Upstairs, Downstairs

1971
4.8
15 reviews
TV-UNRATED
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 On Trial
10/10/71
Season-only
November 1903. There's a new face downstairs: a pretty parlor maid with a fictitious past. She calls herself Clemence, but Lady Bellamy names her Sarah.
2 The Mistress and the Maids
10/17/71
Season-only
June 1904. Lady Marjorie sits for a portrait by an avant-garde artist. Sent to his studio on an errand, Sarah makes a decision that creates a humiliating scandal for the Bellamys.
3 Board Wages
10/24/71
Season-only
August 1904. With the Bellamys and their senior servants on holiday, the junior servants run wild. James Bellamy returns home unexpectedly and is drawn to the free-spirited Sarah.
4 The Path of Duty
10/31/71
Season-only
May 1905. Home from abroad to make her society debut, 17-year-old Elizabeth Bellamy shocks the household with her radical political views and nonconformist behavior.
5 A Suitable Marriage
11/7/71
Season-only
December 1905. Eager to marry Elizabeth off, the Bellamys are relieved when she falls in love with a young German baron -- until they make a shocking discovery.
6 A Cry for Help
1/22/72
Season-only
Summer 1906. Swept off her feet by Charles Hammond, a handsome, cultured young friend of James, Lady Marjorie falls passionately in love.
7 Magic Casements
11/13/71
Season-only
October 1906. Sir Richard finds a young housemaid crying. He offers to help with her secret dilemma, but soon learns he is risking his political career.
8 I Dies from Love
1/30/72
Season-only
April 1907. The woebegone kitchen maid Emily falls deeply in love with a footman. When they are forbidden to see each other, she takes drastic action.
9 Why Is Her Door Locked?
2/6/72
Season-only
November 1907. In the depths of a guilt-induced breakdown, Mrs. Bridges, the cook, steals a baby. The Bellamy's efforts to help only make matters worse.
10 A Voice from the Past
2/13/72
Season-only
Autumn 1908. James and Elizabeth find their former servant Sarah starving in the East End. Elizabeth reinstalls her in the household, where she causes trouble upstairs and down.
11 The Swedish Tiger
2/20/72
Season-only
October 1908. James has a guest at Eaton Place, a Swedish army officer with a dashing valet. Valuable objects start disappearing, and Sarah becomes an unwitting pawn.
12 The Key of the Door
2/27/72
Season-only
Winter 1908. Elizabeth falls under the influence of a group of bohemians that includes a handsome poet, Lawrence Kirbridge. Her behavior alarms the servants and infuriates her parents.
13 For Love of Love
3/5/72
Season-only
June 1909. On the eve of her wedding to Lawrence, Elizabeth wonders if she's doing the right thing. James takes up with Sarah, now a music-hall sensation.

About this show

"Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London's posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War. The most popular and successful British drama series in television history, Upstairs, Downstairs won seven Emmy® Awards, a Golden Globe, and a Peabody. This epic saga of life and love in Edwardian England captivated viewers for five heart-tugging, humorous, and satisfying seasons. Seen by a billion people in over 40 countries, it's beloved around the world."

Ratings and reviews

4.8
15 reviews
Teruko
July 16, 2016
Excellent acting. Loved it when it first came out and so happy that I can see it again.
Dorothy Smith
August 15, 2015
Great program. I have watched it all the way through twice!!!!
TERAIN Q HALLBACK Hallback
November 6, 2015
Love it so much :)