Behind the Drama: Season 1 and 2 || Downton Abbey Special Features Season 3

[@GleePotter8468]

Go subscribe to my new channel kzbin.info/door/KAWEWRR-Q33Wxa8ASs635w?guided_help_flow=3&disable_polymer=true. I will where I post video of me... if I can say. I will re-upload my vlogs, hauls and also upload new vlogs, unboxing and more. So please go subscribe!!!

[@tammywinter5632]

8

[@tammywinter5632]

X

[@tammywinter5632]

Z ZACH

[@TimelordBilbo]

I will never forget a moment on Graham Norton when Graham says anytime he sees the Downstairs actors all dressed up for an event hes like "oh isnt that lovely! They've given Mrs. Hughes a day off!"

[@alycekollmer1056]

Fabulous!

[@fly89]

Graham is such a great host. he is funny, witty, naughty and humble and kind.

[@linamarie84]

😂😂❤❤❤

[@williamkimmel6487]

I thought the exact same thing. Kim

[@Maaarrina]

DA is one of those timelessly classic show that you could rewatch 100th times and still don’t get tired of it and you find new interesting things you hadn’t noticed before.

[@terrimillard818]

You've got THAT right, Marina. My partner & I strangely have difficulty sleeping when it's too quiet, so we leave DA on most every night! (We switch it around with Murdoch Mysteries periodically, but generally its DA!) I'm a terrible sleeper so I normally wake after a couple of hours and watch until I drift off again and I'm continuously catching as you said 'interesting' things I hadn't noticed before too! I adored the show and will continue to follow it as long as they're putting it out there! 4-ever a DA fan!

[@claudiaholmes8468]

Yes! 🥰

[@barbaraprice-hawes2681]

@@claudiaholmes8468 oh yes and for sure Ms. Holmes.

[@ikraadil8425]

Im watching it the 4th time now lol and I love it

[@marialuisadavid4880]

It’s true. I occasionally find something new in an epic though I’ve watched each countless times.

[@paisley293]

The theme song of Downton Abbey will be forever, indellibly imprinted in my mind. What a great, classic show!

[@Fee212]

** indelibly

[@theonecounttheonecount8477]

It's the best series piece ever composed, in my opinion. It brings a strange sort of excitement every time you hear it. There's a thrill that goes with it and a smile that attaches itself to it. It's perfect. Music is an integral part of any movie or show, and it makes this show seem like a movie every time. Without the music, any show would be a bore.

[@artinsigne8812]

Just done watching the whole series, I was addicted to it that I finished up to season 6 in just a month. It was a great show with brilliant actors. One of the greatest show I’ve watched. Indeed.

[@joov9887]

Same

[@unlokia]

Yes same here and want to do it all over, but it’s maybe too soon

[@sweetiedahling8137]

Same! And now we have the second movie to look forward to!

[@heathercurrier702]

I did the same thing I just found out about it my daughters told me about it and I started watching it and did not want to stop and I finished it in a month from season one to season six and I just rented the 1st movie. It’s the best show I’ve ever seen !!! I loved every character , they are all so great !!! Everything about it the music , the costumes . Nothing else compares to it !

[@harryevans8504]

I became so addicted that I finished all the seasons within 8 days. DA is worth every moment.

[@cornelialubke3755]

Sometimes Thomas looks like a vampire.🧛‍♂️ Maggie Smith is sooo brilliant!!!👸

[@fanwick]

Rob James-Collier ist wirklich gut. Eine so perfekte Besetzung habe ich insgesamt lange nicht mehr gesehen. Einen "besten" Schauspieler zu benennen ist einfach unmöglich. Matthew Crawleys Unfalltod war meiner Meinung nach etwas überflüssig. Und ich liebe die Garderobe dieser Epoche ... Rob James Collier is truly amazing. I haven't seen such a perfect cast for a long time, overall. Naming a "best" actor is simply impossible. Matthew Crawley's accidental death was a bit redundant in my opinion. And I love the wardrobe of this era ...

