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Overview

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Writers:
Alfred Shaughnessy (writer) (15 episodes)
Jeremy Paul (writer) (14 episodes)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
6 January 1974 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The series follows the lives of both the family and the servants in the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place... more
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 19 nominations more
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Gareth Hunt Dies
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The Best Drama Ever on Television more (16 total)

Cast

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Gordon Jackson ... Hudson (60 episodes, 1971-1975)
David Langton ... Richard Bellamy (56 episodes, 1971-1975)

Jean Marsh ... Rose (54 episodes, 1971-1975)
Angela Baddeley ... Mrs. Bridges (52 episodes, 1971-1975)
Christopher Beeny ... Edward / ... (46 episodes, 1971-1975)
Jenny Tomasin ... Ruby (41 episodes, 1972-1975)
Simon Williams ... James Bellamy (38 episodes, 1971-1975)
Jacqueline Tong ... Daisy (32 episodes, 1973-1975)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Sweden:50 min | UK:60 min (68 episodes) | USA:60 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-18 (2007) (DVD) (self applied) | New Zealand:PG (season 1) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating)

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Trivia:
The line drawings in the opening title sequence were taken from Edwardian editions of the British satirical magazine Punch. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Hamish and Dorothy Matthews' names are spelt Mathews in the credits of episode 3.11 and Matthews in episode 4.6 more
Quotes:
Maude Roberts, Lady Bellamy's maid: [regarding Sarah] After all she's done, and the shame she's brought on us all!
Rose Buck, housemaid: What shame has she brought on you, Miss Roberts?
Maude Roberts, Lady Bellamy's maid: She's a stuck-up, lying minx! Huh! Thinks she's better than all of us... puts on airs! Gets Captain James into such trouble that he has to be sent to India. Then she thinks she can walk in here as though nothing has happened!
Mrs. Kate Bridges, cook: We're none of us perfect, Miss Roberts!
Rose Buck, housemaid: Oh have a heart, Miss Roberts, how would you like to be...
Maude Roberts, Lady Bellamy's maid: [furiously] I wouldn't be ever in such a disgusting position in anyone's house!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Kate & Allie: Upstairs, Downstairs (#4.15)" (1987) more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
The Best Drama Ever on Television, 27 July 1999
Author: Kirasjeri from Brooklyn NY

It wasn't a huge budget that made this series great, immensely popular, much honored, and the biggest hit in PBS history. It was the fabulous writing and the rich characterizations presented to us every week. All these people we cared about, even negatively in the case of James. And that's why even now there is a U/D web site. Interwoven were the historical events of Edwardian England stretching through World War One into the Twenties. The series reached it's peak halfway through the war with "Women Shall Not Weep" - a magnificent episode available on video. By the Twenties the upper class was cracking more than the lower - a theme of the series. U/D was such a hit America tried its own hand at the wealthy/servants scenario with "Beacon Hill" - highly touted but dismally written flop. Special credits to Jean Marsh as Rose (who never found happiness, but wouldn't have been happy anyplace but the world she was brought up in!); Marsh also was a creator of the series. It was an absolute joy.

P.S. In case the credits don't reflect this, Daisy's last name was 'Peel".

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