Upstairs Downstairs - The Complete Third Season

Rating:
Summary: captivating, riveting performances
Review: this is the series that pulled pbs in the US up by its bootstraps. calling it a soap opera is blasphemous. light years beyond that. would recommend especially for anglophiles like myself.

Rating:
Summary: captivating, riveting performances
Review: this is the series that pulled pbs in the US up by its bootstraps. calling it a soap opera is blasphemous. light years beyond that. would recommend especially for anglophiles like myself.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderful, Wonderful
Review: We are enjoying this series as the newer DVD formats become available - about every 4 months. The 3rd series is particularly wonderful because it develops the characters in marvelous ways. The two country outings of James Bellamy, one alone and one with his new wife - reminds one of Gosford Park, with the same sorts of scheming, intrigues, trysts and fun. Hudson, Edward, James and Hazel are further developed. Christmas 1913 comes in with a two new actresses - one upstairs and one down, both providing color and adventures in both areas of the house. Although we give this series 5 stars, our feeling was that the first two episodes sufferred a little with video fidelity.
Still - it was wonderful. We have not seen the Upstairs Downstairs series in years, and can hardly wait til the 4th series (WWI) is available - hopefully in June or July.