Thomas and Sarah (1979– )

Not so much a sequel to "Upstairs, Downstairs" as a spinoff. Follows Sarah (parlour-maid) and Thomas (chauffeur) some time after leaving service with the Bellamys.

Stars:

Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Graham Cull

Cast

Series cast summary:
Pauline Collins	...	Sarah Moffat (13 episodes, 1979)
John Alderton	...	Thomas Watkins (13 episodes, 1979)

Storyline

Not so much a sequel to "Upstairs, Downstairs" as a spinoff. Follows Sarah (parlour-maid) and Thomas (chauffeur) some time after leaving service with the Bellamys.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 January 1980 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Thomas & Sarah

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alfred Shaugnnessy, London Weekend Television (LWT), Sagitta Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Preliminary work was done on the first four episodes of a second season were began, but a strike caused them to cancel it and the footage was taped over.

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Connections

Spun-off from Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)

User Reviews

Found them a bit uneven

Although the time frame covered a number of years and started in 1910, World War I seems to have been skipped altogether and Thomas would have been prime cannon fodder. Although the stories seemed to cover the time during the money making on Wall Street, they skipped the war. The plots seemed to shift Thomas from being just a rogue looking for an opening to get ahead and to America to a man with a really ugly soul, at least as far as Sarah was concerned. Sarah's character seemed always to think things would sort themselves out for the better even on the gloomiest day. The title for the finale was very apt. After doing some research, I think I know whose funeral it was or at least whose funeral I hope it was.In some episodes Ms Collins seemed uncomfortable, as though she'd rather have been doing something else.Perhaps Thomas'attitude was wearing thin. I'm a fan of both Ms Collins and Mr. Alderton and saw them on the stage in London in 1980 when we lived in England.