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Upstairs, Downstairs

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Upstairs, Downstairs is a British television drama produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast from 1971 to 1975, following the intertwined lives of the wealthy Bellamy family and their domestic servants at a townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London across the years from 1903 to 1930. Structured around the parallel social worlds suggested by its title, the series used the household's staff and family alike to dramatize the era's shifting class relations against the backdrop of events including the sinking of the Titanic and the First World War. It became one of the most successful British television dramas exported internationally in the 1970s and is credited as an important forerunner of later British costume drama serials.

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Original Language
English 1
Award
British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series 2
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Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama 2
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Peabody Awards 2
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series 2
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2
Release Year
1971 1
Country
United Kingdom 1
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1. Upstairs Downstairs (Wikipedia disambiguation)
  • Television, entry 1 title
    Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)
  • Television, entry 1 description
    a British TV series broadcast on ITV from 1971 to 1975
  • Upstairs, Downstairs, Description, original language
    Upstairs, Downstairs is a British television drama produced by London Weekend Television and broadcast from 1971 to 1975, following the intertwined lives of the wealthy Bellamy family and their domestic servants at a townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London across the years from 1903 to 1930. Structured around the parallel social worlds suggested by its title, the series used the household's staff and family alike to dramatize the era's shifting class relations against the backdrop of events including the sinking of the Titanic and the First World War.
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2. Upstairs, Downstairs (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata P166: British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series
    Wikidata P166 (award received): British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series.
  • Wikidata P166: Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, Drama
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, Drama.
  • Wikidata P166: Peabody Awards
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Peabody Awards.
  • Wikidata P166: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.
  • Wikidata P166: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
    Wikidata P166 (award received): Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
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