Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series)
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Heidi Thomas |
| Written by | Heidi Thomas |
| Directed by | Euros Lyn |
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| Theme music composer | Alexander Faris |
| Opening theme | "The Edwardians" |
| Composer(s) |
Daniel Pemberton (series 1) Carl Davis (series 2) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
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| Producer(s) |
Nikki Wilson (series 1) Ann Tricklebank (series 2) |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Picture format | 1080i |
| Original release | 26 December 2010 – 25 March 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) |
Upstairs Downstairs is a British drama series, broadcast on BBC One from 2010 to 2012 and co-produced by BBC Wales and Masterpiece. Created and written by Heidi Thomas, it is a continuation of the London Weekend Television series Upstairs, Downstairs that ran from 1971 to 1975 on ITV.
The series resumes the story of 165 Eaton Place, the fictional setting of both iterations of the programme, in 1936, six years after the original series concluded. Jean Marsh reprises her role as Rose Buck, who becomes housekeeper of the re-established household, with Ed Stoppard and Keeley Hawes playing its new owners Sir Hallam and Lady Agnes Holland. The first series, consisting of three episodes, was broadcast across consecutive nights during Christmas 2010. The second, and last, series consisted of six episodes, and first aired between 19 February 2012 and 25 March 2012. The series is set from 1936 to 1939, the outbreak of World War II.
In October 2009 it was announced that the BBC was to revive the series as two 90-minute episodes to be broadcast on BBC One in the autumn of 2010, written by Heidi Thomas and set in 1936, six years after the original series finished.
At the time the original show ended its run, the year was 1930, the Great Depression had already begun, and the Bellamy family had lost all their money in the crash of 1929.
James Bellamy, the only son of Richard, the Viscount Bellamy, was responsible in persuading not only his family but also the faithful family servant, Rose Buck, to invest all their money in the stock market. Consequently, James committed suicide and the Bellamy family, as well as all the servants, left Eaton Place to start new lives.
Mr. Hudson, the head butler, and Mrs. Bridges, the cook, married and moved to the seaside, taking the kitchen maid, Ruby Finch, to live with them; Edward, the chauffeur, and his wife Daisy, the maid, were given new positions by the Bellamys' cousin, Georgina, and her husband, Lord Stockbridge, in their new country house; and Rose was offered the job as maid to Lord and Lady Bellamy at their small villa.
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