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Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a...
is a British television drama series created by Jean Marsh
Jean Marsh
Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh is an English actress, occasional screenwriter, and co-creator of the television series Upstairs, Downstairs and The House of Eliott....
and Eileen Atkins
Eileen Atkins
Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE is an English actress and occasional screenwriter.- Early life :Atkins was born in the Mothers' Hospital in Clapton, a Salvation Army women's hostel in East London...
, and developed by Alfred Shaughnessy
Alfred Shaughnessy
Alfred James Shaughnessy , sometimes known as Freddy Shaughnessy, was an English scriptwriter and producer best known for being the script editor of Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:...
for London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
. The series consists of 68 hour-long episodes that aired in Great Britain on ITV
ITV
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from 1971 to 1975 and in the United States as part of Masterpiece Theatre on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
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from 1974 to 1977. It was eventually broadcast in over 70 countries to an audience of over one billion viewers.
The series is set during the period 1903–1930 and takes place largely in the London town house of the Bellamy family. The "upstairs" and "downstairs" of the title refers to, respectively, the Bellamys and their servants. The first season introduced David Langton
David Langton
David Muir Langton was a British actor who is best remembered for playing Richard Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early years:...
as Richard Bellamy, Rachel Gurney
Rachel Gurney
Rachel Gurney was an English actress. She began her career in the theatre towards the end of World War II and then expanded into television and film in the 1950s. She remained active mostly in television and theatre work through the early 1990s...
as his wife, Marjorie
Lady Marjorie Bellamy
The Lady Marjorie Helen Sybil Bellamy was a fictional character in the ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs...
, Nicola Pagett
Nicola Pagett
Nicola Pagett is an English actress. She is best-known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:She was educated at St...
as their daughter, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Bellamy
Elizabeth Kirbridge is a fictional character in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, that was originally broadcast for five series from 1971 to 1975. She was portrayed by Nicola Pagett....
, and Simon Williams
Simon Williams (actor)
Simon Williams is an English actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. Frequently playing upper-class roles, he is also known for playing Dr...
as their son, James
James Bellamy
Major The Honourable James Rupert Bellamy MC is a fictional character in the ITV period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, that was originally broadcast for five series from 1971 to 1975...
. The household servants were Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson (actor)
Gordon Cameron Jackson, OBE was a Scottish Emmy Award-winning actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals....
as Angus Hudson
Angus Hudson
Angus Hudson was a fictional character in the ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs, portrayed by actor Gordon Jackson from 1971 until 1975.-Biography:...
(the butler), Angela Baddeley
Angela Baddeley
Angela Baddeley, CBE , born Madeline Angela Clinton-Baddeley, was an English actress best remembered for her role as Mrs Bridges in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs...
as Mrs Bridges (the cook), Jean Marsh
Jean Marsh
Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh is an English actress, occasional screenwriter, and co-creator of the television series Upstairs, Downstairs and The House of Eliott....
as Rose Buck (the head maid), Pauline Collins
Pauline Collins
Pauline Collins, OBE is an English actress of the stage, television, and film. She first came to prominence portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah during the 1970s. She later drew acclaim for playing the title role in the play Shirley Valentine for which...
as Sarah Moffat
Sarah Moffat
Sarah Moffat , also known as Sarah Delice and Clémence Dumas, is a fictional character in the ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah...
(maid), Patsy Smart
Patsy Smart
Patsy Smart was an English actress who is best remembered for her performance as Miss Roberts in the 1970s ITV television drama Upstairs, Downstairs....
as Maude Roberts (Mrs. Bellamy’s personal maid), Christopher Beeny
Christopher Beeny
Born in London, Beeny began his career at the age of six when he danced for the ' Ballet Rambert. He spent several years at the ' Arts Educational School before later progressing to 'RADA.His first screen role was in the 1952 film The Long Memory...
as Edward (first servant), and George Innes
George Innes
George Innes is an English actor.-Stage career:He began his career on the stage with the National Theatre of Great Britain under Laurence Olivier. Before that, he trained at Toynbee Hall and evening classes at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art , where he was awarded the Shakespeare Cup...
