Upstairs and Downstairs

1h 41min

Comedy

On marrying the boss's daughter, Richard takes his father-in-law's advice to hire a live-in domestic. He soon finds good help is hard to come by. Run-ins follow with dipsomaniacs, bank robbers, a Welsh lass who takes one look at London and runs, and an Italian charmer who turns the place into a bawdy house. Then when Ingrid arrives from Sweden things actually start to get complicated.

Cast

Michael Craig

Michael Craig

Richard Barry
Anne Heywood

Anne Heywood

Kate Barry
Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Rosemary
Joan Sims

Joan Sims

Blodwen
Marie Devereux

Marie Devereux

Italian Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Oliver Reed

Oliver Reed

Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sid James

Sid James

P.C. Edwards
Joseph Tomelty

Joseph Tomelty

Arthur Farringdon
Nora Nicholson

Nora Nicholson

Edith Farringdon
Daniel Massey

Daniel Massey

Wesley Cotes
Margalo Gillmore

Margalo Gillmore

Mrs. McGuffey
Dilys Laye

Dilys Laye

Agency Girl
Irene Handl

Irene Handl

Large Woman
Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell

1st Old Lady
Barbara Everest

Barbara Everest

2nd Old Lady
Madge Ryan

Madge Ryan

Policewoman
Hyma Beckley

Hyma Beckley

Train Passenger (uncredited)
Gaylord Cavallaro

Gaylord Cavallaro

Rocky, the Sailor (uncredited)
Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Sailor (uncredited)
Shirley Anne Field

Shirley Anne Field

Arriving Passenger 2 (uncredited)
Susan Hampshire

Susan Hampshire

Arriving Passenger 3 (uncredited)
Victor Harrington

Victor Harrington

Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Burt Kwouk

Burt Kwouk

Chinese Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

Driver (uncredited)
Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Train Ticket Inspector (uncredited)
Jill Gascoine

Jill Gascoine

Barmaid (uncredited)
Vanda Godsell

Vanda Godsell

Buxom Train Passenger (uncredited)

Release date

2nd Nov 1959

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Italiano