The Upstairs Downstairs series premieres in 1936 with Sir Hallam Holland and his wife Lady Agnes returning to London after a diplomatic posting. They hire Rose Buck, a former Bellamy household servant, as their housekeeper and begin to assemble their new staff amidst the challenges of the 1930s, including the Depression and the rise of fascism in the UK.
Sir Hallam Holland and his wife, Lady Agnes, reopen 165 Eaton Place, where th...