Hulu: Upstairs, Downstairs, Season 2, Ep. 1 The New Man

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Episode 1, "The New Man"
Synopsis: New bride Elizabeth already doubts if her marriage to the poet Lawrence Kirbridge will last. Downstairs, Lawrence's Welsh manservant, Thomas Watkins, flirts with Rose.
Original air date: October 21, 1972
Runtime: 51 minutes
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ASIN: B004UAOIYK

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New bride Elizabeth currently doubts if her marriage to the poet Lawrence Kirbridge will last. Downstairs, Lawrence's Welsh manservant, Thomas Watkins, flirts with Rose.

Directed by: Raymond Menmuir
Runtime: 51 minutes
Original air date: October 21, 1972
Network: Acorn Media

Upstairs, Downstairs, Season 2, Ep. 1 "The New Man"

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I normally go for even more existing videos and reading, was introduced to present "Downtown Abbey," pursued it is "original" influence and was HOOKED! As an American, it took a tiny while to catch the cadence of the language, euphemisms and pronunciations, but well worth the effort. Give it a go, Old Chap!

Enjoy this series. Terrific performances all about, and the story lines deal with significant social concerns and changing occasions of the early 1900s even though delivering intriguing character portraits and moral tales that still resonate today. Sarah, the servant girl who longs to be even more and lives for drama and romance, dares to cross boundaries between master and servant--and pays the value. Her "betters" show their weaknesses and lack of self-awareness, their hypocritical tendencies, but they reveal that they can be decent and fair, too. None of the characters, upstairs or downstairs, are cartoons they are all human, all flawed, all exciting. Tom, the chauffer, is a likeable con man, figuring out how far he can go with his clever deceptions whereas nonetheless maintaining self-respect. We wonder which path he'll take it is not predictable. Lady Elizabeth is a young, gullible liberal, defying social convention but duped by social reformer close friends whose intentions are not generally what they appear. She becomes extra hardened with every of life's betrayals, and we wonder if she will respond by reverting to her roots and becoming a bitter imitation of her conservative parents. James, the son, is a spoiled drunkard who has lost his way in the globe, a tragic figure packed off to India when he causes a scandal, separated from the one particular individual he loves in the planet. Who will he be when he returns? Who will they all turn out to be? The character development is rich and complex, and as they make their voyage via this fascinating period, we want to watch every twist and turn down the road.