The ITV series "Downton Abbey", which ran from 2010 to 2015, has many similarities with "Upstairs, Downstairs." Both series depict a noble family and their servants in the context of some of the same historical events; certain storylines and characterizations also appear in both series. In 2019, "Downton Abbey's" executive producer Gareth Neame acknowledged the inspiration, stating that upon watching "Upstairs, Downstairs" for the first time as an adult, he realized that "there's two generations now who have got something new to be exposed to” because they had never seen "Upstairs, Downstairs".