The return of one of the most loved television series, brought back to life
with a fresh cast and sumptuous production values, lifting the curtain on a
historical era and the secrets that seethe behind closed doors. It’s 1936,
and
six years since parlour maid Rose left the Bellamy home, fate brings her back as
housekeeper to its new owners: Sir Hallam & his wife Lady Agnes, and his
mother Maud, Lady Holland. Rose soon finds she has her work cut out as she
recruits a new ‘downstairs’ family to help run the elegance and finery of
the ‘upstairs’ world. It soon becomes apparent there lies a labyrinth of
secrets, lies and scandal in both worlds. Set against the historical backdrop of
a Britain with a new King, with sexual, social and political tensions, this new
series provides an evolving take on the master-servant relationship