Upstairs, Downstairs : Home Fires (1974)
Directed by Bill Bain
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Period Film, Prime-Time Drama [TV] |
Run Time - 60 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Rose is unexpectedly reunited with Gregory Wilmot (Keith Barron), an Australian sheep farmer with whom she had a whirlwind prewar romance. Now in uniform, Gregory begs Rose to return with him to Australia once the war is over. Meanwhile, Eaton Place is the scene of a power struggle between Hazel (Meg Wynn Owen and Lady Prudence Fairfax (Joan Benham as they arrange a tea party for wounded veterans. Written by Jeremy Paul, "Home Fires" was originally telecast in England on October 19, 1974, some 16 months before its American TV bow on February 8, 1976.