as Alfred (the footman). In the second series Jenny Tomasin
Jenny Tomasin
Jenny Tomasin is an English actress best known for her roles in Upstairs, Downstairs and Emmerdale.-Career:Tomasin became well known in the early 1970s when she joined the cast of Upstairs, Downstairs as kitchen maid Ruby. She stayed with the series until the end in 1975, appearing in 41 episodes...
was introduced as Ruby (another maid) and George Innes was replaced by John Alderton
John Alderton
John Alderton is an English actor who is best known for his roles in Upstairs, Downstairs, Thomas & Sarah and Please Sir!. Alderton has often starred alongside his wife, Pauline Collins.-Early life:...
as Thomas Watkins
Thomas Watkins
Thomas David Watkins is a fictional character in the ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah. He was portrayed by John Alderton.-Greenwich:...
. Alderton and Pauline Collins later played their characters in a spin-off series, Thomas and Sarah.
Rachel Gurney and Nicola Pagett both left the show after the second series. The third series introduced Meg Wynn Owen
Meg Wynn Owen
Meg Wynn Owen is a Welsh actress, who is best known for her role as Hazel Bellamy, née Forrest, in the television series Upstairs, Downstairs....
as Hazel Forrest, Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down
Lesley-Anne Down is a British film and television actress, former model and singer.Down achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs...
as Georgina Worsley (Richard Bellamy’s "niece" - the stepdaughter of Lady Marjorie's late brother Hugo), and Jacqueline Tong
Jacqueline Tong
Jacqueline Tong is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy Barnes in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards.-Early life:Tong was born in Bristol,...
as Daisy Peel (another maid). Owen was dropped from the cast after the fourth series and replaced in the fifth by Hannah Gordon
Hannah Gordon
Hannah Cambell Grant Gordon is a Scottish actress who is well known in the United Kingdom for her television work, including Upstairs, Downstairs, Telford's Change, My Wife Next Door, Joint Account and an appearance in the final episode of One Foot in the Grave.-Early life:Gordon was born in...
as Virginia Gordon, who becomes Richard Bellamy’s second wife. Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews
-Life and career:Andrews was born in London, the son of Geraldine Agnes , a dancer, and Stanley Thomas Andrews, a musical arranger and musical conductor. He grew up in the North Finchley district of London...
also became a regular in the fifth series in the role of Lord Robert Stockbridge, as did Karen Dotrice
Karen Dotrice
Karen Dotrice is an English actress known primarily for her role as Jane Banks in Walt Disney's feature film adaptation of the Mary Poppins book series. Dotrice was born in Guernsey to two accomplished stage actors...
as Lily Hawkins, another maid in the Bellamy household.
During its run Upstairs, Downstairs won two BAFTA Awards, seven Emmys
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
, and a Peabody
Peabody Award
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and Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
. The complete series has been released on DVD in regions one, two, and four.
Overview
| Series | Number of episodes |
Airdates | Number of discs |
DVD releases | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||||||||
| Series premiere | Series finale | Released | Ref | Released | Ref | Released | Ref | ||||
| Series 1 | 13 | 10 October 1971 | 5 March 1972 | 4 | 19 September 2005 | 25 September 2001 | 1 September 2008 | ||||
| Series 2 | 13 | 21 October 1972 | 19 January 1973 | 4 | 27 February 2006 | 2 February 2002 | 1 December 2008 | ||||
| Series 3 | 13 | 27 October 1973 | 19 January 1974 | 4 | 1 May 2006 | 26 March 2002 | 1 December 2008 | ||||
| Series 4 | 13 | 14 September 1974 | 7 December 1974 | 4 | 28 August 2006 | 27 August 2002 | 2 March 2009 | ||||
| Series 5 | 16 | 7 September 1975 | 21 December 1975 | 4 | 6 November 2006 | 27 August 2002 | 2 March 2009 | ||||
| — | 68 | Complete series | 21 (UK) 20(US) |
31 March 2008 | 26 November 2002 | 28 August 2009 | |||||
| — | 81 | Megaset (includes Thomas and Sarah) | 24 | not released | — | 25 October 2005 | not released | — | |||
| BBC Series 1 | 3 | 26 December 2010 | 28 December 2010 | 2 | 7 February 2011 | ||||||
Episodes
A total of 68 hour-long episodes were produced and broadcast during the original run of Upstairs, Downstairs. They are listed in order of their original airing in Great Britain. Two numbers (#) are listed for each episode. The first indicates the number for the entire series while the second is for within the season.Series One (1971–72)
The first series is set from November 1903 to June 1909 and consists of 13 episodes that aired in two separate sections (October–November 1971 and January–March 1972). For this series the show won the BAFTABritish Academy Television Awards
The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . They have been awarded annually since 1954, and are analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.-Background:...
