# Angus Hudson

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[[File:GordonJackson.jpg|[Gordon Jackson](/source/Gordon_Jackson_(actor)) as Angus Hudson|thumb|upright]]

'''Angus Hudson''' is a fictional character from the [ITV](/source/ITV_Network) (Independent Television) drama ''[Upstairs, Downstairs](/source/Upstairs%2C_Downstairs_(1971_TV_series))'', portrayed by actor [Gordon Jackson](/source/Gordon_Jackson_(actor)) from 1971, until 1975.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/BestofITV/perioddrama/upstairsdownstairs/default.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614094849/http://www.itv.com/BestofITV/perioddrama/upstairsdownstairs/default.html |archive-date=14 June 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Jackson, Gordon |url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/J/htmlJ/jacksongord/jacksongord.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209200251/http://museum.tv/archives/etv/J/htmlJ/jacksongord/jacksongord.htm |archive-date=9 February 2009 |url-status=dead |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Television |publisher=The Museum of Broadcast Communications |access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref>

==Biography==
Hudson was a featured character in sixty episodes from 1971 until 1975 (1903–1930 in the series' timeline). Hudson is portrayed in the show as a Scottish [butler](/source/butler) of the Bellamy household and acts as supervisor to all the servant staff. The character also mentions having previously worked as a footman on [Lady Marjorie](/source/Lady_Marjorie_Bellamy)'s estate. He has a younger brother, Donald, who works as a civil engineer; Hudson marries the character Mrs. Bridges ([Angela Baddeley](/source/Angela_Baddeley)) at the series finale.

==Personality==
Hudson is characterised as a well-educated man from a working-class background. He is usually portrayed as kind-hearted, organised, neat, and occasionally humorous, although he sometimes shows a darker side to his character. He discusses football periodically in the series and is written as a [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.) fan. Politically, Hudson is a [conservative](/source/Conservative_Party_(UK)) and [monarchist](/source/monarchist) who defers to his "betters", and he regularly speaks out against the [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)), the [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) and [trade union](/source/trade_union) militancy. Hudson does occasionally say that he would have preferred a [Stuart](/source/House_of_Stuart) on the British throne, hinting at sympathy for the [Jacobite](/source/Jacobitism) cause. Hudson is shown as generally loyal to the Bellamy Family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0030220/filmoseries#tt0066722|title=Filmography by TV series for Hudson (Character) from "Upstairs, Downstairs" (1971) |publisher=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref>

==Awards==
[Gordon Jackson](/source/Gordon_Jackson_(actor)), who portrayed Hudson, won the British Actor of the Year Award in 1974 and an [Emmy Award](/source/Emmy_Awards) for [Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor](/source/Primetime_Emmy_Award_for_Outstanding_Guest_Actor_-_Drama_Series) in 1975 for the episode "[The Beastly Hun](/source/The_Beastly_Hun)".<ref>{{cite web|author=Dave Matthews |url=http://www.mark-1.co.uk/Professionals/gordon.htm |title='The Professionals' TV series: Gordon Jackson |website=Mark-1.co.uk |access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Upstairs, Downstairs}}

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Category:Fictional butlers
Category:Scottish male characters in television
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Category:Upstairs, Downstairs characters

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