Upstairs Downstairs - Série 1

In 1936, the house at 165 Eaton Place comes to life again. The original series was set in 1903/30 (in reality 1971/75), but it seems like yesterday. Fans of BBC heritage are in for a long-awaited sequel to the legendary saga. Yet given that there was only time for three nights, it was necessary to introduce new characters, to build on familiar events, to start telling new stories and to portray the main things that moved London at the time. Indeed, everything fits into just three episodes, including von Ribbentrop promoting Marlene Dietrich's new records, Cecil Beaton, Mosley and his British Union of Fascists (the infamous Battle of Cable Street) and of course the royal abdication and Wallis Simpson. Of the new cast, the young Claire Foy, who at the time had only done the classic Little Dorrit, and two ladies, veteran heritage actresses and creators of the The House of Eliott series, Eileen Atkins and Jean Marsh, are particularly attractive. A joy to behold. (16/07/2021)