Upstairs Downstairs (DVD)

Product Description

One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a stellar cast & a story full of scandal, romance & intrigue set against a sweeping historical backdrop. 1936. The house at 165 Eaton Place has stood empty since the Bellamy family sold it six years earlier. Now the doors are finally flung open by new owners, diplomat Sir Hallam, his wife Lady Agnes, &, back from the Raj, Maud, Lady Holl&, his mother. With the arrival of Agnes’s debutante sister, Lady Persie, the sumptuous home is ready to come to life. & who better than Rose, the house’s former parlourmaid, to recruit the new staff? The new 'downstairs' family is as full of characters as its previous incarnation with the highly strung butler Mr Pritchard, cook Mrs Thackeray, chauffeur Harry Spargo & a vivacious & spirited young team. Soon both the elegant upstairs world & the downstairs staff have built their own labyrinth of secrets, lies & scandal, & as they feel the tremors of royal & political upheaval & the ominous threat of war, the house reverberates to the familiar sounds of rumour, excitement & dread…