Episode
Upstairs, Downstairs: News from the Front
Overview
James is home on leave and offers a realistic account of what is really happening on the front and Daisy and Edward announce their engagement to Hudson.
Details
- Series
- Upstairs, Downstairs
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1974-09-21
- Runtime
- 50 min
Episode context
News from the Front is Episode 2 in Series 4 of Upstairs, Downstairs. It aired on 1974-09-21. The runtime is 50 min.
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Episode 1: A Patriotic Offering
In a gesture of goodwill, the Bellamys offer generous hospitality to a family of Belgian refugees and Edward is feeling increased pressure to enlist.
Episode 3: The Beastly Hun
The sinking of the Lusitania has Hudson on a tirade and his anti-German fervor pervade the servants hall. Upstairs, Richard is made Civil Lord of the Admiralty in the newly-formed coalition government.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: Women Shall Not Weep
Edward and Daisy marry before he's sent to France and Georgina becomes a volunteer nurse. Ruby surprises everyone with a surprise announcement.
Episode 5: Tug of War
James yearns for a regimental post at the front and Rose volunteers to become a conductorette as the war rages on.
Episode 6: Home Fires
The reappearance of Gregory Wilmot throws Rose into a tailspin. Lady Prudence butts heads with Helen over a tea party for wounded officers.
Episode 7: If You Were the Only Girl in the World
Hazel has a little fling with Lt. Jack Dyson, whom she met at the tea party for wounded officers, and is seen by one of her lady acquaintances. James and Georgina meet in France and share a moment of passion.
Episode 8: The Glorious Dead
Sadly, perhaps inevitably, a double dose of tragic news arrives for those at Eaton Place.
Episode 9: Another Year
This difficult year finally comes to bumpy close. Helen and Richard meet Mrs. Charles Hamilton who wants Richard to help get her pet project off the ground. Edward is home on leave but all is not well. A bombing in London brings a familiar face back to Eaton Place.
Episode 10: The Hero's Farewell
Lady Prudence commandeers the Bellamy drawing room for a worthy cause. Another London bombing, another close call, and another tragedy is heaped upon the tattered nerves of those at Eaton Place.
Episode 11: Missing Believed Killed
Grasping at straws, the Bellamy family continue to search for any information to indicate James is still alive, but when Trooper Frederick Norton, James' servant, arrives to deliver James' personal belongings, Hazel loses all hope.
Episode 12: Facing Fearful Odds
Virginia Hamilton returns to Eaton Place, seeking Richard's advice for her son who is facing a court martial. Meanwhile, Edward is scheduled to go back to France, and James is wallowing in self-pity.
Episode 13: Peace Out of Pain
Rose receives excellent news, James is depressed about his slow recovery, Richard is courting Virginia, and the Great War is winding down to a victorious conclusion, but there's still one more casualty to be claimed.