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1. The Girl Downstairs (1938)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
A wealthy playboy surreptitiously romances a scullery maid to gain access to her mistress with whom he is in love, but doesn't count on the maid falling in love with him.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Franciska Gaal, Franchot Tone, Walter Connolly, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 286
2. Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (1977 TV Special)
60 min | Family, Music
Bing Crosby and his family spend Christmas at the estate of distant relative in England.
Director: Dwight Hemion | Stars: Bing Crosby, Stanley Baxter, David Bowie, Harry Crosby
Votes: 107
3. Servants: The True Story of Life Below Stairs (2012– )
Documentary, History
Stars: Pamela Cox, Lucy Delap, Matthew Parris, Alison Light
Votes: 84
4. Maid in Britain (2010 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
An examination of the British obsession with class divide, and the great television dramas which have resulted.
Director: Rachel Boyd | Stars: Anthony Andrews, Charlotte Bingham, Terence Brady, Alastair Bruce
Votes: 11
5.
Thomas and Sarah (1979)
Episode:
The New Rich
(1979)
60 min | Drama
Nouveau riche Sarah and Thomas have the use of the Andover townhouse, but their egalitarian attitude towards their servants is frowned upon by their butler Wilson.
Director: John Davies | Stars: Pauline Collins, John Alderton, Nigel Hawthorne, Barbara Hicks
Votes: 12
6.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Pair of Exiles
(1972)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Sarah tells James she's having his baby and the Bellamys make provisions to avoid a major scandal.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Rachel Gurney, David Langton, Pauline Collins, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 112
7.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Perfect Stranger
(1974)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama
While running an ordinary errand, Rose's life takes an extraordinary turn.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Angela Baddeley, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Keith Barron
Votes: 95
8.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Place in the World
(1975)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama
As Britain tries to rebound from the war, James Bellamy runs for political office.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, David Langton, Raymond Huntley
Votes: 89
9.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Special Mischief
(1972)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Elizabeth joins the suffragette movement, but in her effort to protect her, Rose is imprisoned.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Donald Burton, Christopher Beeny
Votes: 102
10.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
A Voice from the Past
(1972)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama
In an effort to help the poor in London's East End, James and Elizabeth come face-to-face with a downtrodden Sarah .
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley, Gordon Jackson, Nicola Pagett
Votes: 114
11.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Alberto
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
Frederick considers his future when he feels his talents are largely wasted in the Bellamy household.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Simon Williams, Joan Benham, Angela Baddeley, Jean Marsh
Votes: 82
12.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
All the King's Horses
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
James returns to England, with new found vigor and untold wealth, on the eve of the October 1929 stock market crash.
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Simon Williams, Gordon Jackson, Hannah Gordon, David Langton
Votes: 108
13.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Desirous of Change
(1973)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
Hazel Bellamy assumes her role as mistress of the household with great trepidation and Richard becomes the quarry of a bounty-hunting Austrian woman and her wily and rapacious brother.
Director: Lionel Harris | Stars: Jean Marsh, Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, Meg Wynn Owen
Votes: 112
14.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
For Love of Love
(1972)
TV-PG | 49 min | Drama
Despite their disdain for social conventions, Elizabeth marries Fabian socialist and poet, Lawrence Kirbridge, in a traditional church service and all of its trappings.
Director: Herbert Wise | Stars: Jean Marsh, Gordon Jackson, Rachel Gurney, David Langton
Votes: 111
15.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Joke Over
(1975)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
After an evening of dissipated behavior and a reckless drive into the countryside, Georgina must appear at a coroner's inquest, when one of the locals is killed.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Hannah Gordon
Votes: 91
16.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Laugh a Little Louder Please
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
Georgina and her cohort throw a bacchanal at Eaton Place, with tragic consequences.
Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh
Votes: 86
17.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Married Love
(1972)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
The strained Kirbridge marriage has yet to be consummated, causing Elizabeth great unhappiness in her quest to make a happy life with Lawrence and her great desire to start a family. As it happens, Lawrence's interests lie elsewhere.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, John Alderton, Nicola Pagett, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 99
18.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Missing Believed Killed
(1974)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Their nerves in tatters, Hazel and Richard do all they can to unearth any information about James.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Meg Wynn Owen, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley, David Langton
Votes: 85
19.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Noblesse Oblige
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
Better the devil you know than the one you don't is the lesson Mrs. Bridges and Ruby learn after a terrible row. Upstairs, Lord Stockbridge proposes to Georgina, but there's a catch.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Angela Baddeley, Lesley-Anne Down, David Langton, Ursula Howells
Votes: 86
20.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Hero's Farewell
(1974)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Lady Prudence finally gets hold of the Bellamy drawing room for a worthy cause.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Joan Benham, Robin Bailey, Angela Baddeley
Votes: 89
21.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The New Man
(1972)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirbridge return from their honeymoon and set up their new household in nearby Greenwich.
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Jean Marsh, Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, Rachel Gurney
Votes: 109
22.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Nine Days Wonder
(1975)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama
The entire household comes together when a General Strike is called throughout Britain in May 1926
Director: Simon Langton | Stars: Simon Williams, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, David Langton
Votes: 78
23.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Property of a Lady
(1972)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
A tangled web of duplicity is woven when love letters in Lady Marjorie's delicate hand fall into the tawdry hands of a scheming Irishman.
