Artistes:
Heidi ThomasActeurs·trices:
Keeley Hawes, Ed Stoppard, Adrian Scarborough, Neil Jackson, Anne Reid, Claire Foy, Art Malik, Blake Ritson, Nico Mirallegro, Jean Marsh (plus)VOD (1)
Saisons(2) / Épisodes(9)
Résumés(1)
One of the most loved television series of all time is brought back to life with a stellar cast and a story full of scandal, romance and 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, and, back from the Raj, Maud, Lady Holland, his mother. With the arrival of Agnes’s debutante sister, Lady Persie, the sumptuous home is ready to come to life. And 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 and a vivacious and spirited young team. Soon both the elegant upstairs world and the downstairs staff have built their own labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal, and as they feel the tremors of royal and political upheaval and the ominous threat of war, the house reverberates to the familiar sounds of rumour, excitement and dread. (2 Entertain Video)
(plus)Critique de l’utilisateur·trice NinadeL pour cette série (3)
Upstairs Downstairs (2010)
I'm probably too disgusted with Downton Abbey, but this is pleasant. I've been thinking about the original series for a long time, so why not go the backward route? And 9 episodes in 2 series is just about right. So are we going to see the evolution of Up the Working Class in these new adventures? #bbc
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Season 1 (2010) (S01)
In 1936, the house at 165 Eaton Place comes to life again. The original series was set in 1903/30 (in reality 1971/75), but it seems like yesterday. Fans of BBC heritage are in for a long-awaited sequel to the legendary saga. Yet given that there was only time for three nights, it was necessary to introduce new characters, to build on familiar events, to start telling new stories and to portray the main things that moved London at the time. Indeed, everything fits into just three episodes, including von Ribbentrop promoting Marlene Dietrich's new records, Cecil Beaton, Mosley and his British Union of Fascists (the infamous Battle of Cable Street) and of course the royal abdication and Wallis Simpson. Of the new cast, the young Claire Foy, who at the time had only done the classic Little Dorrit, and two ladies, veteran heritage actresses and creators of the The House of Eliott series, Eileen Atkins and Jean Marsh, are particularly attractive. A joy to behold.
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Season 2 (2012) (S02)
The years 1938 and 1939 are again very demanding. The oldest generation has passed away, and the farewell to Jean Marsh is bittersweet, but the political changes bring with them some interesting new characters. The topics of the individual storylines are once again very varied. We have it all here: racism, alcoholism, a lesbian affair, infidelity, Nazism, espionage, but also the saving of children in the style of Sir Nicholas Winton, and that's not all. For only 6 episodes, it's a pretty good load. Of the real-life personalities, John F. Kennedy makes an appearance, and the best scenes are with an American textile magnate. You go to the movies to see Irene Dunne in Love Affair. Claire Foy, whose protagonist has a similar fate to Unity Mitford, once again shows strong acting. And of course Alex Kingston, the classic representative of the most energetic women in the world.
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