▁House . ▁ ▁Syn opsis ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁the ▁O ll iff - Co oper ▁family ▁are ▁given ▁the ▁ident ities ▁of ▁turn - of - the - century ▁arist ocr ats ▁and ▁hous ed ▁in ▁M ander ston , ▁an ▁op ul ent ▁Scottish ▁country ▁house , ▁where ▁they ▁live ▁for ▁three ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁Edward ian ▁style . ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Dr ▁O ll iff - Co oper ▁become ▁Sir ▁John ▁O ll iff - Co oper ▁and ▁Lady ▁O ll iff - Co oper . ▁ ▁Interest ▁and ▁conflict ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 5 ▁servants , ▁port rayed ▁by ▁individuals ▁from ▁several ▁paths ▁of ▁life . ▁Chief ▁among ▁these ▁was ▁Hugh ▁Ed gar , ▁an ▁architect ▁from ▁Sur rey , ▁who ▁was ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁but ler . ▁ ▁Part icip ants ▁received ▁instruction ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁rules ▁by ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁ab ide ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁experiment . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁" up st airs " ▁participants ▁enjoy ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁house , ▁which ▁is ▁meant ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 0 5 – 1 9 1 4 . ▁Those ▁" below ▁st airs " ▁have ▁a ▁different ▁experience ; ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁lowest ▁ranks , ▁particularly ▁the ▁success ive ▁sc ull ery ▁ma ids , ▁life ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁int ol er able . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Cast ▁The ▁narr ator ▁is ▁D erek ▁Jacob i . ▁ ▁Up st airs ▁ ▁Down