A new family and their servants live at the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in 1936.A new family and their servants live at the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in 1936.A new family and their servants live at the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in 1936.
- Nominated for 6 Primetime Emmys
- 12 nominations total
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- TriviaIn August 2011, it was announced that Dame Eileen Atkins (Lady Maud Holland) had decided not to appear in the next season because she was unhappy with the direction the new scripts were taking.
- GoofsCertainly Ivy and Beryl would smoke cigarettes, very unlikely that they do not here.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Breakfast: Episode dated 22 December 2010 (2010)
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I was hesitant at first to watch the new Upstairs Downstairs, knowing that it would be impossible to equal the quality production that was the original series. However, with the paucity of decent shows at present (and the fact that Downton Abbey had finished for the time being) I decided to give it a try with as little prejudice as possible, determined not to make comparisons.
Impossible of course. Although this new series is entertaining TV, pretty on the eye, fast moving (not something all that necessary in a show such as this) and relatively well cast, it just is not in the league of its predecessor, or its current "competition" Downton Abbey.
I found it hard to relate to most of the characters, of which there are way too many for comfort. Although the production falls short of using modern language, it certainly has an unsuitable modern way of depicting an era where royalty was revered, where shortcomings were either hidden or not mentioned. Instead we get a "boots and all" depiction of a class of people who would have never related to their servants the way they are shown to do and of servants who would never have behaved the way we are led to believe they might have done. Maybe if all the drama had been stretched out over a long series it would have been believable, instead of being thrown at us will nilly, one thing after the other in each and every episode.
Taken only for entertainment value, this is a watchable soap opera set a century ago - but, as the quality production it is presented as, it falls down on the job.
Oh for Mr Hudson!
Impossible of course. Although this new series is entertaining TV, pretty on the eye, fast moving (not something all that necessary in a show such as this) and relatively well cast, it just is not in the league of its predecessor, or its current "competition" Downton Abbey.
I found it hard to relate to most of the characters, of which there are way too many for comfort. Although the production falls short of using modern language, it certainly has an unsuitable modern way of depicting an era where royalty was revered, where shortcomings were either hidden or not mentioned. Instead we get a "boots and all" depiction of a class of people who would have never related to their servants the way they are shown to do and of servants who would never have behaved the way we are led to believe they might have done. Maybe if all the drama had been stretched out over a long series it would have been believable, instead of being thrown at us will nilly, one thing after the other in each and every episode.
Taken only for entertainment value, this is a watchable soap opera set a century ago - but, as the quality production it is presented as, it falls down on the job.
Oh for Mr Hudson!
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- Вгору і вниз по сходах
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- 35 Clarendon Square, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK(exterior: 165 Eaton Place)
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