
Watch Upstairs, Downstairs
- TV-14
- 2011
- 5 Seasons
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Upstairs Downstairs is the sequel to the popular 1970's television show of the same name. Written by Heidi Thomas, the nine-episode story of 165 Eaton Place picks up in 1936, six years after the original family and staff vacate. The new owner, Sir Hallam Holland (Ed Stoppard), is a Foreign Office diplomat who inherited Eaton Place, a large fortune, and a title. He and his newly married wife, Lady Agnes (Keeley Hawes), the daughter of the 12th Earl of Towyn, move into the magnificent, neglected house with plans for restoration. Sir Hallam and Lady Agnes enlist the help of Rose Buck (Jean Marsh) who is only too happy to return to Eaton Place as housekeeper, responsible for engaging the new staff. Rose deems Mr. Warwick Pritchard (Adrian Scarborough), ready to take his place as butler, and true to his position, Mr. Pritchard is discreet, well spoken, and meticulous. When Rose suffers a setback, Pritchard and the cook, Mrs. Clarice Thackeray (Anne Reid), engage in a power struggle. Mrs. Thackeray, a nosey, judgmental, kind-hearted widow, who is very vocal about the high standards she sets for herself and the other staff. Lady Agnes's younger sister, Lady Persephone