Jean Marsh, the British actress who co-created the enduring serialized hit TV series “Upstairs, Downstairs,” died Sunday at ...

The British actress won an Emmy for her performance as the prim and proper parlormaid Rose Buck on the acclaimed ITV drama.

Marsh first thought of the idea for Upstairs, Downstairs when she and her good friend, actress Eileen Atkins, were house-sitting at a rich friend’s house in the South of France.

She was a truly wonderful actress. She'll always be Rose Buck to me, and along with Eileen Atkins, created one of the best shows ever made – Upstairs, Downstairs.

(She also did podcast episodes through 2016.) Marsh and Eileen Atkins then created Upstairs, Downstairs in 1971. The series followed a wealthy family living in London and the housemaids who served ...

Upstairs Downstairs co-creator and actress Jean Marsh has died aged 90, her agent has confirmed. The British screen and stage ...

She not only helped develop the hit 1970s show, but also acted in it, and had a decades-long career in film, TV and theater.

Marsh gave television one of the best loved programs in history when she teamed with actress Eileen Atkins to create "Upstairs, Downstairs," set in a London estate during the Edwardian era.

The concept for "Upstairs, Downstairs" emerged when Marsh and fellow actress Eileen Atkins were house-sitting in France. The series won numerous awards, including a Peabody and seven Emmys.