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Apr 2, 2019 · The original “Upstairs, Downstairs” was considered groundbreaking at the time of its release because there had never before been a drama series on British television that examined society from the servants’ point of view.
Aug 29, 2021 · When Upstairs, Downstairs was at its peak, with viewing figures of 18 million (video tape recorders hadn’t yet been born), parishioners demanded that evensong be brought forward to avoid a conflict of loyalties.
Sep 28, 2017 · Even a young flapper cousin moves into the house in the 1920s! Of course, when Downton Abbey began, a revival of Upstairs, Downstairs was in the works, causing a ruckus in the press. Too bad Downton had to riff so broadly on the original Upstairs and couldn’t come up with enough new ideas.
Yes, as it is from where Downton Abbey got an astounding amount of its plot lines . . . Frankly, I'm surprised that Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins (who played Queen Mary in The Crown, btw), the two women who came up with the idea and wrote it, didn't sue Julian Fellowes, who wrote and created Downton Abbey. 21. Reply.
As I recall, some of the early episodes, I think the black and white ones, were not shown when Upstairs Downstairs was first broadcast in the US. They were eventually shown, at least on WNET, but I don't think they were quite as good as the rest of the series.
My perspective of the original Upstairs, Downstairs, now available from Acorn Media in a “Complete Series: 40th Anniversary Edition”, is shaped in part by Sherry B. Ortner’s research on ...
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Apr 8, 2011 · In the 1970s, the BBC's Upstairs Downstairs became one of the most popular British television series to date. The show took a leisurely look at a Britain in which class distinctions were firmly...
