Synopsis: One of the most beloved television series of all time is brought back to life in a sumptuous new production with a fresh new cast. It's 1936 and six years since parlormaid Rose (Jean Marsh, Sense & Sensibility) left 165 Eaton Place. Fate brings her back as housekeeper to its new owners, Sir Hallam Holland (Ed Stoppard, The Pianist, Brideshead Revisited), his wife Lady Agnes (Keeley Hawes, MI-5, Ashes to Ashes), and his mother, Lady Maud Holland (Eileen Atkins, Cranford, Gosford Park). Rose soon finds she has her work cut out for her as she recruits a new “downstairs” family to help run the elegance and finery of the “upstairs” world. Both upstairs and downstairs, it soon becomes apparent there lies a labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal. Set against the historical backdrop of a pre-World War II Britain with a new King on the throne, with Fascism on the rise on the continent, and with sexual, social and political tensions at 165 Eaton Place, this new series provides an evocative take on the master-servant relationship.
I very much enjoyed this series. I have never seen the origional 70's series but now I want to see it.
This series only has 3 hour long episodes and I hear that six 60-minute episodes of the drama to be broadcast in 2012. I am so happy this is coming back.
This series only has 3 hour long episodes and I hear that six 60-minute episodes of the drama to be broadcast in 2012. I am so happy this is coming back.
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