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The internationally popular British TV series Upstairs, Downstairs made its first BBC appearance on October 10, 1971, with the episode titled "On Trial." In November of 1903, a new under-parlor housemaid (Pauline Collins), calling herself Clemence and bearing impressive French credentials, has arrived at 165 Eaton Place. Though Lady Marjorie (Rachel Gurney) is impressed, the downstairs staff is not -- and, as it turns out, their suspicions about "Clemence's" pedigree are well founded. Written by novelist Fay Weldon, "On Trial" made its American TV debut on January 6, 1974. (Trivia note: This episode was filmed twice, in black and white and in color. The "original" version was directed by Derek Bennett).