role before production on the second series began. Home releases Region One DVDs Upstairs, Downstairs was first released to Region One DVD in December 2001 by A&E Home Entertainment. During 2002, it released the remaining series and then released Thomas and Sarah on DVD in 2004. The individual releases have also been collected together into two boxed sets, the second of which, The Collector's Edition Megaset, also includes Thomas and Sarah. These are all out of print. In 2011 Acorn Media released Upstairs Downstairs: The Ultimate Collection which includes Thomas and Sarah and 25 hours of special features in a 40th Anniversary 26-disc set. Region Two DVDs Upstairs, Downstairs was originally released on DVD by VCI in Region 2 (UK). The colour episodes of the first series were released in 2001 followed by the other series finishing in 2003. In 2004, the black-and-white episodes and the first episode with the original ending were released. Thomas & Sarah was released in matching packaging in 2004. In 2005, VCI stopped making these DVDs, none of which had included any extras. Network Video released the entire programme series-by-series from 2005 to 2006. The episodes were remastered and the black-and-white episodes were put in chronological order in the first series. Some episodes also featured audio commentaries, the LWT logo, commercial bumpers and the original preceding countdowns. In addition, each series was accompanied by a special one-hour documentary relating to that series featuring new and archive interviews. The fifth series release also featured the 1975 documentary Russell Harty goes... "Upstairs, Downstairs". In 2006, a boxed set featuring all the DVDs was released. DVDs of the series have also been released in Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. Region Four DVDs Universal DVD released all five series to DVD in Australia and New Zealand. These were later deleted. Timelife issued the series as a mail-order collection. ITV began re-releasing the series in Australia in January 2013. The show is rated PG in New Zealand for its low level violence. See also Downton Abbey The Duchess of Duke Street The Forsyte Saga The Pallisers Thomas & Sarah Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series) References External links The Upstairs, Downstairs Web Pages Upstairs, Downstairs Encyclopedia of Television British historical television series 1970s British drama television series 1971 British television series debuts 1975 British television series endings BAFTA winners (television series) Best Drama Series Golden Globe winners