Season 5 • Episode 16
LatestAfter nearly 30 years, the Bellamy saga ends with the sale of 165 Eaton Place and a fresh beginning for every member of the household.
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in London’s posh Belgravia neighborhood, surviving social change, political upheaval, scandals, and the horrors of the First World War.
Acting
Gordon Jackson's Hudson: dignity, vinegar, and barely suppressed rage.
Writing
Downstairs dialogue cuts sharper than any upstairs polite fiction.
Production
Meticulous period detail that serves story, not spectacle.
Creators
Jean Marsh, Eileen Atkins, John Hawkesworth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created by two women from working-class backgrounds who knew exactly which rooms had the best gossip.
The 165 Eaton Place exterior was filmed at 65 Eaton Place because the real 165 didn't exist; they painted the number on.
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