for Best Drama.
The first six episodes were made in black and white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
due to a strike at the ITV companies. When colour facilities became available again mid-way through production of the series, London Weekend Television remade the first episode in colour at the end of the first series block, thus making the series more marketable for overseas broadcasts. The original black-and-white version was subsequently destroyed.
For original showings in the United States three episodes from the first British series and ten from the second were merged into a single season of 13 episodes. The unused episodes from these two series were eventually shown in 1989 under the banner "The Missing Episodes".
| 01 | 01 | "On Trial" | Fay Weldon Fay Weldon Fay Weldon CBE is an English author, essayist and playwright, whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society.-Biography:Weldon was... |
Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir is a British director and producer. His career included producing 44 episodes of The Professionals and directing 12 episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs. He also produced an Australian version of The Professionals called Special Squad for the Ten Network in 1984.-External links:... |
10 October 1971 | 6 January 1974 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Mistress and the Maids" | Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred James Shaughnessy , sometimes known as Freddy Shaughnessy, was an English scriptwriter and producer best known for being the script editor of Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Derek Bennett | 17 October 1971 | 1989 |
| 03 | 03 | "Board Wages" | Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham Charlotte Bingham Charlotte Mary Thérèse Bingham is an English novelist who has written over 30 mainly historical novels and has also written for many television programmes including Upstairs, Downstairs, Play for Today and Robin's Nest... |
Derek Bennett | 24 October 1971 | 1989 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Path of Duty" | John Harrison | Joan Kemp-Welch | 31 October 1971 | 1989 |
| 05 | 05 | "A Suitable Marriage" | Jeremy Paul | Joan Kemp-Welch | 7 November 1971 | 1989 |
| 6 | 6 | "A Cry for Help" | Julian Bond Julian Bond Horace Julian Bond , known as Julian Bond, is an American social activist and leader in the American civil rights movement, politician, professor, and writer. While a student at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, during the early 1960s, he helped found the Student Nonviolent Coordinating... |
Derek Bennett | 14 November 1971 | 1989 |
| 07 | 07 | "Magic Casements Magic Casements Magic Casements was the sixth episode of the first series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in the summer of 1906.-Cast:Guest cast*David Kernan - Capt... " |
John Hawkesworth John Hawkesworth (producer) John Hawkesworth was an English television and film producer and writer best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Joan Kemp-Welch | 23 January 1972 | 1989 |
| 8 | 8 | "I Dies from Love I Dies from Love I Dies from Love was the seventh episode of the first series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in the summer of 1907.-Cast:Guest cast*Aimée Delamain *Yolande Turner... " |
Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham | Raymond Menmuir | 30 January 1972 | 1989 |
| 09 | 09 | "Why is Her Door Locked?" | Alfred Shaughnessy | Brian Parker | 6 February 1972 | 1989 |
| 10 | 10 | "A Voice from the Past" | Jeremy Paul | Raymond Menmuir | 13 February 1972 | 13 January 1974 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Swedish Tiger" | Raymond Bowers | Brian Parker | 20 February 1972 | 1989 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Key of the Door" | John Hawkesworth & Alfred Shaughnessy | Raymond Menmuir | 27 February 1972 | 1989 |
| 13 | 13 | "For Love of Love" | Rosemary Anne Sisson Rosemary Anne Sisson Rosemary Anne Sisson is a British television dramatist and novelist. She is the daughter of the scholar of Elizabethan drama Charles Jasper Sisson .... |
Herbert Wise | 5 March 1972 | 20 January 1974 |
Series Two (1972–73)
For its second series Upstairs, Downstairs is set from 1908 to 1910. As with the first series a total of 13 episodes were produced. This time all were made in colour. As mentioned above, the first season broadcast in the United States was a conglomeration of three and ten episodes from, respectively, the first and second British series. For its first American season, Upstairs, Downstairs won the 1974 Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
This page lists the winners and nominees for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, since its institution in 1951. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies, and has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show...
