Told in his own voice, never-before-seen home movies, and interviews with family and close friends, The Unseen Alistair Cooke offers a rare look into the life of longtime Masterpiece Theatre host, Alistair Cooke—one of the most celebrated broadcasters of the 20th century.
It's 1936, a tumultuous time in Britain, and at 165 Eaton Place, a motley crew of staff and aristocrats together face a changing world, not just upstairs and downstairs, but side by side. The new Upstairs Downstairs stars original series co-creators Jean Marsh and Eileen Atkins (Cranford), and Ed Stoppard (Zen), Keeley Hawes, and Claire Foy (Little Dorrit).
The intrigues of life, love, and international politics come to a boil at 165 Eaton Place in a thrilling panorama of English society on the eve of World War II. Keeley Hawes (Wives and Daughters), Ed Stoppard (Brideshead Revisited), and Claire Foy (Little Dorrit) return in Sea- son 2 of the Emmy-nominated continuation of the 1970s classic.