It's hard to imagine, given the world of television we live in today, that Upstairs, Downstairs only ran for 4 years. The early-'70s show about about the aristocratic Bellamy family and their servants is an institution of television and British culture, and despite its short-ish run, has been viewed countless times.
The popularity of the show is simply epic in proportions, and shows itself in ways too numerous to mention, including the somewhat curious ability to buy the cook's wares at Mrs...
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