Creators:
Heidi ThomasComposer:
Carl DavisCast:
Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Adrian Scarborough, Neil Jackson, Anne Reid, Claire Foy, Art Malik, Blake Ritson, Nico Mirallegro, Laura Haddock, Alex Kingston (more)Episodes(6)
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A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing (S02E01)
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The Love That Pays the Price (S02E02)
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A Perfect Specimen of Womanhood (S02E03)
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All the Things You Are (S02E04)
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The Last Waltz (S02E05)
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow (S02E06)
Plots(1)
The second series is set during the year before the outbreak of World War II. While the threat of war makes Hallam's work at the Foreign Office all the more stressful, his relationship with Agnes suffers. When she gets acquainted with American businessman Casper Landry (Michael Landes), Hallam becomes jealous and is tempted by Persie who has just returned from Germany where anti-Semitic violence has become rampant. Meanwhile, new nursery maid Beryl (Laura Haddock) is hired and immediately attracts chauffeur Spargo (Neil Jackson); butler Pritchard (Adrian Scarborough)'s past comes back to haunt him; and the servants all learn to cope with the absence of Rose who is suffering from tuberculosis. (2 Entertain Video)
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The years 1938 and 1939 are again very demanding. The oldest generation has passed away, and the farewell to Jean Marsh is bittersweet, but the political changes bring with them some interesting new characters. The topics of the individual storylines are once again very varied. We have it all here: racism, alcoholism, a lesbian affair, infidelity, Nazism, espionage, but also the saving of children in the style of Sir Nicholas Winton, and that's not all. For only 6 episodes, it's a pretty good load. Of the real-life personalities, John F. Kennedy makes an appearance, and the best scenes are with an American textile magnate. You go to the movies to see Irene Dunne in Love Affair. Claire Foy, whose protagonist has a similar fate to Unity Mitford, once again shows strong acting. And of course Alex Kingston, the classic representative of the most energetic women in the world.
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