8.1/10102 votes#1 - A Patriotic Offering
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1974
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
- 7.8/1094 votes
#2 - News from the Front
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1974
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
- 8.1/1097 votes
#3 - The Beastly Hun
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1974
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
- 7.9/1098 votes
#4 - Women Shall Not Weep
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1974
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
- 7.5/1090 votes
#5 - Tug of War
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1974
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
- 7.7/1093 votes
#6 - Home Fires
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1974
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
- 7.9/1097 votes
#7 - If You Were the Only Girl in the World
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1974
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
- 8.5/10110 votes
#8 - The Glorious Dead
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1974
Sadly, perhaps inevitably, a double dose of tragic news arrives for those at Eaton Place.
Director: Raymond Menmuir
Writer: Elizabeth Jane Howard
- 8.7/10106 votes
#9 - Another Year
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1974
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
- 7.9/1096 votes
#10 - The Hero's Farewell
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1974
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
- 8.2/1094 votes
#11 - Missing Believed Killed
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1974
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
- 7.8/1090 votes
#12 - Facing Fearful Odds
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1974
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
- 8.5/1094 votes
#13 - Peace Out of Pain
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/7/1974
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
The Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 4
Every episode of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs Season 4!
Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For nearly 30 years, they share a fashionable townhouse at 165 Eaton Place in...
Genre:Drama
Network:ITV1
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"A Patriotic Offering" is the best rated episode of "Upstairs, Downstairs" season 4. It scored 8.1/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Derek Bennett and written by Rosemary Anne Sisson, it aired on 9/14/1974. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "News from the Front".