 Board Wages A wild party ensues when Rose, Sarah and Alfred are left home alone at the Bellamys to clean the house. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 31, 1971 The Path of Duty Elizabeth, newly graduated from a German finishing school, finds English society and duties unbearable. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 7, 1971 A Suitable Marriage A homosexual German spy staying with the Bellamys romances Elizabeth as a cover for his true interests. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 14, 1971 A Cry for Help Richard is blackmailed when he demands justice from the unscrupulous seducer of pregnant housemaid Mary. Details Episode 7 Aired Jan 23, 1972 Magic Casements Richard and the servants suspect Lady Marjorie of having an affair with dashing young Capt. Charles Hammond. Details Episode 8 Aired Jan 30, 1972 I Dies From Love Mrs. Van Groeben forbids romance between her footman, William, and Lady Marjorie's kitchenmaid, Emily. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 6, 1972 Why Is Her Door Locked? Shortly after the servants note her strange behavior, Mrs. Bridges is arrested for kidnapping a baby. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 13, 1972 Voice From the Past The Bellamys rescue Sarah from a soup kitchen and bring her back to Eaton Place, where Rose snubs her. Details Episode 11 Aired Feb 20, 1972 The Swedish Tiger An unscrupulous valet uses Sarah as a pawn in a scheme to steal valuable figurines from the Bellamys. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 27, 1972 The Key of the Door Rebellious Elizabeth's family and servants disapprove of her new group of socialist acquaintances. Details Episode 13 Aired Mar 5, 1972 For the Love of Love Elizabeth wants to move in with Lawrence but not get married, but Lawrence persuades her to go through with a wedding. Details

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Upstairs, Downstairs — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Raymond Menmuir, Joan Kemp-Welch, Derek Bennett, Brian Parker, Herbert Wise
Executive Producer
Rex Firkin
Screenwriter
Alfred Shaughnessy, Terence Brady, John Hawkesworth, Jeremy Paul, John Harrison, Rosemary Anne Sisson, Julian Bond, Raymond Bowers, Fay Weldon, Charlotte Bingham
Network
ITV
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Oct 10, 1971