Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 7.8 | ||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | ||||
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.7 | ||||
| S4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.6 | ||||
| S5 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.2 |
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About
"The blueprint for every upstairs-downstairs drama since"
Set at 165 Eaton Place in London, this classic drama follows the aristocratic Bellamy family upstairs and their servants downstairs, tracking both households through the shifting fortunes of the early twentieth century into World War I. It's stately, dialogue-driven television that trusts small gestures and social codes to carry big emotional weight. The pace is measured and formal by modern standards, but the class contrasts, loyalty, and quiet heartbreak build into something genuinely moving. It's the template many later period dramas borrowed from, executed with real warmth and craft.
the richly drawn contrast between masters and servants navigating a changing century together.
you need fast pacing or modern production values rather than stately, dialogue-led drama.
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