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Title: Upstairs/Downstairs Redux
Review: It is easy to form an addiction to this frothy soap opera of early 20th century English lives! The costumes and the set design are scrumptious. One could wish for a bit more of the history and politics (you'd better already know it, to have a real context) but "The History Channel" this is certainly not! However, the densely-plotted story lines - while admittedly overwritten - keep you hopping from one richly-drawn character to the next. Our favorite character is the dowager duchess played acerbically by Maggie Smith; she herself is worth the price of this set!It is wonderful to have the entire season in one package, with no commercials.
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