Upstairs Downstairs

About Upstairs Downstairs

Set in 1936, the show takes viewers, old and new, back to the lavish world of Belgravia, London. A new set of occupants reside at 165 Eaton Place and viewers see how external and internal influences of the tumultuous pre-war period shape and mould the lives of this wealthy family and their servants.

Upstairs Downstairs is a drama series made for BBC One. Keeley Hawes leads the cast as Lady Agnes Holland, Ed Stoppard as Sir Hallam Holland, Adrian Scarborough as Mr Warwick Pritchard, and Neil Jackson as Harry Spargo.

It ran for 2 seasons and 9 episodes between December 2010 and March 2012. That is around 5 episodes a season.

Shelv files it under 1930s, british history, scandal, and class differences. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and BritBox.

Victoria, Peaky Blinders, and Babylon Berlin make useful companions to Upstairs Downstairs, all filed under historical drama and period drama.