Upstairs, downstairs 19711975 1971 1972 1974 1975 1976 1977. Upstairs downstairs the saga continues at 165 eaton place with new characters upstairs and down in a threepart sequel to the muchloved masterpiece series. This episode is hard to like, but certainly fun to watch and, in that, is really sort. Upstairs downstairs is brilliant and whilst downtown is set during the same years its on a different scale certainly a more sweeping epic than that wonderful homely drama well, the 70s version, anyway.
While europe teeters on the brink of war, life goes on upstairs and downstairs at 165 eaton placeelegant, serious, sexy, and chaotic as everon upstairs downstairs season 2, the second season of the emmynominated sequel to the longrunning pbs series. Jul, 2017 upstairs downstairs arrives right on the heels of a highly rated competitor, downton abbeywhich ended its run with a record 10. Episode 3 as 1936 comes to a close, 165 eaton place is in turmoil. Servants are soon put to the test during a party that. Covering a span of 27 years 19031930, upstairs, downstairs follows the lives of the wealthy bellamy family residing upstairs at 165 eaton place, london, as well as the lives of those employed in their service living downstairs.
Watch masterpiece theatre season 3, episode 14 upstairs, downstairs. Last year we saw the triumphant return after thirtyfour years of the award winning and much beloved series upstairs downstairs to masterpiece classic. Hugh bonneville stars as her son, the stoic, unflappable lord crawley. Classic and contemporary literature is embodied in the british drama series masterpiece. Jan 10, 2016 the people declared the original upstairs, downstairs their favorite masterpiece series, followed by the 2002 adaptation of the forsyte saga. In 1903, young housemaid sarah arrives at 165 eaton place, london, home of the bellamy family. In later seasons, particularly after an increase in funding for wgbh. In the tradition of the bbcs upstairs downstairs and robert altmans gosford park, for which writercreator julian fellowes received an academy award, the royals, servants, and middleclass relations struggle to get along. Sep 26, 2012 the saga continues at 165 eaton place, with new characters upstairs and down.
Best british tv dramas on netflix new british tv dramas. Watch upstairs, downstairs episodes online season 1. The saga continues at 165 eaton place, with new characters upstairs and down. Masterpiece formerly known as masterpiece theatre is a drama anthology television series produced by wgbh boston. Upstairs, downstairs season 4 episode 9 another year full episode. The first series began airing in the uk in december 2010. Funding for masterpiece is provided by viking and raymond james with. Downton abbey season 1 dvd, 2011, 3disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Funding for masterpiece is provided by viking and raymond james with additional support from. Funding for masterpiece is provided by viking and raymond james with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to the. Series 1 1971 starring david langton and gordon jackson on dvd and bluray.
With alistair cooke, john neville, robert robinson, john standing. Many contenders, but this one is always the fivestar winner. British tv dramas on netflix best on netflix usa new on. Thirty years before robert altman redefined the english drawing room drama with gosford park, this beloved masterpiece theatre series chronicled the lives and loves of the aristocratic upstairs bellamy family and their loyal downstairs servants.
The absolute best classic series with jean marsh, pauline collins, gordon jackson and all the star players. Episode 1 season 1 episode 1 52m 51s sir hallam holland and his wife lady agnes move into 165 eaton place and hire former parlormaid rose buck to assemble a staff. As 1936 comes to a close, 165 eaton place is in turmoil. Sniffs uptight maid miss obrien siobhan finneran, gentlemen dont work, but that doesnt stop mary michelle dockery. Upstairs downstairs season 2 digital media type by day, lacy has a fairly useless degree in british medieval literature, and watches entirely too much television in her free time. The series has presented numerous acclaimed british productions. Lavishly produced, beautifully acted, and eagerly awaited by millions of fans, upstairs downstairs is one of the jewels in the crown of masterpiece s 40th season. Jan 23, 2015 after a thirtyfour year wait, many faces will be beaming and hearts gladdened by the concluding scenes of the first episode of upstairs downstairs triumphant return. We thought it a perfect time to look back on the period dramas that have aired on masterpiece, season by season, one post at a time. The folks at bostons wgbh couldnt have chosen a better way to mark the start of masterpieces 40th season than downton abbey, a fourpart epic thats also an implicit tip of the hat to one of the most beloved masterpiece theatre miniseries ever, upstairs, downstairs. Upstairs downstairs airs in three onehour episodes on masterpiece classic, sundays, april 10, 17, and 24, 2011 at 9 p. Upstairs downstairs series 2 premieres on masterpiece. Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. Upstairs downstairs season 2 video of masterpiece classic.
The original version of upstairs downstairs ran for five seasons and 68 episodes, from 1971 until 1975. Upstairs downstairs sequel on pbs masterpiece the new. All the things you are airs sunday, october 28, 2012 at 9 p. Series 4 1974 starring lesleyanne down and angela baddeley on dvd and bluray. Upstairs downstairs arrives right on the heels of a highly rated competitor, downton abbeywhich ended its run with a record 10.
