We popped this on as a nostalgic re-watch of one of the shows we shared in the formative stages of our relationship – only to then find there was an entire 2nd series we’d completely missed! Well-constructed within the confines of the genre. I’ve no idea how authentic it is or what it tells us about history… but great production values I think. This stuff CLEARLY paves the way for Downton Abbey – a bit of a shame that both creators of season 1 had to bow out of S2, There was something charming about this. And it was through watching this that I realised that Jean Marsh (co-creator and played the housekeeper) was also the evil queen in Willow. Because, of course she was.
Upstairs Downstairs