Period drama series. A spin off from Upstairs Downstairs. Former parlourmaid and chauffeur to the Bellamys, Thomas and Sarah set up home together in 1911 and get involved in various adventures.

A second season of the show was planned and indeed some preliminary location work was filmed but a major ITV technicians strike led to the cancellation of the series.

One interesting fact is that in one episode of Upstairs Downstairs (A Family Gathering) there was mention of Thomas and Sarah having married but in this series they are not.  

production details
Creator: Sagitta Productions / Music: Harry Rabinowitz / Script Editor: Alfred Shaughnessy / Executive Producer: Tony Wharmby / Producer: Christopher Hodson

regular cast
John Alderton as Thomas Watkins / Pauline Collins as Sarah / Graham Cull as  Tubby /  Maria Charles as  Madge / Peter Thornton as Charlie / Norman Bird as  Gilbert /  Charles West as  Sir Joseph Weidler 

UK / LWT / 13x50m-e / 1979

writer: Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham 

Sarah is working as a companion to Grace Laughton when Thomas Watkins, now owner of a garage, reappears in her life.

With:- Jessica Benton as Grace Laughton / Sally Home as Lady Selina Wellingham / Ian Thompson as The Reverend Horkesly / Barbara Bolton as Edna / Gillian Hawser as Nanny / Maxwell Shaw as Monsieur Defarge / Ursula Hirst as Auntie Em / Susan Field as Mrs Monger

director: Christopher Hodson

2.THE SILVER GHOST

writer: Alfred Shaughnessy

Mr Bellamy sends his Rolls Royce to Thomas asking him to sell it leading Thomas to get mixed up with crooks.

With:- John Castle as Sid Pollitzer /  John Bryans as Louis Pollitzer / Richard Steele as Embarkation Officer / Richard Grant as  Lord Pendleton / Barbara Keogh as Lady Pendleton /  Helen Keating as  Maggie / Dave Carter as Fred

director: John Davies

3.THE BITERS BIT

writer: Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham 

Thomas and Sarah find themselves a little out of their depth when they are accidentally invited to a swanky dinner party.

With:- Sarah Badel as Felicity Stokeleigh-Pomeroy / Rupert Frazer as Lord Peter Purley / Georgina Melville as Lady Victoria Arlington / Christopher Godwin as Sir Roger Arlington / Norman Ettlinger as Duke of Lindfield / Kevin Stoney as George Aston / Stacy Davies as Van Driver / John Rolfe as Bennet / Prudence Rennick as Duchess Of Lindfield

director: David Askey

4.THE VANISHING LADY

writer: Jeremy Paul

Thomas attempts to track down Sarah and is surprised to find her working with a Chinese magician.

With:- Peter Gordon as Maurice / Andy Ho as Chang Le Yen/ Jacqui Chan as Naomi / Sally Sanders as Carlotta / Stephen Greif as Pocock / Charles Cork as Bert / Frank Lee as Barnaby/ Wally Goodman as Pianist

director: Christopher Hodson

5. MADE IN HEAVEN

writer: Anthony Skene

Thomas and Sarah (linked in with Thomas getting a job as a caretaker in an empty house) set up a marriage bureau.

With:- Thora Hird as Mrs Entwistle / Helen Lindsay as Lady Rudge / Hilary Mason as Mrs Sedley / Raymond Francis as Captain Dooley / Anne Jameson as Miss Pike / Anne Blake as Mrs Hoo-Fung / Leon Eagles as Potter / Lucinda Gane as Emily Rudge / Hugh Waters as Harold Entwistle / Valerie Phillips as Miss Webster / Sharon Morgan as Alice Williams / Anthony Woodruff  as Mr Crichley

director: John Davies

6. ALMA MATER

writer: Alick Rowe

Thomas gets a job at the same school as Sarah and sets about exposing a scandal.

With:- Derek Godfrey as Dr Groom-Crombie /  John Welsh as Mr Chater / Pat Keen as Mrs Battersby / Norman Scace as Bishop / Geoffrey Toone as General / John Saunders as Mr Drew / Matthew Ryan as Talbot / Adam Godley as Tomlinson /  Paul Davies-Prowles as Mason

director: David Askey

7.A DAY AT THE METROPOLE

writer: Jeremy Paul

Sarah meets an old friend from her music hall days while Thomas needs all the mechanical skill he can muster.

With:- Geoffrey Whitehead as Sir George Truscott/  Yvonne Antrobus as Lady Elise Truscott / Ruby Head as Madame Gladwin / Jill Hellerman as Ronnie / Victor Brooks as Phelps / Elena Secota as Mathilde / Pam St Clement as Mrs Hill

director: David Askey

8. THE POOR YOUNG WIDOW OF PECKHAM

writer: Jeremy Paul

A photograph of Sarah lays Thomas low but also almost brings him national acclaim. 

With:- Norman Jones as Cyril Warboys / Rosemary Martin as Mrs Burridge / Eve Pearce as Sister Teresa / Hilary Gasson as Nurse Cecilia / Charles Lamb as Arthur Dooley / John Moore as Mr Irvine / Heather Canning as Mrs Green

director: Marek Kanievska

9. THERE IS A HAPPY LAND

writer: Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham 

Thomas wants revenge after Sarah tricks him into turning his back on the chance of a new life in America.

With:- Marion Mathie as Mrs Bradley-Norton / Doreen Mantle as Mrs Ryder / Mary Macleod as Miss Jenkins / Mia Nadasi as Juli / Raymond Adamson as Dr Gordon / Gertan Klauber as Max / Neville Barber as The Rev Ryder

director: David Askey

10. RETURN TO GETHYN

writer: Angharad Lloyd

Sarah solves an old mystery when the couple visit Thomas's long lost family.

With:- Gary Raymond as Eli / Shirley Cain as Mrs Hughes / Aubrey Richards as Byron Jones / Pamela Miles as Olwen Watkins / Nesta Harris as Mrs Watkins / Marged Esli as Bessie Evans

director: Christopher Hodson

11. PUTTING ON THE RITZ

writer: Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham 

Thomas and Sarah infiltrate high society.

With:- Sheila Gish as Polly / Jonathan Hyde as Charles / Michael Lees as Henry / Monica Grey as Lady Andover / Peter Howell as Lord Andover / Frances Bennett as Lady Weidler

director: Marek Kanievska

12. THE NEW RICH

writer: Anthony Skene

A gamble by Thomas results in a change of status for him and Sarah.

With:- Nigel Hawthorne as Wilson / Barbara Hicks as Mrs Ambrose / Marjorie Hogan as Mrs Fitzgerald / Sarah Carthy as Ethel / Jonathan Darvill as John The Footman / Linda Robson as Nelly / Kate David as Dot / Morris Perry as Henry Tanby

director: John Davies

13. LOVE INTO THREE WON'T GO

writer: Terence Brady and Charlotte Bingham 

Thomas and Sarah find themselves in dire straits and forced to return to domestic service. Sarah decides to complicate matters by falling for their new lord and master Richard DeBrassey.

With:- Anton Rodgers as Richard De Brassey / William Moore as Dr Savile / George Malpas as Old William / Monty James as  Priest

director: Christopher Hodson