One of the biggest stars who gave us stellar performances in Upstairs, Downstairs was Christopher Beeny, who played high-spirited Edward Barnes. The actor also showed he was an effective comedian after portraying Billy Henshaw in the show In Loving Memory. Acting seemed natural for him, but he was first interested in ballet as a child.

However, he discovered he wanted to act and became involved in theater. His big TV break came in the ’50s in the soap opera The Grove Family. Beeny died in January 2020 for an unknown reason. His son announced the sad news on social media.