Upstairs, downstairs. Series 1 [videorecording] / series created by Sagitta Productions in association with Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins ; written by Fay Weldon [and others] ; directed by Raymond Menmuir [and others] ; produced by John Hawkesworth.
The lives of both the family and the servants in the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place are followed. Upstairs lives Richard Bellamy, the head of the household, and also a member of Parliament. His wife is a member of the titled aristocracy. Downstairs is Hudson, the Scottish butler who directs and guides the other servants concerning their tasks and proper places.
Record details
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 650 minutes) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: 40th anniversary edition.
- Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media, [2011]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Special features: the making of Upstairs, downstairs part 1; episode commentaries; alternate pilot episode.Videodisc release of episodes originally released in 1971-1972.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Disc 1. On trial ; The mistress and the maids ; Board wages -- Disc 2. The path of duty ; A suitable marriage ; Magic casements ; A cry for help -- Disc 3. I dies from love ; Why is her door locked? ; A voice from the past -- Disc 4. The Swedish tiger ; The key of the door ; For love of love.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Simon Williams, Angela Baddeley, David Langton, Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, Pauline Collins, Christopher Beeny.
- Target Audience Note:
- Not rated.
- System Details Note:
- DVD; full screen (4:3); Dolby Digital.
- Language Note:
- In English with optional subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
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- 12 of 12 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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