Manor House : Upstairs Downstairs (2002)
Genres - Historical Film |
Sub-Genres - Candid Reality Show [TV], Social History |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
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Synopsis
A real-life "Upstairs, Downstairs" that charts Edwardian-era life for servants and masters in a Scottish mansion. Part 1 introduces the staff and the family (Sir John and Lady Olliff-Cooper and their two sons) they will be waiting on for three months. To call the social hierarchy "rigid" is an understatement, with rules for the staff that govern even when they may use the water closet. As a sign on a wall in one maid's bedroom says: "Humility is a servant's true dignity." Derek Jacobi narrates.
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estate, servant, upper-class, aristocracy, British, experiment, social-classes, hierarchy, butler, housekeeper, pre-war
