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Secrets of the Manor House (2012 - 2013)

Miniseries TV Show
NR January 22nd, 2012Documentary1 Seasons, 5 Episodes
Exactly 100 years ago, the world of the British manor house was at its height. It was a life of luxury and indolence for a wealthy few supported by the labor of hundreds of servants toiling ceaselessly "below stairs" to make the lives of their lords and ladies run as smoothly as possible. It is a world that has provided a majestic backdrop to a range of movies and popular costume dramas to this day, including PBS' "Downton Abbey." But what was really going on behind these stately walls? "Secrets of the Manor House" looks beyond the fiction to the truth of what life was like in these British houses of yesteryear. They were communities where two separate worlds existed side by side: the poor worked as domestic servants, while the nation’s wealthiest families enjoyed a lifestyle of luxury, and aristocrats ruled over their servants as they had done for a thousand years.
StarringSamuel West

TV Show Details

Air Date:January 22nd, 2012

Last Air Date:July 14th, 2013

Network:PBS
Status:Ended

Genres: Documentary

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Pioneer Productions
Secrets of the Manor House on the Web:Official Website
TV Show Tags:
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