Peace out of Pain

Infobox Television episode
Title = Peace out of Pain
Series = "Upstairs, Downstairs"


Caption = Hazel and James
Season = 4
Episode = 13
Airdate = 7 December 1974
Production = 13
Writer = Alfred Shaughnessy
Director = Christopher Hodson
Guests =
Episode list = List of Upstairs, Downstairs episodes
Prev = Facing Fearful Odds
Next = On With the Dance

"Peace out of Pain" is the thirteenth and final episode of the fourth series of the period drama "Upstairs, Downstairs". It first aired on 7 December 1974 on ITV.

Background

"Peace out of Pain" was recorded in the studio on 19 and 20 September 1974. In this episode, Meg Wynn Owen makes her final appearance as Hazel Bellamy. "Peace out of Pain" was watched by 7.20 million people.cite news|url=|title=Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs|first=Richard|last=Marson|publisher=Kaleidoscope Publishing|date=2005]

Cast

*Jean Marsh - Rose
*Gordon Jackson - Hudson
*Lesley-Anne Down - Georgina Worsley
*Simon Williams - James Bellamy
*Meg Wynn Owen - Hazel Bellamy
*David Langton - Richard Bellamy
*Angela Baddeley - Mrs Bridges
*Hannah Gordon - Virginia Hamilton
*Christopher Beeny - Edward
*Jacqueline Tong - Daisy
*Jenny Tomasin - Ruby
*Anthony Woodruff - Dr Foley

Plot

It is November 1918 and James and Hazel argue, and she runs out crying. When Rose comforts her on the stairs, she realises she has a temperature. Dr Foley soon comes round and tells Hazel that she has caught the Spanish flu that is currently a pandemic. She and James make up, but on 9 November 1918 Hazel dies at Eaton Place. Rose is greatly upset by her death. The funeral is held on 11 November, the day the war ends, at St Mark's Church in Wimbledon. Rose, Hudson, Mrs Bridges and Ruby attend while Edward and Daisy stay behind. Daisy wants to start a new life outside of service and wants to give two weeks notice, but Edward is more hesitant. That evening, James insists that Georgina, who had been sent home from France due to exhaustion, go to Armstice Party, while Edward, Daisy and Ruby also go out and celebrate.

Meanwhile, Virginia Hamilton sends a letter to Richard saying she'll be arriving in London with her two children that evening. Richard rushes to meet her, and at dinner that evening she agrees to marry him, he having asked her via a letter, and they plan to move to Hyde Park after their marriage. Also, Rose is left £1200 following Gregory's death.

Bridge story

This is the last episode of series 4 and is set in November 1918 while the first episode of the fifth series is set in summer 1919. To explain what happens in the meantime, a story written by Alfred Shaughnessy was published in three parts in "Woman" magazine from 10 February 1975. This story features a storyline where Georgina falls out with her friends Angela Barclay, Harry and Martin after she discovers she is merely being used by Martin to make Angela jealous. In addition, the story explains Edward and Daisy's exit and Lily's entrance, while Richard goes up to Scotland to meet Virginia's father-in-law. Rose meanwhile briefly goes out with a friend of Gregory's, but soon realises that Gregory was her only true love. The story concludes with marriage of Richard and Virginia.

Footnotes

References

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