Upstairs, Downstairs captured hearts, minds and Sunday nights viewers decades before Downton Abbey was even a gleam in Julian Fellowes’ eye. They also worked together on the 2010-12 Upstairs, Downstairs, a sequel of sorts to their original creation. Actors Jean Marsh (right) and Nicola Pagett in a scene from Upstairs, Downstairs. “And I might be the queen of Belgium.”Before and after the original Upstairs, Downstairs, Marsh’s career was wide-ranging, although Broadway was little more than a blip on her path. Aside from Upstairs, Downstairs, she was probably best remembered on the small screen for her early appearances on Dr Who.
