Upstairs, Downstairs
Miscellaneous 2

In his political life, Richard Bellamy MP often found difficulty remaining true to his own, increasingly Liberal beliefs while also trying to appease Lady Marjorie's family with their strictly Conservative views. After Lady Marjorie's death, he found himself with financial difficulties but refused an offer of help from her family because there were political strings attached.

Pauline Collins as Sarah. The role was originally intended for co-creator Eileen Atkins who had to pull out of the series due to prior stage commitments.

A publicity portrait for the TV Times - Christmas 1973.

A portrait of the Bellamy's long-serving housemaid, Rose

A portrait of Pauline Collins during her very first day playing Sarah - 30th October 1970.