Two new arrivals make their mark at 165 Eaton Place.

A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing Upstairs, Downstairs

Premiered February 19, 2012
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A Faraway Country About Which We Know Nothing

As 165 Eaton Place reopens its doors, two new arrivals make their mark. But whilst Sir Hallam's forthright aunt Blanche disrupts life upstairs, feisty new maid Beryl struggles to adjust to life in service. Meanwhile, Lady Agnes' concern for her children reveals a dark secret about Mr Pritchard, Sir Hallam's preoccupation with burgeoning Nazi Germany leads him into dangerous waters, and a chance me

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Upstairs, Downstairs

It's 1936, and six years since parlourmaid Rose left 165 Eaton Place, fate brings her back as housekeeper to its new owners. Rose soon finds she has her work cut out as she recruits a new 'downstairs' family to help run the elegance and finery of the 'upstairs' world. But in both, it soon becomes apparent there lies a labyrinth of secrets, lies and scandal.

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