The series follows the lives of both the family and the servants in the London townhouse at 165 Eaton Place. Richard Bellamy, the head of the household, is a member of Parliament, and his wife a member of the titled aristocracy. Belowstairs, Hudson, the Scottish butler directs and guides the other servants about their tasks and (sometimes) their proper place. Real-life events from 1903-1930 are incorporated into the stories of the Bellamy household.
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
提尔(阿克塞尔·施泰因 Axel Stein 饰)在银行工作已经15年之久了,和妻子米里亚姆(安娜·玛利亚·穆埃 Anna Maria Mühe 饰)之间的感情也非常的稳定。这15年间,提尔的生活一直风平浪静,每一天都是前一天的复制黏贴,虽然这样的日子难免会令提尔感到枯燥,但相比较而言,能够一家人一直幸福的生活在一起显然更加的重要。这一天,提尔的生活彻底被颠覆了,他所在的银行里发生了抢劫案,劫匪是一位名叫纳博(莫里兹·布雷多 Moritz Bleibtreu 饰),前一天,纳博试图向提尔申请贷款,却被提尔拒绝了。就这样,提尔成为了纳博的俘虏,被迫跟随着这位劫匪先生一起踏上了逃往的旅途