Back in 2022, I watched the 1970s series "Upstairs, Downstairs". I had never seen it before, but I was instantly hooked on the characters and stories. The series only ran for five years and produced 68 episodes, which was not really that many. I was actually very sad that it was over once I saw the last episode and said "goodbye" to the characters and wished there was a continuation. The story is based on a wealthy family who live in a London townhouse "upstairs" while their servants live "downstairs" (as was the norm in those days). The stories start off in the early 1900s and finish in the 1930s when the wealthy classes started to decline. The episodes cover socially-relevant periods in history and political and technological advances. The series also inspired "Downton Abbey", which I binge-watched at the beginning of the year.
The townhouse in London was filmed at Eaton Place in Belgravia - not far from Knightsbridge, Sloane Square, and Victoria. In the story, the Bellamy household own 165 Eaton Place. The house number does not exist, but they used the exterior of 65 Eaton Place to film the outside shots. They painted a "1" in front of "65". I felt that there should have been a blue plaque, but there wasn't. The interior scenes were filmed in studios.
One of the nearby streets is Chesham Street and Chesham Place, and I liked the placement of the street signs.
If you have never seen the original series "Upstairs, Downstairs", it is worth a watch.
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