Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

It is a performances centric movie

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Although the characters Thomas & Sarah were not in the series Upstairs Downstairs very long i do think this was a mistake as i just loved them together, and so glad a spin off was made. I never saw it originally as i wasn't in the country.Again i am catching up in 2017. I cant believe they never made a season 3 as you are left wondering what happened although i have devised my own ending. Back to the series. The first one is Sarah without Thomas, he does turn up and they do end up back together i wont say much as it spoils plots. From then on they go on to have many a adventure together. Some of them surreal, some quite humorous and a few quite dramatic. I loved the one in the school which showed their compassionate side and they saved the children there who were being badly cared for by a greedy principal. I loved the old classic cars which were in some of the stories, especially so the Itala grand Prix car which was fabulous and the silver ghost again which was the Bellamy's car and was sold and ended up in Thomas hands through innocently taken on a chauffeur job and the employers were criminals. Every story was complete, you get to meet Thomas family his mother and brother who is a rector and has a nasty secret, but not to worry, Sarah finds out about it and exposes him. You get to see Thomas in a rage with revenge in his heart over something Sarah did to him. You got to see them go from downstairs to upstairs but as usual it doesn't go well for them and they end up back in service where they meet Richard De Brassey a strange and lonely man who drinks too much, but love comes in odd places. The very last scene of this lovely series is of Sarah at a graveside after Richard De Brassey and Thomas are caught in a barn fire, you never know who died who survived although wikipedia does say thomas survives they did film some of the next series so perhaps that is why then can say that. For me they both couldn't have died, as she would have been burying two people. One would have died and one would have survived but hurt i am thinking in hospital, Thomas and I hope he went to America. Its sad we never got to know as this last episode was brilliant and I really enjoyed it. Sarah really loved Richard and finally had the chance of a real life, but it was again taken from her.The series shows a couple who live by their wits enjoying their life, aving a larf and even just about but not quite breaking the law to get what they want. Its funny, sad, surreal, but fabulous. I will watch it again.

I could not believe that anyone could reduce themselves to this mediocrity after the success of Upstairs Downstairs. What were the producers thinking of? I only watched it because someone had the bright idea to attach it to the Box set of Upstairs Downstairs. After few episodes I quit. It is the same oxymoron. Sarah and Thomas with their shameless and shady antiques which is so far fetched at times that it comes down as an insult to our intelligence rather than entertainment. I found Sarah's overacting, loud and ear scratching cockney diction quite irritating and Thomas' dishonesty and conniving superficial and borderline ridiculous. I strongly recommend that the fans of Upstairs Downstairs stay away from it not to diminish their uplifting enjoyment of UD. The fact that Thomas and Sarah only lasted a few episodes speaks in volumes.

To answer the first comment - They aren't making series like this anymore because they've forgotten how. They did recently try with "Berkeley Square" about a group of governesses/nannies in 1902 London. Even though that series manages to work on its own terms, it doesn't come close to having the kind of heart that "Thomas and Sarah", and its predecessor "Upstairs Downstairs" did.I've noticed a trend with recent historical programming from Britain. They're now more concerned with making the characters (of whatever era is being depicted) have a more modern EDGE to them. The recent series about Henry VIII is a prime example. Since when did Henry VIII have a cool East-end London accent anyway? They no longer care about accurate costuming and period detail either. Costumes and settings reflect this theme of appearing more modern/relatable to today's viewers - and it all comes off looking like rubbish.I think one of the most tragic aspects of the kind of historical drivel being churned out by English TV these days is that they've forgotten a key component that made both "Thomas & Sarah" and UD work so well - HUMOUR! Humour is sadly missing from these badly scripted dramas that take themselves so damned seriously. Someone at the BBC needs to re-visit the vaults and see what real historical drama is!!

This lovely series has recently been re-run on Granada. The two main characters made their first appearance in Upstairs Downstairs. This series follows their mixed fortunes when they try to make it on their own.The series captures Edwardian England in a way that only the English seem to manage with accuracy and sympathy.Each 1 hour episode is self contained and whilst not always completely plausible, the series is a great pleasure to watch. Then again with such two outstanding actors in Pauline Collins and John Alderton, what could possibly go wrong? Pauline Collins even manages to breathe life into the otherwise very ordinary current series "The Ambassador".The episode in the Welsh village was quite excellent. And, in a typically English manner (thank god), the ending of the series is left open to the viewer to interpret.Why the hell aren't they making TV series like these anymore?