I remember that show, too - another BBC great, along with "Poldark" and the great original "Forsyte Saga." Personally, I wouldn't mind seeing almost all of those great originals again. Drama, comedy, wit, and a bit of history all mixed together, with excellent acting. Sad that programming like this has gone by the wayside. Remaster these originals rather than "retooling" or "updating." Sequels and remakes are NEVER as good as the originals.

Of course there will be no Mrs. Bridges or Hudson the butler - both of their portrayers are dead. What a ripoff. Bring back the original show, PBS - remaster it and show the original again, and I guarantee that it will be a hit!
Oh, and BTW - I'm with Sue - enough of the cops and vampires! And I will add - mindless sitcoms. A little originality, PLEASE!

I love Masterpiece theatre and will look forward to seeing this, but I wish someone would show "The Dutchess of Duke St", which has not been shown since it`s original appearence in the sixties or seventies. I loved that program and the characters so much.

I started to get excited when I initially saw this about my all-time favorite program, but I'm monumentally disapointed now. "Upstairs, Downstairs" is a classic, and no "sequel" can begin to measure up. Besides, this isn't a retooling. It's a new series that picks up in 1936, so it has no business using the original title.
Did Masterpiece Theatre learn nothing from the crappy "updating" of the "Forsyte Saga?" A measly few hours' production cramming several years of story into it?
I guess I'll just have to wait until I can buy the DVD set.

Thank you PBS!! I've had it with cops and vampires

THIS IS ALL WELL & GOOD BUT I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHY "ANTIQUES ROADSHOW" CANNOT BE SEEN ON ANY OTHER CHANNEL. ALL THE OTHER CHANNELS SHARE/SELL OFF SHOWS AND THIS HAS BEEN A QUESTION FOR MANY YEARS BUT WRITING PBS OR AR WILL NOT GET YOU ANY RESPONSE. MANY HAVE TRIED & EVEN WRITTEN FCC BUT NO ONE TELLS US ANYTHING. YOU WOULD THINK THAT IF NOTHING ELSE THEY WOULD WELCOME THE $$$ FROM SELLING/SHARING WITH THE OTHER CHANNELS.

Just let me say "New Monkees". If you know what I'm talking about, you know what I mean! If you don't know what I'm talking about, you also know what I mean!

A spin of from the show was the "Mrs Bridges upstairs down stairs cook book". It was a gwm. It had the dishes to upper crust savoured and also the working class items I grew up with ( Rhubarb pie, bubble anmd squeek ets). I included pictures of the ecast and paragraphs on English culture and customs.
With its aid I learnd to make and apple pie. I am sure you have all heard the phrase "as British as apple Pie".

One of the spin-offs from that show was the "Mrs Bridges upstairs downstairs cook book". It was a gem. It had the dishs that the uppercrust used to savour which included Game and come french Cuisine and also thew working class items like Rhubarb pie and bubble and squeek.
It aso had little paragraphs on English culture and customs and pictures of the cast of the show.
With its aid I learned to make apple pies. I am sure everybody had heard the phrase " as British as Apple pie".

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