Lady Persie’s life has become increasingly complex, as she continues her illicit affair and pursues her right-wing political interests with little regard of the potential danger to those she loves. Meanwhile, Lady Agnes prepares for motherhood by having her picture taken by celebrated photographer Cecil Beaton – a visit that causes excitement for one particular member of the downstairs staff – and Sir Hallam finds himself dragged into the abdication crisis facing the monarchy.source:LocateTv.com
It is five months since the Hollands moved into Eaton Place, and Rose is officially installed as housekeeper, while Lady Agnes has manoeuvred the house to the centre of London society – and her joy is compounded by the news she is pregnant. But storm clouds are gathering in Europe, and Lady Persie falls under the spell of Oswald Mosley and his British Union of Fascists, forming an alliance that will drag her into moral and physical peril.source:LocateTv.com
Thirty-five years after the original series ended on ITV, the BBC returns to one of the most famous addresses on TV. It is January 1936, and diplomat Sir Hallam and Lady Agnes Holland (Ed Stoppard and Keeley Hawes) move into Eaton Place – closely followed by his widowed mother and her wayward sister. But they also need a full serving staff, for which Lady Agnes turns to an agency run by none other than Rose Buck (Jean Marsh), who used to work at the house. source:LocateTv.com
