Description
Set at the beginning of the 20th Century. Upstairs Downstairs portrays the lives of the aristocratic Bellamy family, (upstairs) and their loyal and lively servants (downstairs).
Enjoy the very beginning of this dramatic series and the introduction of its most famous characters. See how it all began with the relationships, scandals, marriages, social customs and struggles of both the privileged and the hardworking as they come together at the residence of Eaton Place in the black and white episodes of Upstairs Downstairs.
Upstairs Downstairs is credited with a place in a television history by being the first costume drama created for British TV, triumphant over the cinema by gripping the nation with a glorious recreation of the times.
Now for the first time on video, the rare Black and White episodes of Series One have been sourced from Television archives to complete this wonderful collection. Includes the original first episode created in colour for this series and rarely seen.
Includes the episodes:
- On Trial
- The Mistress and The Maids
- Board Wages
- The Path Of Duty
- A Suitable Marriage
- A Cry For Help
Starring:
- Gordon Jackson
- Jean Marsh
- Angela Baddeley
- Rachel Gurney
- David Langton
- Pauline Collins
- Nicola Pagett
- Christopher Beeny
- Patsy Smart
- Evin Crowley
Written by Maureen Duffy, Alfred Shaughnessy, Terence Brady, Charlotte Bingham, John Harrison, Jeremy Paul & Julian Bond
Directors – Derek Bennett & Joan Kemp-Welch
1971 London Weekend Television
2002 Video Collection International Ltd
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