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The novelisation of the first series, Upstairs, Downstairs or the secrets of an Edwardian household, was written by John Hawkesworth and published in 1972. Hawkesworth also wrote the series two novelisation, In My Lady's Chamber and this was published in 1973.
After Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins came up with an idea for a period comedy featuring two maids, Hawkesworth, along with John Whitney, turned the idea into the success that became Upstairs, Downstairs. He went on to produce 65 out of the 68 episodes from 1971 to 1975.
A Family Gathering: Directed by Raymond Menmuir. With Jean Marsh, Nicola Pagett, David Langton, Donald Burton. Elizabeth's affair with Julius is over, James returns to England with his fiancée, Phyllis, and a major event marks the end of an era.
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- Drama
- Raymond Menmuir
- 1974-03-31
A Suitable Marriage: Directed by Joan Kemp-Welch. With Gordon Jackson, Rachel Gurney, Nicola Pagett, David Langton. Elizabeth decides not to marry Angus and is captivated by a German-baron visiting England at Christmas.
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- Drama
- Joan Kemp-Welch
- 1971-11-07
In the summer of 1969, the two actresses took their idea to a development company called Sagitta, run jointly by John Hawkesworth and John Whitney, two experienced TV producers. Hawkesworth had spent his childhood among servants and thus had a good idea of the complex relationships and protocols which existed between master and servant.
Desirous of Change: Directed by Lionel Harris. With Jean Marsh, Gordon Jackson, Angela Baddeley, Meg Wynn Owen. Hazel Bellamy assumes her role as mistress of the household with great trepidation and Richard becomes the quarry of a bounty-hunting Austrian woman and her wily and rapacious brother.
May 7, 2003 · Thanks to imaginative invention, realistic set design and inspired casting - in short, Hawkesworth's own clutch of talents - the show scarcely put a foot wrong. It won him an Emmy, a Bafta award, and the supreme compliment of a wonderful parody by Stanley Baxter.
