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Upstairs Downstairs (2011)
Starring: Keeley Hawes , Eileen Atkins , Ed Stoppard , Jean Marsh
Directed by: Euros Lyn , Saul Metzstein
Produced by: Nikki Smith , Rebecca Eaton
Written by: Heidi Thomas , Jean Marsh , John Hawkesworth
Welcome to new times, new occupants and royal guests at 165 Eaton Place! Life begins again as millionaire diplomat Sir Hallam Holland (Ed Stoppard) carries his wife, Lady Agnes (Keeley Hawes), across the threshold of the long-vacant but remarkably familiar London townhouse. In the BBC's sumptuous continuation of aristocratic and servant life in 1936 London, Jean Marsh returns as Rose, the Hollands' housekeeper, along with Dame Eileen Atkins as Sir Hallam's outrageous mother. As seen on PBS Masterpiece.
Item Number: 16014
- Format:
- DVD Widescreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 3 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Special Features:
English Subtitles for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
• Behind the scenes (30 mins)
One of the most beloved television series of all time is brought back to life in a sumptuous new production with a fresh new cast. It's 1936 and six years since parlormaid Rose (Jean Marsh, Sense & Sensibility) left 165 Eaton Place. Fate brings her back as housekeeper to its new owners, Sir Hallam Holland (Ed Stoppard, The Pianist, Brideshead Revisited), his wife Lady Agnes (Keeley Hawes, MI-5, Ashes to Ashes), and his mother, Lady Maud Holland (Eileen Atkins, Cranford, Gosford Park). Rose soon finds she has her work cut out for her as she recruits a new "downstairs" family to help run the elegance and finery of the "upstairs" world. Both upstairs and downstairs, it soon becomes apparent there lies a labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal. Set against the historical backdrop of a pre-World War II Britain with a new King on the throne, with Fascism on the rise on the continent, and with sexual, social and political tensions at 165 Eaton Place, this new series provides an evocative take on the master-servant relationship.
| Lady Agnes Holland | --- | Keeley Hawes |
| Sir Hallam Holland | --- | Ed Stoppard |
| Rose Buck | --- | Jean Marsh |
| Maud, Lady Holland | --- | Eileen Atkins |
| Mrs. Thackeray | --- | Anne Reid |
| Mr. Amanjit | --- | Art Malik |
| Lady Persie | --- | Claire Foy |
| Mr. Pritchard | --- | Adrian Scarborough |
| Harry Spargo | --- | Neil Jackson |
| Ivy Morris | --- | Ellie Kendrick |
| Anthony Eden | --- | Anthony Calf |
| Johnny Proude | --- | Nico Mirallegro |
| The Duke of Kent | --- | Blake Ritson |
| Lotte Perlmutter | --- | Alexia James |
| Ribbentrop | --- | Edward Baker-Duly |
Directed by Euros Lyn
Written by Eileen Atkins, John Hawkesworth, Jean Marsh, Heidi Thomas, John Whitney
Produced by Nikki Wilson
Executive Produced by Rebecca Eaton, Kate Harwood, Heidi Thomas, Piers Wenger
Original Music by Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography by Adam Suschitzky
Film Editing by Úna Ní Dhonghaíle
Costume Design by Amy Roberts
Three 60-minute episodes
1. The Fledgling
2. The Ladybird
3. The Cuckoo
