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Downton Abbey
- Director: Brian Percival et al.
- Writer: Julian Fellowes
- Producer: Gareth Neame; Liz Trubridge; Rebecca Eaton; Nigel Marchant
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Period drama done to perfection...with faults.
Series 1 had Thomas tinkling with things and men he shouldn't have been tinkling with...a perfect beginning to a series
Series 2 had Thomas acting shiftier than a sandbar in a tropical monsoon...but, in truth, too much of the poor-little-rich bitches and not enough servants' grit.
Series 3 promised a return of Thomas' tinkling ways...we held our breaths...and, after a few rather boring episodes...Thomas pounced...almost literally...on an unsuspecting footman.
Downton has its ups and downs - it is difficult to feel anything for this aloof aristocracy...
Their money worries are, quite frankly, tedious...Papa made a bad investment, he has lost everything, poor Papa, poor us...Papa is a f**king idiot who is unable to scratch his own ass without a helping hand - where's Thomas when you need him?!?
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Lord Grantham sees his family heritage, especially the grand country home Downton Abbey, as his mission in life. The death of his heir aboard the Titanic means distant cousin Matthew Crawley, a Manchester lawyer, suddenly is next in line and accepts moving onto the vast estate with his even more modernist, socially engaged mother, who clashes with his lordship's domineering, conservative mother, the dowager countess. Marrying off the daughters is another concern. Meanwhile, the butler presides over a staff which serves the family, but also lead most of their entire lives in the servants' quarters, intriguing amongst themselves.
Cast & Characters
Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham;
Jessica Brown-Findlay as Lady Sybil Crawley;
Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley;
Jim Carter as Mr. Carson;
Brendan Coyle as John Bates;
Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley;
Siobhan Finneran as Sarah O'Brien;
Joanne Froggatt as Anna;
Thomas Howes as William;
Rob James-Collier as Thomas;
Rose Leslie as Gwen;
Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes;
Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham;
Sophie McShera as Daisy;
Lesley Nicol as Mrs. Patmore