Period drama that ‘didn’t deserve to be cancelled’ added to Netflix

BBC drama Upstairs Downstairs is now on Netflix (Picture: Nick Wall)

There’s nothing more cosy than a star-studded period drama about the scandalous goings-on in a high-society home where the walls have ears.

But if you’ve already binged your way through Belgravia, The Forsyte Saga and The Gilded Age, then you’re in luck, as Netflix has just added a hidden gem that ended before its time.

BBC show Upstairs Downstairs, which came out between 2010 and 2012, was a reboot of the 1970s ITV show of the same name, which delivers exactly what it says on the tin.

Set in the iconic London townhouse, 16...