Upstairs Downstairs. Series 1

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Call Number: DVD TV Upstairs Series 1
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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Downtown 1st Floor 2-week checkout	DVD TV Upstairs Series 1	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult A/V 2-week checkout	DVD TV Upstairs Series 1	2-week checkout	On Shelf

Videodisc release of the 1971-1972 television series.
Special features: the making of Upstairs, downstairs part 1; episode commentaries; alternate pilot episode.
Disc 1. On trial -- The mistress and the maids -- Board wages. Disc 2. The path of duty -- A suitable marriage -- Magic casements -- A cry for help. Disc 3. I dies from love -- Why is her door locked? -- A voice from the past. Disc 4. The Swedish tiger -- The key of the door -- For love of love.
Angela Baddeley, David Langton, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Pauline Collins.
The lives of both the family and the servants in the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place are followed. Upstairs lives Richard Bellamy, the head of the household, and also a member of Parliament. His wife is a member of the titled aristocracy. Downstairs is Hudson, the Scottish butler who directs and guides the other servants concerning their tasks and proper places.
DVD, full screen (4:3); Dolby Digital.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Precursor to Downton submitted by gardenfaerie on August 18, 2017, 7:30pm Looong before there was Downton Abbey (or Berkeley Square or The Grand or...), there was Upstairs, Downstairs, following the lives of a rich family and their staff in an upscale area of London around the time of the first world war. Classic tale of the haves and have nots in a time of significant change. Filmed in the early 70s, the series stands the test of time, even though the actors do look a bit 70s (despite the era in which it is set).