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 AwardBritish Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series 2 AwardGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama 2 AwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series 2 AwardPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series 2 Release Year FAQs
Did Upstairs, Downstairs win awards in the United States?
It won a Peabody Award in 1977 for London Weekend Television.
Yes. The Peabody Awards honored the series in 1977, when the citation went to London Weekend Television for a British series that captured the hearts of Americans and added luster to the PBS stations that carried it.
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Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series)
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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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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.
View the SourceEileen Atkins (Wikipedia)
Created By: Eileen Atkins, Article textQuote, Created By: Eileen Atkins, Article text
Along with fellow actress Jean Marsh, she created the concept for an original television series, Behind the Green Baize Door, which became the award-winning ITV series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-75).
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series) (Wikipedia)
Created By: Jean Marsh, Infobox: creator
Jean Marsh Eileen Atkins John Hawkesworth (producer), John Hawkesworth John Whitney (broadcaster), John Whitney
Created By: John Hawkesworth, Infobox: creator
Jean Marsh Eileen Atkins John Hawkesworth (producer), John Hawkesworth John Whitney (broadcaster), John Whitney
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is a British drama television series
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