while Jean Marsh
Jean Marsh
Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh is an English actress, occasional screenwriter, and co-creator of the television series Upstairs, Downstairs and The House of Eliott....
was nominated for an Emmy as Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
| 14 | 01 | "The New Man The New Man The New Man was the first episode of the second series of the British television series, Upstairs, Downstairs. The episode is set in the summer of 1908.-Cast:Guest cast*Colin Cunningham *Bill Burridge *Lilian Padmore... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir is a British director and producer. His career included producing 44 episodes of The Professionals and directing 12 episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs. He also produced an Australian version of The Professionals called Special Squad for the Ten Network in 1984.-External links:... |
21 October 1972 | 27 January 1974 |
| 15 | 2 | "A Pair of Exiles" | Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred James Shaughnessy , sometimes known as Freddy Shaughnessy, was an English scriptwriter and producer best known for being the script editor of Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Cyril Coke | 28 October 1972 | 3 February 1974 |
| 16 | 03 | "Married Love" | John Harrison | Raymond Menmuir | 4 November 1972 | 1989 |
| 17 | 4 | "Whom God hath Joined..." | Jeremy Paul | Bill Bain Bill Bain (director) Bill Bain was an Australian television and film director. He directed numerous episodes of British television series, including Emerald Soup, The Avengers, Redcap, and Armchair Theatre. He won an Emmy Award in 1975 for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for his work on the Upstairs,... |
10 November 1972 | 10 February 1974 |
| 18 | 05 | "Guest of Honour" | Alfred Shaughnessy | Bill Bain | 17 November 1972 | 17 February 1974 |
| 19 | 6 | "The Property of a Lady" | Alfred Shaughnessy | Derek Bennett | 24 November 1972 | 1989 |
| 20 | 07 | "Your Obedient Servant" | Fay Weldon Fay Weldon Fay Weldon CBE is an English author, essayist and playwright, whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society.-Biography:Weldon was... |
Derek Bennett | 1 December 1972 | 1989 |
| 21 | 8 | "Out of the Everywhere" | Terence Brady & Charlotte Bingham Charlotte Bingham Charlotte Mary Thérèse Bingham is an English novelist who has written over 30 mainly historical novels and has also written for many television programmes including Upstairs, Downstairs, Play for Today and Robin's Nest... |
Christopher Hodson | 8 December 1972 | 24 February 1974 |
| 22 | 09 | "An Object of Value" | Jeremy Paul | Raymond Menmuir | 15 December 1972 | 3 March 1974 |
| 23 | 10 | "A Special Mischief" | Anthony Skene | Raymond Menmuir | 29 December 1972 | 10 March 1974 |
| 24 | 11 | "The Fruits of Love" | John Hawkesworth | Christopher Hodson | 5 January 1973 | 17 March 1974 |
| 25 | 12 | "The Wages of Sin" | Anthony Skene | Christopher Hodson | 12 January 1973 | 24 March 1974 |
| 26 | 13 | "A Family Gathering" | Alfred Shaughnessy | Raymond Menmuir | 19 January 1973 | 31 March 1974 |
Series Three (1973–74)
The third series is set in the pre-World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
era of 1912–14 and consists of 13 colour episodes. For this series Upstairs, Downstairs won the BAFTA
British Academy Television Awards
The British Academy Television Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . They have been awarded annually since 1954, and are analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States.-Background:...
for Best Drama Series and the Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. Jean Marsh won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a drama. Angela Baddeley
Angela Baddeley
Angela Baddeley, CBE , born Madeline Angela Clinton-Baddeley, was an English actress best remembered for her role as Mrs Bridges in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs...
