Upstairs, Downstairs: Noblesse Oblige
08:35 am - 09:40 am, Monday, February 16 on That's TV (56)
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Noblesse Oblige
Season 5, Episode 14
Robert, the Marquis of Stockbridge, proposes to Georgina. Period drama, guest starring Anthony Andrews, with Lesley Ann Down and Gordon Jackson
General
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Gordon Jackson
(Actor)
.. Hudson
Jean Marsh
(Actor)
.. Rose
Jacqueline Tong
(Actor)
.. Daisy
Lesley-Anne Down
(Actor)
.. Georgina Worsley
Angela Baddeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bridges
David Langton
(Actor)
.. Richard Bellamy
Anthony Andrews
(Actor)
.. Marquis of Stockbridge
Cyril Coke
(Director)
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.
Jacqueline Tong
(Actor)
.. Daisy
Lesley-Anne Down
(Actor)
.. Georgina Worsley
Angela Baddeley
(Actor)
.. Mrs Bridges
David Langton
(Actor)
.. Richard Bellamy
Anthony Andrews
(Actor)
.. Marquis of Stockbridge
Born:
January 12, 1948
in
London
Best Known For:
Brideshead Revisited.
Early-life:
Anthony Corin Gerald Andrews was born in London on January 12, 1948. His father, a musical arranger and composer, died when he was five, leaving his mother, a dancer, to raise five children alone. Money was scarce, and he and his siblings did household chores and the shopping while their mother did odd jobs to make ends meet. He attended Bushey's Royal Masonic School, where he claims he was an academic disaster. After leaving, he worked in farming, catering, and as a newspaper's advertising agent.
Career:
In 1967, Andrews joined the Chichester Festival Theatre as stage manager, before spending 18 months appearing alongside John Gielgud in Alan Bennett's Forty Years On, an experience he believes was invaluable. He then spent several years touring the country in various productions, and gaining experience in films and TV, with small roles in such projects as A Day Out, QB VII, and Upstairs Downstairs. His part in miniseries Danger UXB led to him landing a leading role in Brideshead Revisited in 1981. Since then, he's appeared in The Scarlet Pimpernel, The Holcroft Covenant, David Copperfield, Love in a Cold Climate, and The King's Speech. He's also dabbled in producing.
Quote:
"I hope I carry on both acting and producing in the future. I was never good at sitting at home waiting for the phone to ring, so I've tended to go out and stir the pudding."
Trivia:
Andrews won a Golden Globe and a Bafta TV Award for his role in Brideshead Revisited.
Cyril Coke
(Director)
