New Upstairs Downstairs

[N.Fan]

Nowhere near as good as Downton Abbey.
It was to bad that the monkey died in the first episode.

[Perdita]

Sunday, 25th March

Lady Agnes returns home determined to heal the rift in her marriage.
Sir Hallam, too, is desperate to make amends and does all in his power to rectify his personal and professional mistakes. But a shocking revelation leaves the pair reeling - and a cataclysmic turn of events changes the landscape of 165 Eaton Place forever…

Downstairs, as war approaches, Harry and Beryl face a ticking clock to get their affairs in order.

Meanwhile, after his behaviour the previous evening, Mr Pritchard leaves 165 Eaton Place in shame and Johnny is left to run the household. But when Mr Prichard’s absence becomes more prolonged the house is thrown in to chaos and Johnny seeks counsel from a familiar face.

[Abigail]

Nowhere near as good as Downton Abbey.
It was to bad that the monkey died in the first episode.

Never a truer word typed.

[Perdita]

Upstairs Downstairs has been axed by the BBC.

Neil Jackson, who plays Harry Spargo in the series, confirmed the news on his Twitter page.

"Such a shame. I have just heard that the BBC will not be making any more Upstairs Downstairs. I loved the show and will miss... [it] greatly," he wrote.

Upstairs Downstairs ended its first series with almost 7m viewers in 2011. It returned with 6.53m viewers in February of this year.

Jackson recently won a lead role in NBC pilot Notorious, created by Friday Night Lights writer Liz Heldens.

He has previously told Digital Spy that season two of Upstairs Downstairs was "infinitely bigger", describing it as a "fantastic show".

[Perdita]

The BBC has commented on the axing of Upstairs Downstairs, saying that there are "no plans" for the show to return in the near future.

The period drama was revealed to have been scrapped this weekend when cast member Neil Jackson tweeted about its demise.

"Such a shame," he wrote. "I have just heard that the BBC will not be making any more Upstairs Downstairs. I loved the show and will miss... [it] greatly."

In a statement regarding the end of Upstairs Downstairs, which was revived after running on ITV in the 1970s, the BBC reiterated that it was proud of the other drama series to have aired in the past year.

"From Call the Midwife to Birdsong and The Syndicate, 2012 has been a great year for original British drama on BBC One," the release read. "But at this stage there are no plans for Upstairs Downstairs to return."

Upstairs Downstairs ended its first series in 2011 with almost 7m viewers. It returned with 6.53m viewers in February of this year.