was nominated for Emmy for the Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress.
| 27 | 01 | "Miss Forrest" | Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred James Shaughnessy , sometimes known as Freddy Shaughnessy, was an English scriptwriter and producer best known for being the script editor of Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Bill Bain Bill Bain (director) Bill Bain was an Australian television and film director. He directed numerous episodes of British television series, including Emerald Soup, The Avengers, Redcap, and Armchair Theatre. He won an Emmy Award in 1975 for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for his work on the Upstairs,... |
27 October 1973 | 3 November 1974 |
| 28 | 2 | "A House Divided" | Rosemary Anne Sisson | Christopher Hodson | 3 November 1973 | 10 November 1974 |
| 29 | 03 | "A Change of Scene" | Rosemary Anne Sisson | Bill Bain | 10 November 1973 | 17 November 1974 |
| 30 | 4 | "A Family Secret" | Alfred Shaughnessy | Derek Bennett | 17 November 1973 | 24 November 1974 |
| 31 | 05 | "Rose's Pigeon" | Jeremy Paul | Bill Bain | 24 November 1973 | 1 December 1974 |
| 32 | 6 | "Desirous of Change" | Fay Weldon Fay Weldon Fay Weldon CBE is an English author, essayist and playwright, whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society.-Biography:Weldon was... |
Lionel Harris | 1 December 1973 | 8 December 1974 |
| 33 | 07 | "Word of Honour" | Anthony Skene | Christopher Hodson | 8 December 1973 | 15 December 1974 |
| 34 | 8 | "The Bolter" | John Hawkesworth John Hawkesworth (producer) John Hawkesworth was an English television and film producer and writer best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Cyril Coke | 15 December 1973 | 22 December 1974 |
| 35 | 09 | "Goodwill to All Men" | Alfred Shaughnessy & Deborah Mortimer | Christopher Hodson | 22 December 1973 | 29 December 1974 |
| 36 | 10 | "What the Footman Saw" | Jeremy Paul | Cyril Coke | 29 December 1973 | 5 January 1975 |
| 37 | 11 | "A Perfect Stranger" | Jeremy Paul | Christopher Hodson | 5 January 1974 | 12 January 1975 |
| 38 | 12 | "Distant Thunder" | Alfred Shaughnessy | Bill Bain | 12 January 1974 | 19 January 1975 |
| 39 | 13 | "The Sudden Storm" | John Hawkesworth | Bill Bain | 19 January 1974 | 26 January 1975 |
Series Four (1974)
Series Four of Upstairs, Downstairs is set during the period of World War IWorld War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
(1914–18) and consists of 13 colour episodes. This series won an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series, and Gordon Jackson won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley and Christopher Hodson received Emmy nominations for, respectively, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress, and Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series is an Emmy presented to the best directing of a television drama series.-Best Direction of a Single Program of a Drama Series:*1959: Jack Smight – Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre ...
.
