Manor House Season 1 Episode 3 The Servants Revolt 2003
At the height of Edwardian opulence, a battle was brewing that eventually would transform the British political landscape. The Clarion, a political paper, published articles written from a socialist perspective. It also championed the right to leisure for the working classes — a key issue in a society where industrialization had replaced seasonal and weather-dependent work with unremitting labor for the masses. The newspaper spawned a network of social clubs for working men and women. In this episode, the staff crisis comes to a head. One of the maids is sick and the other servants bitterly complain about the family — and even about Morrison, the lady's maid — and demand better working conditions. The chef breaches etiquette and convinces Lady Olliff-Cooper and her sister, Miss Anson, to see the working conditions downstairs for the first time. Lady Olliff-Cooper also pays a visit to a local hospital, mirroring the tradition of philanthropic, upper-class women of the period. After five
- Released: 2003-04-29
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Reality
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1. Upstairs Downstairs 2003-04-28
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2. Making the Grade (aka Up to Scratch) 2003-04-28
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3. The Servants Revolt 2003-04-29
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4. Tough Love (aka Cold Comfort) 2003-04-29
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5. Days of Empire (aka Home and Empire) 2003-04-30
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6. Winners and Losers 2003-04-30
