TheseriesfollowsthelivesofboththefamilyandtheservantsintheLondontownhouseat165EatonPlace.RichardBellamy,theheadofthehousehold,isamemberofParliament,andhiswifeamemberofthetitledaristocracy.Belowstairs,Hudson,theScottishbutlerdirectsandguidestheotherservantsabouttheirtasksand(sometimes)theirproperplace.Real-lifeeventsfrom1903-1930areincorporatedintothestoriesoftheBellamyhouseholdaaa　　高斯福德庄园里Upstairs和Downstairs的出处。讲述了二十世纪早期三十年间一个上流阶层家庭里主仆的故事。1971－1975年英国名剧，BAFTA和艾美金球等多项大奖获得者