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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 (53 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Christopher Beeny | ... | Edward (46 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Jenny Tomasin | ... | Ruby (41 episodes, 1972-1975) | |
| Simon Williams | ... | James Bellamy (37 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Jacqueline Tong | ... | Daisy Peel (32 episodes, 1973-1975) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Bill Bain | (16 episodes, 1972-1975) | ||
| Christopher Hodson | (14 episodes, 1972-1975) | ||
| Raymond Menmuir | (12 episodes, 1971-1974) | ||
| Derek Bennett | (11 episodes, 1971-1975) | ||
| Cyril Coke | (5 episodes, 1972-1975) | ||
| Joan Kemp-Welch | (3 episodes, 1971-1972) | ||
| Brian Parker | (2 episodes, 1972) | ||
| Simon Langton | (2 episodes, 1975) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Alfred Shaughnessy | (16 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Jeremy Paul | (14 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| John Hawkesworth | (12 episodes, 1972-1975) | |
| Rosemary Anne Sisson | (11 episodes, 1972-1975) | |
| Fay Weldon | (3 episodes, 1971-1973) | |
| Charlotte Bingham | (3 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
| Terence Brady | (3 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
| Anthony Skene | (3 episodes, 1972-1973) | |
| John Harrison | (2 episodes, 1971-1972) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Rex Firkin | .... | executive producer (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| John Hawkesworth | .... | producer (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Alexander Faris | (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Geoff Beames | (13 episodes, 1971-1972) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Martin Case | (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | ||
Series Production Design by | |||
| John Clements | (33 episodes, 1971-1975) | ||
| John Emery | (14 episodes, 1974-1975) | ||
| Roger Hall | (13 episodes, 1973-1975) | ||
| Rodney Cammish | (2 episodes, 1975) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Wendy Liley | .... | makeup supervisor (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Terry Griffiths | .... | graphics (65 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Paul Faraday | .... | sound supervisor (65 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
Series Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Trevor Saunders | .... | lighting director (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Bert Wilkins | .... | lighting director (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Alexander Faris | .... | music theme (1 episode, 1972) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Eileen Atkins | .... | associate series creator (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Anne Clements | .... | secretary to producer (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Jean Marsh | .... | associate series creator (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Vicki Miller | .... | production assistant (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Nicholas Prosser | .... | stage manager (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Lee Rowe | .... | stage manager (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Alfred Shaughnessy | .... | script editor (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Valerie Unwin | .... | production assistant (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
| Ken Ward | .... | stage manager (66 episodes, 1971-1975) | |
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Probably the best TV series ever! For someone Anglophile like me it is the perfect time machine to enter a typical household of the Victorian/Edwardian era. Although it shows an "upper class" household, the focus is on the "downstairs" personnel. The problems and stories of the kitchen maidens, footmen etc are much more colorful and sympathetic than the actions of "her ladyship" and Lord Bellamy upstairs. Nevertheless absolutely all characters are designed thoroughly, sympathetic and authentic. Furthermore this series shows a sort of real "theater" which has left TV long time ago and will never appear again! Long close-ups which show the affection of every actor, long dialogs with full sentences and - long pauses between them to enable the actors and the viewer to reflect everything. In addition the fine set design, the costumes, the "funny stuff" around, for example an early - hand-crafted! - vacuum-cleaner! Another extraordinary fact is the combination of fictional characters with real history: Everything finds its way into the story, the death of Queen Victoria, the Titanic Disaster, WW I, the Spanish Influenza, Wall Street and so on. A period of nearly 30 years is described, and with the last episode you are crying, just because you wish to know how everything will continue... But, that was a lack of this absolutely brilliant series: The main characters hardly age during the decades! Butler Hudson and cook Mrs. Bridges for example are already "old people" in the first episode, playing 1901. In the last episode - 1929 - they have not changed in any way, they even plan to "start a new life", running a small guest-house. After having seen it in German TV, where several episodes are not shown, I bought the complete DVD edition and can only recommend this to everyone!