The Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 4

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   #1 - A Patriotic Offering

   S4:E19/14/1974

   In a gesture of goodwill, the Bellamys offer generous hospitality to a family of Belgian refugees and Edward is feeling increased pressure to enlist.

   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson

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   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson
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   #2 - News from the Front

   S4:E29/21/1974

   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.

   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:John Hawkesworth

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   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:John Hawkesworth
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   #3 - The Beastly Hun

   S4:E39/28/1974

   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.

   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Jeremy Paul

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   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Jeremy Paul
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   #4 - Women Shall Not Weep

   S4:E410/5/1974

   Edward and Daisy marry before he's sent to France and Georgina becomes a volunteer nurse. Ruby surprises everyone with a surprise announcement.

   Director:Christopher Hodson

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy

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   Director:Christopher Hodson

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy
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   #5 - Tug of War

   S4:E510/12/1974

   James yearns for a regimental post at the front and Rose volunteers to become a conductorette as the war rages on.

   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson

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   Director:Derek Bennett

   Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson
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   #6 - Home Fires

   S4:E610/19/1974

   The reappearance of Gregory Wilmot throws Rose into a tailspin. Lady Prudence butts heads with Helen over a tea party for wounded officers.

   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Jeremy Paul

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   Director:Bill Bain

   Writer:Jeremy Paul
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   #7 - If You Were the Only Girl in the World

   S4:E710/26/1974

   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.

   Director:Raymond Menmuir

   Writer:John Hawkesworth

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   Director:Raymond Menmuir

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   #8 - The Glorious Dead

   S4:E811/2/1974

   Sadly, perhaps inevitably, a double dose of tragic news arrives for those at Eaton Place.

   Director:Raymond Menmuir

   Writer:Elizabeth Jane Howard

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   Director:Raymond Menmuir

   Writer:Elizabeth Jane Howard
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   #9 - Another Year

   S4:E911/9/1974

   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.

   Director:Cyril Coke

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy

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   Director:Cyril Coke

   Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy
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    #10 - The Hero's Farewell

    S4:E1011/16/1974

    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.

    Director:Bill Bain

    Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson

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    Writer:Rosemary Anne Sisson
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    #11 - Missing Believed Killed

    S4:E1111/23/1974

    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.

    Director:Christopher Hodson

    Writer:Jeremy Paul

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    #12 - Facing Fearful Odds

    S4:E1211/30/1974

    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.

    Director:Raymond Menmuir

    Writer:John Hawkesworth

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    Director:Raymond Menmuir

    Writer:John Hawkesworth
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    #13 - Peace Out of Pain

    S4:E1312/7/1974

    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.

    Director:Christopher Hodson

    Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy

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    Director:Christopher Hodson

    Writer:Alfred Shaughnessy