Pity the British: When it comes to etiquette, they’re always getting their petticoats all in a bunch. Take the very proper Londoners on “Upstairs, Downstairs,” the English period drama that helped ...

Upstairs, Downstairs debuts as a part of PBS’ Masterpiece Classic series tonight. It will air at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific/8 p.m. Central and Mountain in most markets, but you should check local ...

LITTLE ROCK — It’s hard to believe that it’s been 34 years since the last episode of Upstairs, Downstairs graced PBS and satisfied the secret Anglophile in all of us. Following the adventures of the ...

With just three episodes, the new Upstairs Downstairs was on our screens for far too short a time when it debuted over Christmas 2010. Thankfully, the show returns for a longer six-part run beginning ...

Eileen Atkins hates to fly, but there's one mile-high trip she's glad she braved. The veteran British actress visited Los Angeles in 2008 to promote her role in the miniseries "Cranford," which would ...

Who were your favorite characters from the original UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS? View a slideshow featuring the most beloved characters and relive some of the most iconic scenes. In the year before WWII, 165 ...

The immediately engaging three-part continuation of "Upstairs Downstairs" gets rolling with a sequence that might be described as "Outside Inside." We follow a smartly dressed couple, walking down a ...

"Upstairs, Downstairs" was an early example (1971-1975) of the kind of classy, literate British programming that American television just didn't do. The irony is that the series, which follows the ...

Before praising the fine writing, acting and direction on the new “Upstairs Downstairs” (Sundays April 10, 17 and 22, 9 p.m./8 Central) on PBS’ “Masterpiece,” can we all take a moment to acknowledge ...

When "Masterpiece" begins the three-part "Upstairs Downstairs" sequel at 9 p.m. Sunday have the butler bring in a round of Champagne, because it's a kind of double celebration. Two 40th anniversaries ...

Could it be that the makers of the "Upstairs Downstairs" reboot suspected in advance that the show would not survive a second season on the BBC and, accordingly, threw the new episodes together while ...

Returning for an expanded six-episode run, "Masterpiece Classic's" reboot of "Upstairs Downstairs" yields some genuine surprises and a rich historical backdrop, set against the tensions surrounding ...