| 40 | 01 | "A Patriotic Offering A Patriotic Offering A Patriotic Offering is the first episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 14 September 1974 on ITV.-Cast:*Angela Baddeley - Mrs Bridges*Gordon Jackson - Hudson*Meg Wynn Owen - Hazel Bellamy... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Derek Bennett | 14 September 1974 | 4 January 1976 |
| 41 | 2 | "News from the Front News from the Front News from the Front is the second episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 21 September 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
John Hawkesworth John Hawkesworth (producer) John Hawkesworth was an English television and film producer and writer best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Derek Bennett | 21 September 1974 | 11 January 1976 |
| 42 | 03 | "The Beastly Hun The Beastly Hun The Beastly Hun is the third episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 28 September 1974 on ITV.-Background:The Beastly Hun was recorded on 2 and 3 May 1974... " |
Jeremy Paul | Bill Bain Bill Bain (director) Bill Bain was an Australian television and film director. He directed numerous episodes of British television series, including Emerald Soup, The Avengers, Redcap, and Armchair Theatre. He won an Emmy Award in 1975 for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for his work on the Upstairs,... |
28 September 1974 | 18 January 1976 |
| 43 | 4 | "Women shall not Weep Women shall not Weep Women shall not Weep is the fourth episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 5 October 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy | Christopher Hodson | 5 October 1974 | 25 January 1976 |
| 44 | 05 | "Tug of War Tug of War (Upstairs, Downstairs) Tug of War is the fifth episode of the fourth series of the television period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 12 October 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Derek Bennett | 12 October 1974 | 1 February 1976 |
| 45 | 6 | "Home Fires Home Fires (Upstairs, Downstairs) Home Fires is the sixth episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 19 October 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Jeremy Paul | Bill Bain | 19 October 1974 | 8 February 1976 |
| 46 | 07 | "If You Were The Only Girl In The World If You Were The Only Girl In The World If You Were The Only Girl In The World is the seventh episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 26 October 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
John Hawkesworth John Hawkesworth (producer) John Hawkesworth was an English television and film producer and writer best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir Raymond Menmuir is a British director and producer. His career included producing 44 episodes of The Professionals and directing 12 episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs. He also produced an Australian version of The Professionals called Special Squad for the Ten Network in 1984.-External links:... |
26 October 1974 | 15 February 1976 |
| 47 | 8 | "The Glorious Dead The Glorious Dead "The Glorious Dead" is the eighth episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It was first broadcast on 2 November 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred James Shaughnessy , sometimes known as Freddy Shaughnessy, was an English scriptwriter and producer best known for being the script editor of Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... & Elizabeth Jane Howard |
Raymond Menmuir | 2 November 1974 | 22 February 1976 |
| 48 | 09 | "Another Year Another Year (Upstairs, Downstairs) Another Year is the ninth episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 9 November 1974 on ITV.-Background:Another Year was recorded in the studio on 25 and 26 July 1974... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy | Cyril Coke | 9 November 1974 | 29 February 1976 |
| 49 | 10 | "The Hero's Farewell The Hero's Farewell The Hero's Farewell is the tenth episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 16 November 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Bill Bain | 16 November 1974 | 7 March 1976 |
| 50 | 11 | "Missing Believed Killed Missing Believed Killed Missing Believed Killed is the eleventh episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 23 November 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Jeremy Paul | Christopher Hodson | 23 November 1974 | 14 March 1976 |
| 51 | 12 | "Facing Fearful Odds Facing Fearful Odds Facing Fearful Odds is the twelfth episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 30 November 1974 on ITV.-Cast:*Gordon Jackson - Hudson*Angela Baddeley - Mrs Bridges*David Langton - Richard Bellamy... " |
John Hawkesworth | Raymond Menmuir | 30 November 1974 | 21 March 1976 |
| 52 | 13 | "Peace out of Pain Peace out of Pain Peace out of Pain is the thirteenth and final episode of the fourth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 7 December 1974 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy | Christopher Hodson | 7 December 1974 | 28 March 1976 |
Series Five (1975)
The final series is set set in the post-war period of 1919–30 and consists of 16 colour episodes. Once again Upstairs, Downstairs won an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series while Jacqueline TongJacqueline Tong
Jacqueline Tong is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy Barnes in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards.-Early life:Tong was born in Bristol,...
received a nomination for Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. The series also received a Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
for this season.
