Nicola Pagett: ‘Upstairs Downstairs’ actor who entertained millions
Nicola Pagett, who has died of a brain tumour aged 75, soared to stardom in the television period drama Upstairs Downstairs as Elizabeth, a Conservative politician’s headstrong, rebellious daughter bringing her passionately held socialist beliefs and tortured love to the Bellamy household of 165 Eaton Place, in London’s posh Belgravia district.The drama, following the lives of a wealthy family and their servants in the first three decades of the 20th century, gripped up to 300 million viewers in 50 countries over five series between 1971 and 1975, and won seven Emmy Awards in the US.Pagett, keen to take other roles,...