Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestYoung lovers George and Grace are almost discovered alone in the middle of the night, prompting Flora to demand a moral clampdown, against Mr Jarvis's better judgement. As the hunt to unmask the errant pair rages, the butler decides to move the household to Cumbria for a few months, leaving Flora heartbroken as she realises her true feelings for him.
Bold and irreverent drama following the fortunes of a group of servants in an 1850s English country house.
Writing
Lucy Gannon's sharp, unromanticized servants' dialogue.
Costume
Authentic grime—no polished BBC glamour here.
Acting
Young Felicity Jones already stealing scenes.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created by Lucy Gannon, who also wrote Soldier Soldier—explaining the working-class authenticity that makes this unlike glossy period competitors.
Aired months before Downton Abbey was conceived, yet barely remembered—proof that timing and marketing trump quality in British costume drama wars.
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