Laugh a Little Louder Please
"Laugh a Little Louder Please" | |
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Upstairs, Downstairs episode | |
Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 3 |
Directed by | Derek Bennett |
Written by | Rosemary Anne Sisson |
Production code | 3 |
Original air date | 21 September 1975 |
"Laugh a Little Louder Please" is the third episode of the fifth and final series of the
Background
Laugh a Little Louder Please was recorded in the studio on 6 and 7 February 1975. Rosemary Anne Sisson, the writer of this episode, used We Danced All Night, the autobiography of Barbara Cartland, party as an inspiration for this episode. We Danced All Night was also used for other episodes in which Georgina played a main role. Sisson also brought some of her own experiences and feelings, as a child in the Second World War, into this episode.[1]
Cast
- Georgina Worsley
- Mrs Bridges
- Gordon Jackson - Hudson
- Rose
- Simon Williams - James Bellamy
- Diana Newbury
- Edward
- Osmond Bullock - Captain Robin Eliott
- Lily
- Daisy
- Frederick
- Ruby
- Shirley Cain - Miss Treadwell
- Bunny Newbury
- Madeleine Cannon - Lady Dolly Hale
- Trevor Ray - The Hon. Tommy Spenton
- Anne Yarker - Alice Hamilton
- Jonathan Seely - William Hamilton
- Marsha Fitzalan - Bluebird (Party Guest)
- Julia Schofield - Geraldine (Party Guest dressed as Charlie Chaplin)
- Victor Langley - Bather (Party Guest)
- Nicholas Hunter - Red Indian (Party Guest)
Plot
It is the summer of 1921, and Georgina, James, Diana Newbury and Captain Robin Eliott decide to hold a fancy dress "Freedom Party" while
Meanwhile, Edward suggests to Daisy that they emigrate to Canada, but Daisy reminds him how lucky they are compared to many others. Diana Newbury and James talk about her marriage to Bunny, and she shows little affection for her husband.
Footnotes
- ^ Marson, Richard (2005). "Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs". Kaleidoscope Publishing.
References
- Richard Marson, "Inside UpDown - The Story of Upstairs, Downstairs", Kaleidoscope Publishing, 2005
- Updown.org.uk - Upstairs, Downstairs Fansite