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GOLDEN GLOBES® 1X nominee in 1978

Upstairs, Downstairs

This Emmy Award-winning British drama series tells the story of the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys and their loyal and lively servants.
IMDb 8.4197413 episodes
X-Ray18+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - On Trial
    January 5, 1974
    50min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Mistress and the Maids
    October 17, 1971
    49min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  3. S1 E3 - Board Wages
    January 19, 1974
    48min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Path of Duty
    October 31, 1971
    49min
    TV-PG
    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. (Note: due to a technician's strike during production of this series, this episode is only available in black and white).
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  5. S1 E5 - A Suitable Marriage
    November 7, 1971
    50min
    TV-PG
    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. (Note: due to a technician's strike during production of this series, this episode is only available in black and white).
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  6. S1 E6 - Magic Casements
    January 23, 1972
    50min
    TV-PG
    Summer 1906. Swept off her feet by Charles Hammond, a handsome, cultured young friend of James, Lady Marjorie falls passionately in love.
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  7. S1 E7 - A Cry for Help
    November 14, 1971
    49min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  8. S1 E8 - I Dies from Love
    February 23, 1974
    50min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  9. S1 E9 - Why Is Her Door Locked?
    February 6, 1972
    50min
    TV-PG
    November 1907. In the depths of a guilt-induced breakdown, Mrs. Bridges, the cook, steals a baby. The Bellamys' efforts to help only make matters worse.
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  10. S1 E10 - A Voice from the Past
    January 12, 1974
    51min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Swedish Tiger
    February 20, 1972
    51min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Key of the Door
    February 27, 1972
    51min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  13. S1 E13 - For Love of Love
    January 19, 1974
    49min
    TV-PG
    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.
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Content advisory
Alcohol usefoul languagesexual content
Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Raymond MenmuirDerek BennettJoan Kemp-WelchBrian ParkerHerbert Wise
Producers
ITV
Starring
Jean MarshDavid LangtonSimon Williams
Studio
Acorn TV
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