Upstairs, Downstairs On Trial (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

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Upstairs, Downstairs

On Trial (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama

On a crisp autumn morning in 1903, a young woman seeks employment in a fashionable London townhouse.

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Director

Raymond Menmuir

Writers

Fay Weldon (by) | John Hawkesworth (series created by) (as Sagitta Productions Ltd.) | John Whitney (series created by) (as Sagitta Productions Ltd.) | Jean Marsh (in association with) (series created by) | Eileen Atkins (in association with) (series created by)

Producer

John Hawkesworth

Composer

Alexander Faris

Editor

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 10, 1971

Release date

Jan 6, 1974 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 7 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 7 wins & 20 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Pauline Collins Sarah Sarah See fewer	Shirley Valentine (1989)
Gordon Jackson Hudson Hudson See fewer	The Great Escape (1963)
Jean Marsh Rose Rose See fewer	Willow (1988)
Angela Baddeley Mrs. Bridges Mrs. Bridges See fewer	Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
Rachel Gurney Lady Marjorie Bellamy Lady Marjorie Bellamy See fewer	The Portrait of a Lady (1968)
David Langton Richard Bellamy Richard Bellamy See fewer	The Avengers (1961)
Evin Crowley Emily Emily See fewer	Ryan's Daughter (I) (1970)
Patsy Smart Roberts Roberts See fewer	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
George Innes Alfred Alfred See fewer	The Italian Job (1969)
Brian Osborne Pearce Pearce See fewer	Last Orders (2001)
Patsy Crowther Matty Matty See fewer	Rentadick (1972)
Beatrice Greeke Matty (scenes deleted) (as Beatrice Greek) Matty (scenes deleted) (as Beatrice Greek) See fewer	Smuggler's Bay (1964)

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