Of course, when Downton Abbey began, a revival of Upstairs, Downstairs was in the works, causing a ruckus in the press. Elizabeth breaks off a relationship. Upstairs Downstairs, based on an original idea by actress friends Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins, ran for 5 series and 68 episodes from 1971-1975 and featured a number of well-known or soon-to-be well known British actors.In addition to Marsh and now-Dame Eileen Atkins, the series jump-started the careers of Anthony Andrews, Gordon Jackson, Lesley-Anne Down and Pauline Collins. This article does not cite any sources. With Angela Baddeley, Jean Marsh, Gordon Jackson, Meg Wynn Owen. This also is the final appearance of Patsy Smart as former Lady's Maid, Maude Roberts. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Upstairs, Downstairs Covering a span of 27 years (1903-1930), Upstairs, Downstairs follows the lives of the wealthy Bellamy family residing upstairs at 165 Eaton Place, London, as well as the lives of those employed in their service living downstairs. Nicola Pagett, a British stage and screen actress who dazzled millions of television viewers as Elizabeth Bellamy, a headstrong daughter of Edwardian aristocrats who grows up to become a militant suffragette in the acclaimed period drama “Upstairs, Downstairs,” died March 3 at a hospice center in Esher, a London suburb. The trials of the British aristocratic Bellamy family and their household staff. Upstairs Downstairs had an average audience of 4.4 million, while Titanic's average was 7.4 million, according to overnight figures. First telecast in England on October 27, 1973, "Miss Forrest" was the opening volley in Upstairs, Downstairs' third season. The episode is set in 1913. Hudson's relationship with Lily, the housemaid, causes a lot of friction upstairs and downstairs. The show’s writers, who prided themselves on their inclusion of historical events in the narrative, duly wrote her out, and Lady Marjorie left for America on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Some regard this Series as the best of Upstairs, Downstairs. The creator of ITV’s lavish new Titanic mini-series has said he is more worried about viewers tuning in to an American spy show on Channel 4 than the BBC's rival costume drama, Upstairs Downstairs. How Upstairs Downstairs first conquered the world. Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Goof(ish): Lady Marjorie was extremely unlucky to have been killed in the Titanic disaster – only four of the 144 ladies travelling in first class perished. A House Divided (Upstairs, Downstairs) - WikiMili, The Free Encyclopedia - WikiMili, The Free Encyclopedia Robert Welch Upstairs Downstairs. Upstairs, Downstairs is a British television drama series originally produced by London Weekend Television (LWT) and revived by the BBC.It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975.. Set in a large townhouse in Edwardian, First World War and interwar Belgravia in London, the series depicts the lives of the servants "downstairs" and their masters—the family "upstairs". ... English aristocrats and American plutocrats, upper deck and lower deck rather than upstairs and downstairs. Aside from Upstairs, Downstairs (if you've never watched this show, some of the parts about the main characters won't mean much to you), this also provides good historical background for Downton Abbey. – up to the third reading of the Irish Home Rule Bill on May 25th). Upstairs Downstairs had an average audience of 4.4 million, while Titanic's average was 7.4 million, according to overnight figures. Thomas and Sarah move on to greener pastures. There is a sly grace note tucked into “Upstairs Downstairs,” the sequel to the legendary series of the 1970s. Even a young flapper cousin moves into the house in the 1920s! ITV's Titanic, above, will revisit maritime history popularised by the 1997 film. ROSE BUCK was a character in the 1970s UK period drama, Upstairs, Downstairs as well as the 2010 continuation of the series. Lady Marjorie Bellamy, her brother Hugo Talbot-Carey (the Earl of Southwold), and his new wife (widow Marion Worsley) die in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.Her lady's maid, Miss Roberts survives the sinking of the Titanic while travelling to America with Lady Marjorie, who perishes. In both incarnations, she was played by veteran actress Jean Marsh, who was also the series' co-creator along with Eileen Atkins (who played Maud, Lady Holland in the 2010 continuation of the series). A few cast changes are apparent. b: 19 Jan 73 w: Alfred Shaughnessy d: Raymond Menmuir The drama, “Upstairs, Downstairs,” featured the Bellamys and their two grown children, socialite Elizabeth Bellamy and military man Captain James Bellamy, as … Series One. ... A House Divided: News of the Titanic disaster arrives at Eaton Place, and the entire household anxiously await word of Lady Marjorie’s fate. Too bad Downton had to riff so broadly on the original Upstairs and couldn’t come up with enough new ideas. Upstairs Downstairs was an LWT serial drama devised by Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins which detailed the lives of the inhabitants of 165 Eaton Place, London, during the early years of the 20th Century, and served as the main inspiration for You Rang M'Lord. After leaving Upstairs, Downstairs in 1975 Tong, now 56, returned to theatre work. As the title implies, it deals with the upstairs and downstairs residents of 165 Eaton Place in the wealthy and fashionable Belgravia section of London behind Buckingham Palace (Downton Abbey’s Aunt Rosamund lived in this same neighborhood). The four CDs in Series Four cover the years of the First World War (1914-1918). A HOUSE DIVIDED was the second episode of the Third season of the 1970's period drama, Upstairs, Downstairs. After the success of “Downton Abbey,” which chronicles the aristocratic Crawley family and its downstairs servants through such early 20th-century events as the sinking of the Titanic and the onset of World War I, the BBC brought back “Upstairs, Downstairs” for a new series that resumed its … With Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley. And it attracted a strong audience, beating the final episode of 1930s drama Upstairs Downstairs on BBC One, which aired at the same time. Russell Harty Goes Upstairs, Downstairs, a 30-minute show where interviewer Harty visits the sets of the series the day after it has wrapped its series’ finale. Robert welch upstairs downstairs (oswestry) 1971 1975 top five films about the titanic frock flicks behind scenes shooting 2 A House Divided was the second episode of the third series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. It was written by the late Rosemary Ann Sisson and directed by Christopher Hodson. A higher budget than before is evident with a greater use of location shooting. Ahead of a BBC One revival of the period drama, James Walton reassesses the 1970s original. The revival series is set in the year 1936, and features the character of Rose Buck as the link towards the original series. Date: It is the period April-May 1912 (the immediate aftermath to the sinking of the Titanic – headlines in newspapers etc. 165 Eaton Place has been sold to a new family, the Hollands.