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Beacon Hill

  • TV Series
  • 1975–
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
69
YOUR RATING
Drama

Soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.Soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.Soap opera about rich family and their servants in 1920s Boston.

  • Stars
    • Susan Blanchard
    • David Dukes
    • Michael Nouri
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    69
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Susan Blanchard
      • David Dukes
      • Michael Nouri
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Episodes13

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    Susan Blanchard
    Susan Blanchard
    • Maureen Mahaffey
    • 1975
    David Dukes
    David Dukes
    • Robert Lassiter
    • 1975
    Michael Nouri
    Michael Nouri
    • Giorgio Bullock
    • 1975
    Linda Purl
    Linda Purl
    • Betsy Bullock
    • 1975
    George Rose
    George Rose
    • Arthur Hacker
    • 1975
    David Rounds
    • Terence O'Hara
    • 1975
    Paul Rudd
    • Brian Mallory
    • 1975
    Beatrice Straight
    Beatrice Straight
    • Mrs. Hacker
    • 1975
    Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    • Marilyn Gardiner
    • 1975
    Kitty Winn
    Kitty Winn
    • Rosamond Lassiter
    • 1975
    Roy Cooper
    Roy Cooper
    • Trevor Bullock
    • 1975
    Stephen Elliott
    Stephen Elliott
    • Benjamin Lassiter
    • 1975
    Edward Herrmann
    Edward Herrmann
    • Richard Palmer
    • 1975
    Nancy Marchand
    Nancy Marchand
    • Mary Lassiter
    • 1975
    Maeve McGuire
    • Maude Palmer
    • 1975
    Barry Snider
    • Harry Emmett
    • 1975
    Sydney Swire
    • Eleanor
    • 1975
    Kathryn Walker
    Kathryn Walker
    • Fawn Lassiter
    • 1975
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    3trescia-1

    Gutless

    Exactly the gutless kind of thing you get when you put network television executives in charge of anything. To imagine what this series could have been you only need to read "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" and think, just a little, about what Malcolm X had to say about the wealthy white folks in Boston, and who they had working for them as servants. It wasn't the "Irish immigrants" my friend. But a TV show in 1975 that reflected the reality of the "upstairs" white family and the "downstairs" black servants? No way. Actually, I'm still waiting to see a show like that. Gutless. The best word for TV producers around the world.
    10tommyvardell44

    Highly Underrated Series -- Beacon Hill was superb!

    This series was an Americanized version of Upstairs/Downstairs which had just become a huge hit in England and then the USA. It revolved around the wealthy Boston Lassiter family. It featured a superb cast -- Stephen Elliot, David Dukes, Paul Rudd, Maeve MacGuire, Edward Herrman, Nancy Marchand, Michael Nouri, George Rose, Beatrice Straight, Kathryn Walker....

    Another reviewer savaged this series, but I totally, entirely disagree. This was richly produced, had the distinctive 1920's flavor and each episode built on the previous. There was a smack of the early Kennedy money/Irish mob background which would have been great to build upon.

    David Dukes was outstanding as Rob Lassiter, the war-injured, somewhat bitter son of patriarch Benjamin Lassiter (Stephen Elliott), returned from WWI minus an arm. His sister, Fawn, was the flapper of the family, and was a fun, sexy character.

    I sure would like to see this series out on DVD! It's a shame it only ran 1/2 a season (13 episodes).

    Even after all these years, I recall what a well-produced, well-acted fun show this was. It was ahead of the times for prime-time soaps like Dallas, Dynasty and Knots Landing.
    6wgranger

    A flawed attempt to Americanize Upstairs, Downstairs

    There have always been attempts to take popular British shows and transform them onto American TV. Steptoe and Son successfully transformed into Sanford and Son. Unfortunately the transformation of Upstairs, Downstairs to Beacon Hill missed the mark and did so for two reasons: it brought 1970's morals and mores to the Roaring Twenties and almost as bad, it relied on standard soap opera clichés rather than a real storyline. Here's some examples of both: the Lassiter granddaughter is sleeping with the fired chauffeur (was that before or after he was fired?) The other Lassiter daughter is in a rather Bohemian and morally loose lifestyle. The one-armed son visits a black whorehouse. All a little hard to fathom for a supposedly well-to-do Roman Catholic family in Boston. Some other clichés: the new chauffeur falls for the homely Lassiter daughter. The embittered one-armed son hates his father who seems to be a decent fellow and the show never explains the estrangement.

    The actors seemed to be well cast and quite memorable, so what's the problem? Again, soap opera clichés rather than an engaging story. In fact, the only ongoing storyline seems to be Prohibition and its effects on everyone. On the other hand, Upstairs, Downstairs had a much more durable storyline - the decline of the aristocracy - and perhaps that is why it seemed more believable to me and was around a lot longer. Still, if Beacon Hill came out in DVD, I might be tempted to purchase it.
    tom.watson-2

    What happened to Paul Rudd, who played the chauffeur?

    Okay, so maybe it wasn't the greatest tv show in history, but I enjoyed it and it had a great group of actors, including the recently-deceased Nancy Marchand. It was just getting interesting (soap-story wise) when CBS pulled the plug. But I would like to know what happened to Paul Rudd, who was a fine actor. According to the database, his last credit was in the early 80's. He either died or quit, since there is another young actor named Paul Rudd, and SAG does not allow two people to register with the same name.
    Kirasjeri

    A Lame and Inept Copy of the Magnificent Upstairs, Downstairs

    The great PBS series, Upstairs, Downstairs, magnificently wove rich characterizations of the upper and lower classes of one London household against the historical backdrop of England from 1903-1930. Social issues were brilliantly added to the personal dramas. The writing and acting were superb.

    Then someone got the bright idea of doing something of similar format in Boston about the same time period with servants and upper class family living their parallel lives in the same great house. Unfortunately, the acting even though by competent New York stage actors never jelled, and that was in large part because the writing was an atrocity. It reduced these peoples' lives to the most trite soap opera cliches. Silly people acted silly; pompous people acted pompous. It was all superficial and pointless.

    Highly touted and publicized before its first airing by a network that hoped to add ratings and prestige with a classy and popular show, "Beacon Hill" quickly was cancelled - after becoming one of the biggest bombs in TV history. If you want to see how such a show should be done, buy or rent some of the video tapes of Upstairs, Downstairs,

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    • Trivia
      Was originally designed to be an American "Upstairs, Downstairs ".
    • Connections
      Featured in The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976)

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    • Release date
      • August 25, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Broadcast Center, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Robert Stigwood Organization (RSO)
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      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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