Awards: This story earned its writer, Alfred Shaughnessy, an Emmy award nomination.

Date: From 27th December 1916 (1'50") through 20th January 1917 (morning after the Silvertown explosion).

Goof: Jacqueline Tong crashes into the servants' dining-room doors and drops her letter (1'40").

This episode marks the first appearance of Virginia Hamilton (played by Hannah Gordon), who would later go on to marry Richard and become an UpDown regular.

Virginia background: She comes from Inverness. Her husband, Charles, a naval officer, was killed when his ship, the HMS Monmouth was sunk (1st November 1914 at the battle of Coronel). Her eldest son, Michael, is a midshipman in the navy (see Facing Fearful Odds). She has two other children. Their grandfather (i.e. either Virginia's father, or her husband's father) is still alive. Her father-in-law is second cousin to Admiral Beatty. She has a sister who lives in/near London.

Chu Chin Chow was a musical comedy of the time, based on the story of Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves. The music for the show was written by one Frederic Norton...

Goof: Richard puts down his sherry in the morning room at 8'58", but the glass that Hazel hands back to him later at 11'00" is far less full.

Goof: Richard has his newspaper in his right hand and his sherry in his left hand. At 11'12", just before the line: "I can't agree with you," the two reverse position.

Richard background: In this episode, Richard is offered a new-year's honour. He is made a viscount, a hereditary peer (life peers were not granted in any numbers until 1958), and thus moves to the House of Lords. Sir Geoffrey helps him choose a title – Viscount Bellamy of Haversham. Haversham is a village about two miles away from Upper Burnham Trenton, the Norfolk village where Richard's father was a parson.

Lady Marjorie background: A "Lady Southwold" is mentioned (16'11"). Presumably, a reference to either the wife of Marjorie's cousin, who inherited the Southwold estate and title (see Word of Honour), or the old/dowager Lady Southwold whom we last met in Goodwill to All Men.

James background: In light of his father's new title, James now becomes Major The Honourable James Bellamy MC.

Rooms: This episode is the first time speaking tubes are shown in 165 (27'30").

Goof: In Missing Believed Killed, Edward gives his rank during the battle of the Somme as lance corporal. However, in this episode, he is not wearing a stripe on his uniform (29').

Goof: Angela Baddeley chokes as she delivers her line (30'10").

Mademoiselle From Armentieres was a popular WWI song, though is thought to have originated in the French army as far back as the 1830s. The version heard here is the cleanest – many ruder versions were sung by the troops.

Mrs Bridges remarks that it is funny not hearing Big Ben chime in the new year (31'54"). The bell was silenced to stop Zeppelins using it for guidance.

Edward background: The best man at Edward's wedding, Charlie Wallace (see Women shall not Weep), has been killed in action.

Keep The Home Fires Burning was written in 1914 by Ivor Novello, words by Lena Ford.

Goof: Edward's top button is undone when he is in the morning room with Richard, but has done itself up when he rejoins the others downstairs (38').

My Old Man (Said Follow The Van) is an old music-hall song written by Fred W Leigh and Charles Collins, made popular by Marie Lloyd. (The version sung here seems to have a changed line: "You can't trust a copper like an old-time special," is usually: "You can't trust a special like an old-time copper.")

Elizabeth background: She had a governess called Miss Pettifer/Petifer for five years, who is 78 years old at the time of this episode (40'18").

At 41'58", when Richard asks Sir Geoffrey to pull some strings to get Edward help, Sir Geoffrey quotes that "dreadful popular song" Everybody's Doin' It. It was written by Irving Berlin in 1911 under the official title of Everybody's Doing It Now. Its popularity led it to being used in the revue of the same name which opened at the Empire Theatre in London in February 1912. (Thanks to Darrel C Karl for the info.)

Goof: There's a nasty jump in this episode at 43'08". Edward and Daisy are talking in the servants' dining room but then are suddenly entering the kitchen. There is some picture disturbance at the edit point: this probably means the cut was a physical one, done to the original 2" master tape, and isn't some material lost in more recent times. (Thanks to Arne Andersen, who spotted this.)

Goof: At 43'23", Rose is helping Mrs B by pouring some liquid from a bottle into a mixing bowl. But no liquid comes out! (Thanks to Tony Murray, who spotted this – a good one.)

Goof: Although the Silvertown explosion was huge, I have trouble in believing the blast could make somebody in west London stumble, as depicted here (44'25").

Goof: On hearing the explosion at 44'36", they run to the window and you see the glow of a large fireball reflecting on their faces as they look out. However, the window at the back of the morning-room would have faced north-west (based on the position of the real-life 65 Eaton Place), whereas of course Silvertown was several miles away to the east. (Thanks to James Cowan for this one.)

Hazel background: She started working at 165 in March 1912 (49'45").