主演:Pamela Cox
導(dǎo)演:Hugo MacGregor
簡介:dddDrPamelaCoxlooksatthegrandhousesoftheVictorianrulingelite-largecountryestatesdependentonanarmyofstafftoilingawaybelowstairs.TheVictoriansusheredinanewidealofservitude-whereloyal,selflessservantsweredepersonalisedstereotypeswithstandardiseduniforms,hairstylesandevengenericnamesdenotingposition.IntheimmaculatelypreservedroomsofErddiginNorthWales,portraitsofservantslikeloyalhousekeeperMrsWebsterhintatanaffectionaterelationshipbetweenfamilyandservants,buttherealityformostwasquitedifferent.Inotherstatelyhomes,hiddenpassageskeptservantsseparatefromthefamily.Anonymity,invisibilityandsegregationwereacrucialpartoftheirgruellingjob-andthestrictservanthierarchyevenkept