TV series
Upstairs, Downstairs
Overview
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
Details
- First air date
- 1971-10-10
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 5 seasons
- Episodes
- 68 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- ITV1
- Production
- LWT
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Gordon Jackson as Angus Hudson
- Angela Baddeley as Mrs. Bridges
- Jean Marsh as Rose Buck
- David Langton as Richard Bellamy
- Christopher Beeny as self
- Jenny Tomasin as self
- Simon Williams as James Bellamy
- Jacqueline Tong as Daisy Peel
- Lesley-Anne Down as Georgina Worsley
- Rachel Gurney as Lady Marjorie Bellamy
- Meg Wynn Owen as Hazel Bellamy
- Joan Benham as Lady Prudence Fairfax
Creators and crew
- John Hawkesworth - Creator
- Eileen Atkins - Creator
- Jean Marsh - Creator
- Rex Firkin - Executive Producer
- Joan Sullivan Wilson - Producer
- John Hawkesworth - Producer
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