Upstairs Downstairs
2010 · TV Series · TV-PG · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · 69% critics
In 1936 London, a new household moves into a grand Belgravia address, where life above and below stairs is shaped by shifting social expectations. As the pre-war years grow more turbulent, both the wealthy family and their servants face pressures from the outside world and within their own walls.
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Details
- Years
- 2010–2012
- Release date
- 2010-12-26
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (46 votes)
About
If you enjoy period household dramas with social change and looming conflict, this may click, especially if you like Wolf Hall or Cranford; Not for you if you need a consistently serious tone and deeply lovable characters.
Pros: compelling pre-war backdrop; some strong performances; thoughtful political themes | Cons: uneven tone shifts; rushed, short season; hard to connect characters
Themes
- london, england
- england
- servant
- scandal
- romance
- class differences
- period drama
- historical
- intrigue
- british history
- historical drama
- aristocratic
- +7 more
Cast & crew
Keeley Hawes
as Lady Agnes Holland
Ed Stoppard
as Sir Hallam Holland
- EK
Ellie Kendrick
as Ivy Morris
Adrian Scarborough
as Mr. Warwick Pritchard
Neil Jackson
as Harry Spargo
Anne Reid
as Mrs. Clarice Thackeray
Claire Foy
as Lady Persephone Towyn
Art Malik
as Mr. Amanjit Singh
Jean Marsh
as Rose Buck
- EA
Eileen Atkins
as Lady Maud Holland
Created by Heidi Thomas
Episodes2 seasons · 9 episodes
Season 13 episodes
- S1E1The Fledgling60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockApple TV+Hulu
- S1E2The Ladybird60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockApple TV+Hulu
- S1E3The Cuckoo60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockApple TV+Hulu
Season 26 episodes
- S2E1A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockApple TV+Hulu
- S2E2The Love That Pays the Price60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockApple TV+Hulu
- S2E3A Perfect Specimen of Womanhood60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockApple TV+Hulu
- S2E4All the Things You Are60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockHulu
- S2E5The Last Waltz60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockHulu
- S2E6Somewhere Over the Rainbow60mDisney+BritBoxPeacockHulu