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The legendary television series Upstairs Downstairs is to be revived by the BBC, it has been announced.

Cranford writer Heidi Thomas is penning two new feature-length scripts - set in 1936 in the same iconic house in London's Belgravia - for transmission on BBC One next year.

Jean Marsh will reprise her role as parlourmaid Rose, returning to the house as housekeeper to its new residents, the wealthy and well-connected Holland family. She will be joined by Dame Eileen Atkins for the reboot.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6284582/Upstairs-Downstairs-returns-to-BBC.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/10_october/10/upstairs.shtml