Tony Rennell: Downton's dirty secret: One former maid on the risible relationship between the Granthams and their servants @ The Daily Mail, U. K.

More Downstairs Than Upstairs

PBS fans of "Masterpiece Theater" may find this detailed article very interesting with the coming debut of the second in the "Downton Abbey" series about to air this January, 2012 in the U. S.

Cut line from article at The Daily Mail: Kind: Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham, centre, may have been kind to his servants but it wasn't the norm

Read the complete article containing references from actual servants of the era portrayed in the PBS series "Downton Abbey."