| 53 | 01 | "On With the Dance On With the Dance This article is about the 1975 Upstairs, Downstairs episode. For the 1920 film, see On with the Dance . For the 1925 musical revue, see On With the Dance .... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred Shaughnessy Alfred James Shaughnessy , sometimes known as Freddy Shaughnessy, was an English scriptwriter and producer best known for being the script editor of Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Bill Bain Bill Bain (director) Bill Bain was an Australian television and film director. He directed numerous episodes of British television series, including Emerald Soup, The Avengers, Redcap, and Armchair Theatre. He won an Emmy Award in 1975 for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for his work on the Upstairs,... |
7 September 1975 | 16 January 1977 |
| 54 | 2 | "A Place in the World A Place in the World (Upstairs, Downstairs) A Place in the World is the second episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 14 September 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Jeremy Paul | Christopher Hodson | 14 September 1975 | 23 January 1977 |
| 55 | 03 | "Laugh a Little Louder Please Laugh a Little Louder Please Laugh a Little Louder Please is the third episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 21 September 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Derek Bennett | 21 September 1975 | 30 January 1977 |
| 56 | 4 | "The Joy Ride The Joy Ride The Joy Ride is the fourth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 28 September 1975 on ITV.-Background:The Joy Ride was recorded in the studio on 20 and 21 February 1975... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy | Bill Bain | 28 September 1975 | 6 February 1977 |
| 57 | 05 | "Wanted - A Good Home Wanted - a Good Home Wanted - a Good Home is the fifth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 5 October 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
John Hawkesworth John Hawkesworth (producer) John Hawkesworth was an English television and film producer and writer best known for his work on the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early life:... |
Christopher Hodson | 5 October 1975 | 13 February 1977 |
| 58 | 6 | "An Old Flame An Old Flame An Old Flame is the sixth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 12 October 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
John Hawkesworth | Derek Bennett | 12 October 1975 | 20 February 1977 |
| 59 | 07 | "Disillusion Disillusion (Upstairs, Downstairs) "Disillusion" is the seventh episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 19 October 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy | Bill Bain | 19 October 1975 | 27 February 1977 |
| 60 | 8 | "Such A Lovely Man Such A Lovely Man Such A Lovely Man is the eighth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 26 October 1975 on ITV.-Background:Such A Lovely Man was recorded in the studio on 17 and 18 April 1975... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Christopher Hodson | 26 October 1975 | 6 March 1977 |
| 61 | 09 | "The Nine Days Wonder The Nine Days Wonder The Nine Days Wonder is the ninth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 2 November 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Jeremy Paul | Simon Langton | 2 November 1975 | 13 March 1977 |
| 62 | 10 | "The Understudy The Understudy (Upstairs, Downstairs) The Understudy is the tenth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 9 November 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Jeremy Paul | James Ormerod | 9 November 1975 | 20 March 1977 |
| 63 | 11 | "Alberto Alberto (Upstairs, Downstairs) Alberto is the eleventh episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 16 November 1975 on ITV.-Background:The Understudy was recorded in the studio on 15 and 16 May 1975... " |
Alfred Shaughnessy | Christopher Hodson | 16 November 1975 | 27 March 1977 |
| 64 | 12 | "Will Ye No Come Back Again Will Ye No Come Back Again Will Ye No Come Back Again is the twelfth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 23 November 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Bill Bain | 23 November 1975 | 3 April 1977 |
| 65 | 13 | "Joke Over Joke Over Joke Over is the thirteenth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 30 November 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Rosemary Anne Sisson | Bill Bain | 30 November 1975 | 10 April 1977 |
| 66 | 14 | "Noblesse Oblige Noblesse Oblige (Upstairs, Downstairs) Noblesse Oblige is the fourteenth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 7 December 1975 on ITV.-Cast:*Angela Baddeley - Mrs Bridges*Lesley-Anne Down - Georgina Worsley... " |
John Hawkesworth | Cyril Coke | 7 December 1975 | 17 April 1977 |
| 67 | 15 | "All the King's Horses All the King's Horses (Upstairs, Downstairs) All the King's Horses is the fifteenth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs. It first aired on 14 December 1975 on ITV.-Background:... " |
Jeremy Paul | Simon Langton | 14 December 1975 | 24 April 1977 |
| 68 | 16 | "Whither Shall I Wander? Whither Shall I Wander? Whither Shall I Wander? is the final episode of the fifth series of the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs, and the concluding episode of the original 1970s run of the programme. It first aired on 21 December 1975 on ITV... " |
John Hawkesworth | Bill Bain | 21 December 1975 | 1 May 1977 |
Series Six
The sixth series began airing in the UK in December 2010. These episodes were featured in the U.S. on PBS's Masterpiece Classic in April 2011. VisionTV in Canada premiered the episodes in October 2011.|-style="color:black"
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