

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.
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.