Upstairs Downstairs
1971-1975 | Drama | UK | Created by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins
Overview
The Bellamys upstairs, the servants below, 165 Eaton Place across five seasons of Edwardian decline and world war. The original upstairs downstairs format, an Emmy winner exported worldwide. The show gave servants interior lives and made class itself the drama. Jean Marsh won an Emmy as Rose. Downton Abbey is its direct descendant.
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