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Lady Marjorie Bellamy
The Lady Marjorie Helen Sybil Bellamy (née Talbot-Carey; 6 May 1860 or 12 July 1864 – 15 April 1912) is a fictional character in the ITV Network, ITV drama ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs''. The character was a regular member of the show in series one and two, and a guest in series three. She was portrayed by Rachel Gurney, who initially declined the role. Backstory In the narrative of ''Upstairs, Downstairs'', Lady Marjorie was born on 6 May 1860 (according to the episode "A Family Gathering") A Family Gathering is the second season finale and the 26th episode overall of the 1970s UK period Drama, Upstairs, Downstairs. It was written by Alfred Shaughnessy and directed by Raymond Raymond Menmuir, Menmuir. on 12 July 1864 (according to the episode "Desirous of Desirous of Change, Change") at Southwold, Wiltshire, to Walter Talbot-Carey, 12th Earl of Southwold and Mabel, the Countess of Southwold. She had one brother, Hugo, and a paternal aunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Marjorie 1906
''Lady'' is a term for a woman who behaves in a polite way. Once used to describe only women of a high social class or status, the female counterpart of lord, now it may refer to any adult woman, as gentleman can be used for men. "Lady" is also a formal title in the United Kingdom. "Lady" is used before the family name or peerage of a woman with a title of nobility or honorary title ''suo jure'' (in her own right), such as female members of the Order of the Garter and Order of the Thistle, or the wife of a lord, a baronet, Scottish feudal baron, laird, or a knight, and also before the first name of the daughter of a duke, marquess, or earl. Etymology The word comes from Old English '; the first part of the word is a mutated form of ', "loaf, bread", also seen in the corresponding ', "lord". The second part is usually taken to be from the root ''dig-'', "to knead", seen also in dough; the sense development from bread-kneader, or bread-maker, or bread-shaper, to the ordinary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Langton
David Muir Langton (born Basil Muir Langton-Dodds; 16 April 1912 – 25 April 1994) was a British actor who is best remembered for playing Richard Bellamy in the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. Early years David Langton was born Basil Muir Langton-Dodds to a middle-class family in Motherwell, Scotland in 1912. His father was a wine merchant. Langton's family moved to England when he was four years old. He attended a prep school in Bath, Somerset, and left education at the age of 16. Langton's father had always encouraged him to go into acting and got him his first job touring with a small Shakespearean company. At 19 years old, Langton left the theatre and went to live on Yell, a remote island in Shetland, and became a sheep farmer while attempting to become a writer. However, he later admitted this was a "disaster", and when he went back to the mainland when his mother was ill, he realised he did not want to return. In 1938, Langton returned to working full-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Wynn Owen
Margaret Wright ( Shuttleworth, 8 November 1939 – June 2022), better known as Meg Wynn Owen, was a British actress known for her role as Hazel Bellamy in '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. She also appeared in ''Gosford Park'', ''Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice'', ''Irina Palm'', ''The Duellists'' and '' A Woman of Substance''. Early life Wynn Owen was born Margaret Shuttleworth on 8 November 1939 in Lancaster, daughter of Margaret (née Brinnand) and Miles Shuttleworth. When she was 13, she moved to Hoyland to live with her mother's friend Ruth Wynn Owen, who was a drama coach and actor, and her husband Ian Danby. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1956, she used her professional name, Meg Wynn Owen. Personal life and death Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987. In later life she suffered from dementia. She died in June 2022, aged 82. In November 2022, it was reported that her friend Brian Malam, to whom she had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazel Bellamy
Hazel Patricia Bellamy (née Forrest; circa 1883–1918), is a fictional character in the British television series, '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. She was portrayed by Meg Wynn Owen. In the spring of 1912, Richard Bellamy hires Hazel Forrest as a typist for a biography of his late father-in-law, the Earl of Southwold. She is a middle-class young woman who has been earning a living as a secretary for ten years, despite her parents' wishes. This character gives the viewer a rare view of the interior of her parents' middle class home, one of the few locations other than the Bellamys' home. James is immediately attracted to her. The class divide between James and Hazel causes early conflicts with Hazel's parents, the Bellamys' staff and in the marriage. After about seven months of courting, James proposes in November, but Hazel tearfully refuses him. She does not tell him that she was married before to a violent alcoholic named Patrick O'Connor. Hazel's sad past is now the Forrest's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RMS Titanic
RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that Sinking of the Titanic, sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking Iceberg that struck the Titanic, an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the Sinking of the Titanic#Casualties and survivors, estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died (estimates vary), making the incident one of List of accidents and disasters by death toll#Peacetime maritime, the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. ''Titanic'', operated by White Star Line, carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and elsewhere in Europe who were seeking a new life in the United States and Canada. The disaster drew public attention, spurred major changes in maritime safety regulations, and inspired a Titanic in popular culture, lasting legacy in popular culture. It was the second time Whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eaton Place