Created and written by heidi thomas, it is a continuation of the london weekend television series upstairs, downstairs, which ran from 1971 to 1975 on itv. The first batch of upstairs, downstairs episodes was all made in one block but ultimately shown in two separate miniseasons. Downton abbey season 1 original uk edition dvd,downton abbeya sprawling, lavish edwardian mansion nestled in the yorkshire landscapeneeds an heir. Watch an upstairs downstairs season 1 marathon, starting at 9pm etct. An update of the classic series, this edition of upstairs, downstairs isnt quite as riotous as the original, but it still outshines most of its. Richard bellamy, the son of a poor parson, is married to lady marjorie, the daughter of the wealthy earl and countess of southwold, whose family money provides for. The saga continues at 165 eaton place with new characters upstairs and down in a threepart sequel to the muchloved.
This is the list of masterpiece classic episodes in order by season. Were heading back to eaton place as the second season of the bbcs continuation of beloved series upstairs downstairs arrives in america at last on masterpiece classic tonight series 2 comprises six episodes, doubling the size of series 1 and leaving plenty of room to pack in a lot of romance, political intrigue and social upheaval for residents both the upstairs and down in the year. Dame maggie smith stars as violet, the stubborn dowager countess of grantham, matriarch of downton. Upstairs downstairs is a british drama series, broadcast on bbc one from 2010 to 2012, and coproduced by bbc wales and masterpiece. The first season was a phenomenon in the united kingdom, and fellowes has promised a second season set during world war i. Elizabeth mcgovern is his farsighted american wife, cora. A bbc wales and masterpieceproduced continuation, upstairs downstairs, was broadcast by bbc one in 2010. Watch an upstairs downstairs season 1 marathon, starting at 9pm etct, september 30, 2012. Season 1 episode 1 1m 50s masterpiece theatre host alistair cooke offers his insights on upstairs downstairs in the introduction to on trial, the first episode of the first series. A downstairs family helps run the elegance and finery if the upstairs world. The reboot of popular drama upstairs downstairs kicked off its second season on masterpiece classic with new characters, new relationships and a lot of drama both within eaton place and the wider world, as the prospect of war looms for england.
In early 2008, masterpiece theatre and its affiliated program mystery. When a college student is found dead, will and geordie must infiltrate the murky world of campus politics and drinking societies to find the killer. Get ready period drama fans season 2 of the new upstairs downstairs starts next sunday, october 7 at 9pm on masterpiece classic pbs. An anthology drama series featuring primarily british productions. Upstairs downstairs austenprose a jane austen blog. The absolute best classic series with jean marsh, pauline collins,gordon jackson and all the star players. Its 1936, and six years since parlor maid rose left eaton place, fate brings her back as housekeeper to its new owners, sir hallam and his wife lady agnes. No other television drama made in any country has equaled or surpassed this one in quality from the beginning to the end of the series.
Upstairs downstairs series 2 premieres on masterpiece tonight. Rent upstairs, downstairs 1971 starring david langton and simon williams on dvd and bluray. View the broadcast schedule, watch full episodes, clips and more from the acclaimed drama series. Upstairs, downstairs season 1 episode 5 a suitable marriage full episode by cokat yaser. It premiered on public broadcasting service pbs on january 10, 1971, making it americas longestrunning weekly prime time drama series. Hospital visit from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. Jean marsh, christopher beeny, angela baddeley, gordon jackson, jacqueline tong. Jan 23, 2015 after a thirtyfour year wait, many faces will be beaming and hearts gladdened by the concluding scenes of the first episode of upstairs downstairs triumphant return to masterpiece classic tonight. This emmy awardwinning british drama series tells the story of the wealthy, aristocratic. Initially, masterpiece classic aired in the winter and early spring. The ball upstairs downstairs series 2 episode 5 bbc one duration. Upstairs, downstairs was the longestrunning and, according to a survey of viewers a few years back, bestloved series ever broadcast on masterpiece formerly and more familiarly known. The show was revived in 2010, picking up some six years after the end of the original with.
The budget is obviously low bloopers are often left in and the sets are sparse a simple eyelevel shot of an opera box stands in unconvincingly for a night at covent garden in magic casements, for example. Set in 1936, the lives of masters and servants have never been so captivating. Upstairs downstairs original masterpiece theatre series poster 1970s one of the delights of episode drama is that its never really over, ever. The people declared the original upstairs, downstairs their favorite masterpiece series, followed by the 2002 adaptation of the forsyte saga. Initially, masterpiece classic aired in the winter and early spring, masterpiece mystery. Nothing will ever compare to this upstairs downstairs story of the interaction between the social classes in edwardian england.
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