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Manor House

21 people from the 21st century are being brought together in an Edwardian Country House. 6 of them are the Upstairs family and the 15 others are the servants. For three months, these people have only the rulebook and each other...

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Derek Jacobi
Narrator
John Olliff-Cooper
Sir John
Rob Daly
Rob

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Upstairs Downstairs

55 mins

From PBS - The series begins downstairs at Manderston, a 109-room Edwardian mansion in Scotland, where Hugh Edgar, architect cum butler, and Jean Davies, grandmother cum housekeeper, organize the junior staff.

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Awards

  • 2003 - TCA Award - Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials - nominated
  • 2003 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Editing (Factual) - nominated
  • 2003 - BAFTA TV Award - Best Photography (Factual) - nominated

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