The 1900 House

Season 1

A modern English family embark on a real-life time-travel adventure to late Victorian London.

Where to Watch Season 1

10 Episodes

  • The Time Machine
    E1
    The Time MachineWe go behind-the scenes to find out how an ordinary terraced house in the shadow of the Millennium Dome was transformed into a time machine and why the Bowlers were selected
  • Time Travellers
    E2
    Time TravellersIn Somerset, the Bowlers indulge in a last supper of junk food before saying goodbye to 1999 and hello to life in 1900
  • A Rude Awakening
    E3
    A Rude AwakeningThe Bowlers wake up to their first morning in the 1900 house. There is no water, potties need emptying and the milk has gone off. The dream is over.
  • Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness
    E4
    Cleanliness Is Next to GodlinessIt is a week since the Bowlers began their time travel experience. But no one has had a decent bath. The range cooker, which should provide hot water, hasn't produced a drop.
  • How to Be a Victorian
    E5
    How to Be a VictorianAfter four weeks of the drudgery of a Victorian level of housework, Joyce comes up with a 1900 solution: finding a servant to do the dirty work, as most women in her position would have done a hundred years ago.
  • Upstairs Downstairs
    E6
    Upstairs DownstairsA newcomer arrives at the house as Elizabeth, their new "maid of all work' starts domestic service. Scrubbing, washing, ironing, carpet beating, black-leading the range - all for 4d a day.
  • Women's Liberation
    E7
    Women's LiberationThe arrival of the maid has given Joyce the freedom to investigate the history of the suffragette movement. But the more she learns about the battle for women's rights, the worse she feels about employing a maid.
  • The Good Old Days
    E8
    The Good Old Dayseriment in living history to investigate how radically our lives have been changed by technology, a modern family swap the luxury of 1999 for a life of urban Victorian domesticity A night out at a Music Hall is a great success but proves a rude introduction to the seedy world of Victorian London
  • Back to the Future
    E9
    Back to the FutureAfter three months of living in the past, the Bowlers' Victorian odyssey is coming to an end. Before they leave, they decide to throw a party for their friends and neighbours.
  • A Year to Remember
    E10
    A Year to RememberThe Bowlers reflect on the highs, lows and unforgettable moments of their three month living-history experiment.

Cast of Season 1

  • Alex GrahamProducer

 

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