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Servants

20031 Season50m episodes8.1

Drama

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Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: GB

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Bold and irreverent drama following the fortunes of a group of servants in an 1850s English country house.

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Director: Hettie Macdonald, Tim Whitby
Writing: Lucy Gannon
Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 10, 2003
Network: BBC One

Time to finish

5 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

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Cast

Christopher Fulford

Jarvis

Orla Brady

Flora Ryan

Joe Absolom

George Cosmo

Felicity Jones

Grace May

Kenny Doughty

William Forrest

Shaun Parkes

Frederick Matkin

Jon Morrison

Andrew Adams

Caroline Hayes

Esther Spicer

Daon Broni

Joseph James

SERIES

Servants

20031 Season50m episodes8.1

Drama

TMDB8.1

Votes4

Your rating

Runtime: 50m episodes
Genre: Drama
Origin: GB

About

Bold and irreverent drama following the fortunes of a group of servants in an 1850s English country house.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

Peacock Premium

Britbox Apple TV channel

BritBox

BritBox Amazon Channel

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Peacock Premium Plus

With ads

The Roku Channel

Tubi TV

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

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E1 · Airs Apr 10, 2003 · 50m
Episode 1
In 1850 the Earl of Taplow and his family return from Italy to Taplows,their country house,with their retinue of servants,led by butler Jarvis and house-keeper Flora. George Cosmo, a confident youngster,arrives seeking employment as the second foot-man,bringing with him forged references. Whilst Flora is willing to take him at face value,Jarvis is less certain. However the sudden departure of under-butler Frank creates a vacancy which needs filling immediately. George is taken on. First footman William is not impressed but he catches the eye of Grace, nursemaid to the earl's handicapped young son Harry.
E2 · Airs Apr 17, 2003 · 50m
Episode 2
A grand dinner is to be held and George gets William involved in a scam whereby they will obtain cheap fish for the occasion. Unfortunately the fish is bad and the guests go down with food poisoning. Andrew,the sneaky,bullying under-butler,is aware of what has happened and wants money to keep quiet. Grace comes to George's aid by selling her engagement ring to raise the cash
E3 · Airs Apr 24, 2003 · 50m
Episode 3
William trips on a loose rug and drops young Harry,who eventually dies. Accusations fly amongst the servants as to who is to blame but the Earl concedes that it was an accident. However a planned banquet is cancelled,allowing the staff to enjoy the chef's sumptuous fare. Grace takes the death to heart and picks flowers from the Earl's orangery to provide a blanket for the little boy. The Earl sees this as vandalism but blames and sacks Esther,a maid who had been tormenting Grace.
E4 · Airs May 1, 2003 · 50m
Episode 4
Flora confronts Jarvis after discovering he has been embezzling wages for years. Faced with exposing him, she must decide where her loyalties lie - above or below stairs. Elsewhere, Fred has to compete in a race to keep his job, while Grace and George agree to keep their blossoming relationship secret.
E5 · Airs May 8, 2003 · 50m
Episode 5
New Year's Eve offers a chance for celebration for the staff, but the merriment does not extend to William, as his nightmares over Lord Harry's death continue to torment him, leaving him vulnerable to under-butler Andrew Adams' goading and cruelty, which leads to a terrifying and violent showdown.
E6 · Airs May 15, 2003 · 50m
Episode 6
Young lovers George and Grace are almost discovered alone in the middle of the night, prompting Flora to demand a moral clampdown, against Mr Jarvis's better judgement. As the hunt to unmask the errant pair rages, the butler decides to move the household to Cumbria for a few months, leaving Flora heartbroken as she realises her true feelings for him.

Details

Director: Hettie Macdonald, Tim Whitby
Writing: Lucy Gannon
Status: Ended
First aired: Apr 10, 2003
Network: BBC One

Time to finish

5 hrs

6 episodes. About 1 week at an hour a night.

View on IMDb ↗

Cast

Christopher Fulford

Jarvis

Orla Brady

Flora Ryan

Joe Absolom

George Cosmo

Felicity Jones

Grace May

Kenny Doughty

William Forrest

Shaun Parkes

Frederick Matkin

Jon Morrison

Andrew Adams

Caroline Hayes

Esther Spicer

Daon Broni

Joseph James

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