Director: Derek Bennett | Stars: John Alderton, Jean Marsh, Gordon Jackson, Pauline Collins
Votes: 109
24.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Sudden Storm
(1974)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama
A downstairs dalliance and a happy outing to a seaside resort divert the staff as war looms on the European continent.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley, Meg Wynn Owen, Simon Williams
Votes: 99
25.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Swedish Tiger
(1972)
TV-PG | 52 min | Drama
James entertains a visiting Swedish friend and Sarah is the prime suspect when valuable household objects go missing.
Director: Brian Parker | Stars: Sven-Bertil Taube, Pauline Collins, Nicola Pagett, Simon Williams
Votes: 162
26.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Understudy
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
On the eve of an important dinner party for a French diplomat, Hudson suffers a heart attack.
Director: James Ormerod | Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Simon Williams, Lesley-Anne Down
Votes: 82
27.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Wanted - a Good Home
(1975)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama
It's the new governess against the entire staff when young William and Alice get their wish -- an adorable puppy.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Angela Baddeley, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Hannah Gordon
Votes: 84
28.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Whither Shall I Wander?
(1975)
TV-14 | 55 min | Drama
After nearly 30 years, the Bellamy saga ends with the sale of 165 Eaton Place and a fresh beginning for every member of the household.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Raymond Huntley, Hannah Gordon, David Langton
Votes: 111
29.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Whom God hath Joined...
(1972)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama
When Elizabeth arrives at Eaton Place for tea, it becomes increasingly evident that she's left Lawrence after their six-month marriage.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Rachel Gurney, Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, Nicola Pagett
Votes: 102
30.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Will Ye No Come Back Again
(1975)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama
Hudson is back in his element when the Bellamys travel to Scotland for their summer holiday.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: David Langton, Simon Williams, Lesley-Anne Down, Gordon Jackson
Votes: 96
31.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Women Shall Not Weep
(1974)
TV-14 | 50 min | Drama
Edward and Daisy marry before he's sent to France and Georgina becomes a volunteer nurse.
Director: Christopher Hodson | Stars: Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Simon Williams, Lesley-Anne Down
Votes: 91
32.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Distant Thunder
(1974)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
The disparity between James' and Hazel's background is cut wide open when Hazel suffers a miscarriage.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Meg Wynn Owen, David Langton
Votes: 99
33.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Another Year
(1974)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
At the end of a very difficult year, the New Year is full of hope and augurs well, especially for Richard Bellamy
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley, Gordon Jackson, Meg Wynn Owen
Votes: 98
34.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
Disillusion
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
It's spring and Hudson's fancy wreaks havoc on the entire household.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley, Lesley-Anne Down
Votes: 91
35.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode:
The Joy Ride
(1975)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama
When James buys a small airplane, Virginia defies Richard and the three undergo quite an ordeal.
Director: Bill Bain | Stars: David Langton, Simon Williams, Hannah Gordon, Jean Marsh
Votes: 85
36.
Marple (2004–2013)
Episode:
A Pocket Full of Rye
(2008)
TV-PG | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A detestable businessman is murdered while at work, and a handful of rye is found in his pockets. Soon after, members of his household fall victim to a killer intent on recreating scenes from a popular nursery rhyme.
Director: Charlie Palmer | Stars: Julia McKenzie, Rose Heiney, Laura Haddock, Kenneth Cranham
Votes: 1,566
37.
Upstairs Downstairs (2010–2012)
Episode:
The Fledgling
(2010)
TV-PG | 61 min | Drama
Sir Hallam Holland and his wife, Lady Agnes, reopen 165 Eaton Place, where they are joined by his controlling mother, Lady Holland, returned from India after 30 years.
Director: Euros Lyn | Stars: Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Jean Marsh, Eileen Atkins
Votes: 216
38.
Murdoch Mysteries (2008– )
Episode:
Downstairs, Upstairs
(2011)
TV-PG | 48 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dark secrets surface at the Jenkins household when Murdoch questions the family and servants of murdered patriarch Percival Jenkins.
Director: Harvey Crossland | Stars: Yannick Bisson, Helene Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris
Votes: 336
39.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Episode #2.2
(2011)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance
April 1917. With John still absent, Isobel's butler Molesley makes a play for Anna but is rejected. Robert gets a new valet, shell-shocked ex-soldier Henry Lang, whilst William goes off to ... See full summary »
Director: Ashley Pearce | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter
Votes: 2,068
40.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Episode #2.4
(2011)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance
Matthew and William are missing in France, the mounting tensions between Cora and Isobel result in Isobel's volunteering for France, Bates returns to Downton, and the servants open a soup kitchen for unemployed veterans.
Director: Brian Kelly | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter
Votes: 2,021
41.
Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode:
Episode #2.6
(2011)
TV-14 | 53 min | Drama, Romance
An unrecognizable burn victim turns up at the convalescent home claiming to be Mary's presumed drowned cousin Patrick, Carlisle plans to lure Carson from Downton, and Bates' wife reneges on her divorce agreement.
Director: Andy Goddard | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter
Votes: 1,996