Upstairs Downstairs (Original)
Popular period drama series. 30 years in the life of the Bellamy family and their below stairs servants between the years 1903 and 1930.
- Drama
- Year 1971 - 1977
- 5 Seasons
Popular period drama series. 30 years in the life of the Bellamy family and their below stairs servants between the years 1903 and 1930.
- Year: 1971
E1 • On Trial
On a crisp autumn morning in 1903, a young woman seeks employment in a fashionable London townhouse.
E2 • The Mistress and the Maids
It's June 1904 and Lady Marjorie is sitting for her portrait by Guthrie Scone, a Scottish aristocrat turned avant-garde painter.
E3 • Board Wages
Matters get out of hand when the servants mock their employers while they are away.
E4 • The Path of Duty
Elizabeth returns from studying abroad and gets ready for her entrée into London society.
E5 • A Suitable Marriage
Elizabeth decides not to marry Angus and is captivated by a German-baron.
E6 • A Cry For Help
Richard's concern for the new house parlormaid has eyebrows raised and tongues wagging.
E7 • Magic Casements
The servants' hall is buzzing with gossip after Lady Bellamy is swept off her feet by a handsome young captain from the North West Frontier Force.
E8 • I Dies From Love
Emily the kitchenmaid falls deeply in love with Mrs van Groeben's young footman, but their relationship is doomed.
E9 • Why Is Her Door Locked?
On the eve of an important dinner party, Mrs Bridges the cook gets into considerable trouble with the police.
E10 • A Voice From The Past
Elizabeth and James Bellamy discover Sarah, their former under-housemaid, starving and homeless in the East End.
E11 • The Swedish Tiger
The arrival at Eaton Place of James's guest, a Swedish army captain, spells romance and betrayal for parlour maid Sarah.
E12 • The Key Of The Door
Elizabeth becomes involved with a group of Bloomsbury intellectuals, and comes under the influence of a woman of radical left-wing views.
E13 • For Love of Love
Elizabeth, now 21 years old, is determined to lead a modern, independent life. But it appears as if she is fighting a vain battle against convention.
- Cast
David Langton
Richard Bellamy
Gordon Jackson
Hudson
Jean Marsh
Rose Buck
Rachel Gurney
Lady Marjorie