Eaton Place is a street in London's Belgravia district. It runs off the top left hand corner of Eaton Square and then parallel to it until a junction with Upper Belgrave Street. Notable events, establishments and inhabitants * The Embassy of Hungary, London, is at no 35. * After Great Britain's recognition of the Polish People's Republic, communist regime operating in Poland as the legitimate Polish government, the Polish government-in-exile was forced to relocate from the Polish embassy in London, Polish embassy to no 43, which prior to this event was the president's personal residence. This period ended in 1990 following the 1990 Polish presidential election, first free presidential elections after May Coup (Poland), the May Coup in Poland, during which Lech Wałęsa was elected as the president. The government-in-exile was thereby disbanded, and its president handed over various insignia of the Second Polish Republic to Wałęsa. * The 1971 TV series ''Upstairs, Downstairs ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Pagett
Nicola Mary Pagett Scott (15 June 1945 – 3 March 2021), known professionally as Nicola Pagett, was a British actress, known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'' (1971–1973), as well as being one of the leads in the sitcom '' Ain't Misbehavin''' (1994–1995). Her film appearances included ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' (1969), '' Frankenstein: The True Story'' (1973), ''Operation Daybreak'' (1975), ''Privates on Parade'' (1982) and ''An Awfully Big Adventure'' (1995). Early life Born in Cairo, Egypt, Nicola Pagett spent most of her childhood out of Britain—in Hong Kong, Cyprus and Japan, the family moving with her father who worked for a major oil company. She was educated at Saint Maur International School, in Yokohama, Japan. In 1962 Pagett entered Britain's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where she studied for two years. Career In 1964, Pagett appeared in several productions with Worthing Repertory Company and the Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Bellamy
Elizabeth Bellamy (also Kirbridge) is a fictional character in the ITV period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', originally broadcast for five series from 1971 to 1975. She was portrayed by Nicola Pagett. Elizabeth is the daughter of Richard and Lady Marjorie, and was a main character for the first two series, appearing in 13 episodes. She grew up at 165, Eaton Place (exterior shots were the actual 65 Eaton Place, with a "1" painted in front of "65") in fashionable Belgravia. The spoiled, self-absorbed younger sister of James, Elizabeth takes a somewhat fleeting, but serious, interest in various social causes, including socialism and the Suffragette movement. The impulsive Elizabeth marries a poet, Lawrence Kirbridge, but he turns out to have no interest in sex and arranges for his publisher to make love to Elizabeth, and a child is conceived. Soon after, Lawrence is sent abroad with an allowance, and Elizabeth has a relationship with an Anglo-Armenian. Elizabeth is close to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Williams (actor)
Simon Williams (born 16 June 1946) is a British actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. Frequently playing upper middle class or aristocratic upper class roles, he is also known for playing Charles Cartwright in the sitcom '' Don't Wait Up'' and Charles Merrick in medical drama ''Holby City''. Since 2014, he has played the character of Justin Elliott in the long-running BBC Radio 4 series ''The Archers''. Early life and education Simon Williams was born in Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor in 1946. His parents were the actor Hugh Williams and the actress and model Margaret Vyner. His sister Polly, an actress, married his ''Don't Wait Up'' co-star and friend Nigel Havers. She died in 2004. His brother is the poet Hugo Williams. Williams was educated at Harrow School. He trained in Repertory theatre, repertory at Worthing, Birmingham and Bath, Somerset, Bath, and later joined the Theatre Workshop. Career Williams has appeared on stage in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)
Major The Honourable James Rupert Bellamy (1881 – October 1929) is a fictional character in the ITV Network, ITV period piece, period drama ''Upstairs, Downstairs (1971 TV series), Upstairs, Downstairs'', that was originally broadcast for List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes, five series from 1971 to 1975. He was portrayed by Simon Williams (actor), Simon Williams. James Bellamy is one of the main characters in ''Upstairs, Downstairs'', appearing in 37 episodes, from the third episode of the first series "Board Wages" to the penultimate episode of the fifth and final series "All the King's Horses (Upstairs, Downstairs), All the King's Horses". Handsome, arrogant, irresponsible, and selfish, James is his mother's favourite child. James never truly recovers from her death on the ''Sinking of the RMS Titanic, Titanic'' in 1912. After a few unsuccessful relationships, James marries Hazel Forrest, but their happiness is short-lived due to their disparate backgrounds; she dies in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bellamy (Upstairs, Downstairs)
This is an alphabetical list of characters from the ITV drama series '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', which aired from 1971 to 1975. Cast ; Key : Regular cast (4 or more episodes) : Recurring cast (2–3 episodes) : Guest cast (1 episode) ''Upstairs'' Bellamy family Lady Marjorie Bellamy Portrayed by Rachel Gurney, Lady Marjorie Helen Sybil Bellamy (née Lady Marjorie Helen Sybil Talbot-Carey; 6 May 1860 or 12 July 1864 – 15 April 1912) is the wife of Richard Bellamy and the mother of James and Elizabeth. In the summer of 1906, she has an affair with a much younger man, Charles Victor Hammond, a captain in the Khyber Rifles and a friend of her son James. Lady Marjorie continues to employ their under-parlour maid Sarah when she becomes pregnant and then miscarries the illegitimate child of James. Blackmail for Lady Marjorie's affair later helps her chauffeur and Sarah in leaving service and purchasing their own business, a garage. Lady Marjorie dies in 1912, a victim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Née
The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births register or birth certificate may by that fact alone become the person's legal name. The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or ''brit milah'') will persist to adulthood in the normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some possible changes concern middle names, diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and changes related to gender transition. Matters are very different in some cultures in which a birth name is for childhood only, rather than for life. Maiden and married names The terms née (feminine) and né (masculine; both pronounced ; ), Glossary of French expressions in Englis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
