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Noblesse Oblige (Upstairs, Downstairs)
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Noblesse Oblige is the fourteenth episode of the fifth and final series of the period drama
Upstairs, Downstairs
. It first aired on 7 December 1975 on ITV
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with the Duchess, who tells Georgina that she and the Duke are sending Robert around the World for one year. They feel that is not yet ready to marry or to run their large estate. When Georgina and Robert next meet, they agree to marry in exactly one years time, 12 June 1930.
Meanwhile, after getting fed up with Mrs Bridges's constant rudeness to her, Ruby leaves Eaton Place during the night. She then writes to Richard and asks for a reference, and gets a job as a cook-general
on £46 a year. In Lady Bellamy's absence, Georgina interviews Mabel Wilks as replacement for Ruby, and she is soon employed. However, Mabel is not afraid to tells Mrs Bridges what she thinks of her, is rude to everyone and smokes
. Ruby's new mistress, Mrs Gladys Waddilove is a bully and makes Ruby pay for all her breakages. When Mrs Bridges reads a letter from Ruby to Daisy, sensing she is unhappy, she visits Ruby. After hearing how exhausted Ruby is and all the work she has to do, Mrs Bridges speaks to Mrs Waddilove and brings Ruby back to Eaton Place, and Mabel is sacked.
Following the 1929 general election
, Richard loses his Government post.
Period piece
-Setting:In the performing arts, a period piece is a work set in a particular era. This informal term covers all countries, all periods and all genres...
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs
Upstairs, Downstairs is a British drama television series originally produced by London Weekend Television and revived by the BBC. It ran on ITV in 68 episodes divided into five series from 1971 to 1975, and a sixth series shown on the BBC on three consecutive nights, 26–28 December 2010.Set in a...
. It first aired on 7 December 1975 on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
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Cast
- Angela BaddeleyAngela BaddeleyAngela Baddeley, CBE , born Madeline Angela Clinton-Baddeley, was an English actress best remembered for her role as Mrs Bridges in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs...
- Mrs Bridges - Lesley-Anne DownLesley-Anne DownLesley-Anne Down is a British film and television actress, former model and singer.Down achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs...
- Georgina Worsley - David LangtonDavid LangtonDavid Muir Langton was a British actor who is best remembered for playing Richard Bellamy in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs.-Early years:...
- Richard Bellamy - Ursula HowellsUrsula HowellsUrsula Howells was an English actress whose elegant presence kept her much in demand for roles in film and television....
- Duchess of Buckminster - Christopher BeenyChristopher BeenyBorn in London, Beeny began his career at the age of six when he danced for the ' Ballet Rambert. He spent several years at the ' Arts Educational School before later progressing to 'RADA.His first screen role was in the 1952 film The Long Memory...
- Edward - Jacqueline TongJacqueline TongJacqueline Tong is an English actress who is best known for playing Daisy Barnes in the period drama Upstairs, Downstairs from 1973 to 1975. In 1975, she was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in the Primetime Emmy Awards.-Early life:Tong was born in Bristol,...
- Daisy - Jenny TomasinJenny TomasinJenny Tomasin is an English actress best known for her roles in Upstairs, Downstairs and Emmerdale.-Career:Tomasin became well known in the early 1970s when she joined the cast of Upstairs, Downstairs as kitchen maid Ruby. She stayed with the series until the end in 1975, appearing in 41 episodes...
- Ruby - Anthony AndrewsAnthony Andrews-Life and career:Andrews was born in London, the son of Geraldine Agnes , a dancer, and Stanley Thomas Andrews, a musical arranger and musical conductor. He grew up in the North Finchley district of London...
- Robert, Marquis of Stockbridge - Elaine DonnellyElaine DonnellyElaine Donnelly is a British actress, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.-Career:Donnelly started her career in 1969 and appeared in several small British dramas...
- Mabel - Joan SandersonJoan SandersonJoan Sanderson was an English television and stage actress. During a long career she invariably played dragonish dowagers, stuck-up spinsters and suburban matrons.-Theatre:...
- Mrs Waddilove - Deddie DaviesDeddie DaviesDeddie Davies is a Welsh character actress.She is most familiar to television viewers for comedy roles in a host of series, including The Rag Trade, That's My Boy and Chance in a Million. She usually appears in meek, spinsterish roles...
- Mrs Tibbitt - Frank Duncan - Wireless Announcer
Plot
It is June 1929, and Georgina and Lord Stockbridge are seeing a lot of each other. He admits to being in love with her and she admits the same. When Stockbridge proposes, Georgina accepts. His mother, the Duchess of Buckminster, tells Robert that she and the Duke disapprove. This is mainly because of the inquest and the press coverage Georgina has received over the years. However, a few days later Georgina is invited to teaTea (meal)
Tea can refer to any of several different meals or mealtimes, depending on a country's customs and its history of drinking tea. However, in those countries where the term's use is common, the influences are generally those of the former British Empire...
with the Duchess, who tells Georgina that she and the Duke are sending Robert around the World for one year. They feel that is not yet ready to marry or to run their large estate. When Georgina and Robert next meet, they agree to marry in exactly one years time, 12 June 1930.
Meanwhile, after getting fed up with Mrs Bridges's constant rudeness to her, Ruby leaves Eaton Place during the night. She then writes to Richard and asks for a reference, and gets a job as a cook-general
Cook (servant)
A cook is a household staff member responsible for food preparation. The term can refer to the head of kitchen staff in a great house or to the cook-housekeeper, a far less prestigious position involving more physical labour....
on £46 a year. In Lady Bellamy's absence, Georgina interviews Mabel Wilks as replacement for Ruby, and she is soon employed. However, Mabel is not afraid to tells Mrs Bridges what she thinks of her, is rude to everyone and smokes
Tobacco smoking
Tobacco smoking is the practice where tobacco is burned and the resulting smoke is inhaled. The practice may have begun as early as 5000–3000 BCE. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 16th century where it followed common trade routes...
. Ruby's new mistress, Mrs Gladys Waddilove is a bully and makes Ruby pay for all her breakages. When Mrs Bridges reads a letter from Ruby to Daisy, sensing she is unhappy, she visits Ruby. After hearing how exhausted Ruby is and all the work she has to do, Mrs Bridges speaks to Mrs Waddilove and brings Ruby back to Eaton Place, and Mabel is sacked.
Following the 1929 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
, Richard loses his Government post.