Angus Hudson

Angus Hudson was a fictional character in the ITV drama Upstairs, Downstairs, portrayed by actor Gordon Jackson from 1971 until 1975.^[1][2] Hudson was the Scottish authoritarian butler of the Richard Bellamy Household, at 165 Eaton Place, Belgravia, London England. Hudson was a featured character in sixty episodes from 1971 until 1975 (1903 — 1930 in the series' timeline; although it was later established that both Hudson and Mrs. Kate Bridges the cook had served the Bellamy's since the late 1870's or early 1880's, being there before the subsequent births of both James Bellamy and Elizabeth Bellamy). Hudson was a well-educated man from a working class background; and although a bit bigoted in some of his attitudes (particularly towards Germans), he was essentially a fair, just and good-hearted man. He was depicted as an exemplary butler, and his loyalty towards the Bellamy Family was without question. This was just as well, for the Bellamy Family had MANY Shocking (by early twentieth century standards) secrets! ^[3]

He was the Leader of the Servant Staff which was initially comprised of Mrs. Bridges (whom he ultimately married in the final episode of the series), Irish kitchen maid Emily, eccentric footman Alfred Harris, pragmatic head house parlor-maid (and later ladies maid) Rose Buck, shallow mischievous under house parlor-maid Sarah Moffat, coachman Pearce and Lady Marjorie's ladies maid Maude Roberts. Later servants to come under his authority, (and his stern affection) include replacement footman Edward Barnes, replacement parlor-maid Daisy Peel/Barnes and replacement kitchen maid Ruby Finch.

Gordon Jackson, who portrayed Hudson, won the British Actor of the Year award in 1974 and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in 1975 for the episode The Beastly Hun.^[4]

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