The Hero's Farewell

The Hero's Farewell

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Hero's Farewell
Series = "Upstairs, Downstairs"


Caption = Ruby
Season = 4
Episode = 10
Airdate = 16 November 1974
Production = 10
Writer = Rosemary Anne Sisson
Director = Bill Bain
Guests =
Episode list = List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes
Prev = Another Year
Next = Missing Believed Killed

"The Hero's Farewell" is the tenth episode of the fourth series of the period drama "Upstairs, Downstairs". It first aired on 16 November 1974 on ITV.

Background

"The Hero's Farewell" was recorded in the studio on 8 and 9 August 1974. Rosemary Anne Sisson used the diaries of Lady Cynthia Asquith as inspiration for this episode, like she had for her earlier episode "Tug of War". [cite news|url=|title=Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs|first=Richard|last=Marson|publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing|date=2005] It is set shortly before October 1917.

Cast

*Gordon Jackson - Hudson
*Joan Benham - Lady Prudence Fairfax
*Angela Baddeley - Mrs Bridges
*Jean Marsh - Rose
*David Langton - Richard Bellamy
*Lesley-Anne Down - Georgina Worsley
*Christopher Beeny - Edward
*Jacqueline Tong - Daisy
*Jenny Tomasin - Ruby
*Christopher Good - Major Philip Hanning
*Robin Bailey - Gerald Maitland
*Phyllida Law - Lady Constance Weir
*Fanny Rowe - Duchess of Mitcham
*Alfred Maron - Carpenter

Plot

Lady Prudence brings Mr. Gerald Maitland, a famous actor, to 165, Eaton Place and persuades Richard to hold a series of historical tableau, entitled "The Hero's Farewell", in aid of the Red Cross. Lady Prudence knows that Hazel would never agree, she has used the opportunity of Hazel being in Bournemouth. Lady Prudence and Gerald Maitland then organise the tableau, with tableaux of "Anthony and Cleopatra", "Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton" and "Columbus and Queen Isabella". Georgina is home on leave and she is chosen to portray Florence Nightingale, while Ruby is to portray a Belgian peasant girl with Lady Prudence as a German officer. Lady Prudence asks Hudson to wear a kilt to show in the guests, but he refuses to.

Meanwhile downstairs, Mrs Bridges and Ruby go to a "War Cooking" lecture after pressure from Mr Hudson. Mrs Bridges starts to make meals from leftovers, including "Win the War Pie", much to everyone's distaste.

At the dress rehearsal for the historical tableux, an air raid strikes and Ruby becomes hysterical. The whole household goes down to the basement, while Hudson goes out in his role as a special constable. When he comes back, he faints having been hit by a piece of shrapnel and goes to hospital. The day after the raid, a telegraph arrives; James is "missing believed killed".

References

References

*Richard Marson, "Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs", Kaleidoscope Publishing, 2005
* [http://www.updown.org.uk/epguide/S4.htm#hf2 Updown.org.uk] - "Upstairs, Downstairs" Fansite


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