Upstairs, Downstairs: The Key of the Door
09:05 am - 10:10 am, Monday, June 15 on That's TV (56)
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The Key of the Door
Season 1, Episode 12
Elizabeth's interest in socialism involves her with a group of intellectuals, putting her under the strong influence of an older woman with radical views and leading to a meeting with poet Lawrence Kirbridge. Nicola Pagett stars
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Gordon Jackson
(Actor)
.. Hudson
Jean Marsh
(Actor)
.. Rose
Nicola Pagett
(Actor)
.. Elizabeth Bellamy
Angela Baddeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bridges
Rachel Gurney
(Actor)
.. Lady Marjorie Bellamy
David Langton
(Actor)
.. Richard Bellamy
Christopher Beeny
(Actor)
.. Edward
Ian Ogilvy
(Actor)
.. Lawrence Kirbridge
Raymond Menmuir
(Director)
John Hawkesworth
(Writer)
Alfred Shaughnessy
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Gordon Jackson
(Actor)
.. Hudson
Jean Marsh
(Actor)
.. Rose
Born:
July 01, 1934
in
Stoke Newington
Best Known For:
Co-creating Upstairs Downstairs.
Early-life:
Born Jean Lyndsey Torren Marsh on July 1, 1934, in Stoke Newington. Her mother worked in a bar and as a theatre dresser, while her father was a handyman and printer's assistant. She became interested in performing after taking dance and mime classes as therapy for an illness. She began acting on stage, with a stint at Huddersfield Rep in the 1950s, but it wasn't long before she transferred to the bright lights of London.
Career:
Marsh's earliest screen appearances came in such TV classics as The Twilight Zone and Danger Man; she's also appeared in three Doctor Who adventures, most notably as William Hartnell's short-lived companion Sara Kingdom. She and fellow actress Eileen Atkins devised Upstairs Downstairs as a comedy, before it became a hugely successful drama. Marsh won an Emmy for her role as housemaid Rose Buck - she's reprising the part in the new BBC revamp. Other TV projects include The Saint, The Tomorrow People, and Sensitive Skin. She and Atkins re-teamed to create The House of Eliott. Her most notable films are Willow, Frenzy and The Eagle Has Landed. Marsh has also maintained an acclaimed stage career.
Quote:
'I think Upstairs Downstairs has a very special energy. There's something about it that certainly brings out the best in people.'
Trivia:
A minor stroke forced her to take a break in 2011, but she has since returned to work.
Nicola Pagett
(Actor)
.. Elizabeth Bellamy
Angela Baddeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bridges
Rachel Gurney
(Actor)
.. Lady Marjorie Bellamy
David Langton
(Actor)
.. Richard Bellamy
Christopher Beeny
(Actor)
.. Edward
Ian Ogilvy
(Actor)
.. Lawrence Kirbridge
Born:
September 30, 1943
in
Woking, Surrey
Best Known For:
The Return of the Saint.
Early-life:
Ian Raymond Ogilvy was born in 1943 in Woking, Surrey. His father was a leading figure in advertising. As a youngster Ogilvy knew he wanted to act, thanks to roles in school plays. After serving an apprenticeship as an assistant stage manager with London's Royal Court Theatre, he went on to study at RADA. His first film, Revenge of the Blood Beast, was directed by his childhood friend Michael Reeves, with whom he also made The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General.
Career:
While working in repertory theatre, Ogilvy boosted his CV with a number of appearances in series such as The Avengers and Strange Report, and gained much popularity in Seventies programme Upstairs, Downstairs. He continued to work solidly in film and TV, most notably in I, Claudius. In 1978, he was given the starring role in The Return of the Saint, a show which made him a household name. He moved to America in the 1980s and appeared in a host of TV shows including Melrose Place, Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote. He also appeared in the movie Death Becomes Her.
Quote:
'It's dumb to have regrets, and in any case, whatever else The Return of the Saint did or didn't do, it made me very well known. For an actor, that is the big thing.'
Trivia:
Away from acting, he has enjoyed success with his novels, which have included Loose Chippings, The Polkerton Giant, and Measle and the Wrathmonk.
Raymond Menmuir
(Director)
John Hawkesworth
(Writer)
Alfred Shaughnessy
(Writer)
