Starring Keeley Hawes (Ashes to Ashes) and Alex Kingston (Doctor Who), Upstairs Downstairs returns to BBC One this weekend for a second series.

In the opening episode, it is now September 1938 and Sir Hallam is anxious about affairs in Germany. Downstairs, with Rose taken ill with TB, the staff welcome spirited new maid Beryl, who catches Harry’s eye.

Series 2 Episode 1 airs at 9.30pm on Sunday 19th February on BBC One. To whet your appetite, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» ‘I can’t sanction peace at any price. The world will have to pay the bill in blood.’

» ‘I don’t believe there’s any juice in carrots.’

» ‘I can assure you that your wife thinks about it all the time.’

» ‘Errol Flynn was being very boisterous.’

» ‘I have precisely no toes on my left foot.’

» ‘It’s the hypocrisy that makes my blood boil – marching up and down like a clockwork Mussolini.’

» ‘From tonight, this house prepares for war.’

» ‘It’s going to be so frightening, we’ll all get the runs.’

» ‘The spectacle has concluded, and, since we are in England, I suggest you make some tea.’

» ‘I end as I began. This is our final chance.’

> Buy the Series 1 DVD on Amazon.

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