UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS is a bog standard British comedy featuring most of the cast and crew of the popular DOCTOR series, including director Ralph Thomas. For instance, James Robertson Justice plays in support, although Michael Craig replaces Dirk Bogarde as the lead. The script is merely so-so and involves a young married couple who need somebody to help with their house; the plot then follows a series of women who get the job, only for various disasters to befall them. Joans Hickson and Sims play the funniest of these roles, but then the story gets bogged down in romance in the second half and becomes very stiff. The only thing making it worthwhile is the usual good casting, with the likes of Sid James showing up regularly.
Review of Upstairs and Downstairs
