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Masterpiece Theatre; Upstairs, Downstairs, Series I: THE NEW MAN
12/11/1986

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- Series
- Masterpiece Theatre
- Program
- Upstairs, Downstairs, Series I: THE NEW MAN
- Program Number
4
- Series Description
Program premiered in 1971 with The First Churchills. Hosted by Alastair Cooke. Intended as a showcase for the best of British television drama. Spawned MYSTERY! in 1980. Current executive producer Rebecca Eaton. All promotion of program done by Frank Goodman & Associates (see below). Synopsis, cast information and producers listed by individual title. Series release date: 1971
- Program Description
With the help of Rose (sent on loan by Lady Marjorie), a cook, and a valet (Thomas), the newlyweds, Elizabeth and Laurence, are setting up a household of their own. A household in which the valet shows more interest in the maid than the bridegroom in the groom. So, while the bride sits upstairs, alone and unhappy, she hears from downstairs the bantering laughter of Thomas and Rose
- Duration
01:00:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Drama
- Citation
- Chicago: “Masterpiece Theatre; Upstairs, Downstairs, Series I: THE NEW MAN,” 12/11/1986, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed April 25, 2018, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_FF0115F05AC24EA18A5B2417D39BCF03.
- MLA: “Masterpiece Theatre; Upstairs, Downstairs, Series I: THE NEW MAN.” 12/11/1986. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. April 25, 2018. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_FF0115F05AC24EA18A5B2417D39BCF03>.
- APA: Masterpiece Theatre; Upstairs, Downstairs, Series I: THE NEW MAN. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_FF0115F05AC24EA18A5B2417D39BCF03