[@judithhickey6936]

I love this show ! . Never get tired of watching it. Unlike other shows . The characters and storylines r strong. It's a truly beautiful experience watching it. Loved how they handled the sinking of the Titanic, WW1 and the Spanish flu. Well done. Thank you Justin Fellows for giving us a truly wonderful show.

[@griselidesmartinez9689]

I love Downton Abbey and still do! Yesterday, I began watching The Gilded Age and again, loving it. To me, Julian Fellowes is the Jane Austen of film. He plays the characters in a way that is very relatable not only to the present but to the future ahead. He knows the human condition and allows for the characters' development. Even Thomas! You GO, Julian!

[@buddyobbard2176]

“We all know who the boss upstairs is” Shows Robert. “The Dowager Countess” 🤣

[@UnendlichFrieda]

The shade :D

[@missurl4191]

Have watched the series twice and the movie twice. Am watching the 2019 movie again tonight with my daughter.

[@chayafuerst9246]

What does Dowager mean?

[@buddyobbard2176]

@@chayafuerst9246 A Dowager is a widow with a title or property derived from her late husband. So, as Violet’s husband held the title, when he died it got passed to Robert, and thus Cora became the Countess, leaving Violet with the title “Dowager Countess.”

[@johndawid8059]

LOL!!!! I loved that snippet too!

[@picklesthewise]

My goodness, Dan Stevens can even look good covered in mud in the battle scenes 😘. Sybil was the youngest of the sisters, but the most mature, and she really came into her own as a war nurse. Lavinia was a sweet character, if a bit one-note, but she definitely deserved better. And Mary despite her huge faults is still my favorite character, and her relationship with Mathew in the second series was the best part.

[@myrnabobis5194]

Great series. Keep them coming Mr. Fellows!

[@margheritavittoriacrosera8029]

Mary and Matthew made me believe in the true love

[@quinacridonerose3309]

Besides the script, costumes, scenery etc the casting for Downton Abbey was spot on!

[@vw8669]

I was 6 months pregnant got covid and was bedridden. I binge watched the WHOLE thing plus the films. My husband was like theres more!!!!😂

[@LB-px9td]

I am absolutely obsessed with Downton Abbey. It’s a great period piece . The casting was spot on ,the writing is fabulous. I own the box set as well as the 2019 movie. Watched the series and movie many many times. Can’t get enough of it. I especially love the banter between the Dowager and Mrs Crawley. They play against each other beautifully

[@socat9311]

Had never watched it and binge watched everything in March including A New Era. I already feel nostalgic of series 1 😅

[@aking89]

This is one of the best series I've seen to date.

[@Mary-nl8ys]

This serie is not like the other. DA is better !

[@AnushaSinghOfficial]

I get teary eyed every time i see the beauty of this series.. the beauty is in everything..

[@karinlearned7150]

I agree....it's 'eye candy'

[@emilykey8380]

“The beauty is in everything…”. You said it perfectly.

[@Smartychase]

My Goodness Mathew looks so gorgeous in real life

[@alberttsai8832]

Matthew is gorgeous in real life and in the show! I was especially in love with him in S2, when he had the shorter military haircut and all those sexy soldier uniforms 😍🤩 damn 🔥

[@laurenstich1049]

Yes, he's just plain gorgeous. One of *the* most beautiful men on the planet.

[@xazbot7922]

@octoberfire13 nov one nine novele

[@Barzins1]

I’m so effing jealous I’m turning green.

[@mirosae7340]

You need to watch him on “I’m your man”

[@northshore1000]

I cannot believe how much a adore DA! As the theme music starts, I just want to fall into the world. No, leap into it. Even watching episodes I’ve seen already on my cell phone during a lunch break, I’m transported. My mind delights. My heart is fully engaged. The show is more than a show, to me. A place of comfort & community.

[@rawkrXbabee]

I just finished rewatching it and I'm debating on starting it over again for the third time, its so good!

[@mettewolberink4483]

You should rewatch it again! No doubt

[@1sillylife]

Sammy I’m totally right there with you

[@itzzchristina1132]

Sammy do it

[@m.layfette6249]

You're debating?!? I haven't STOPPED Binge watching since Day 1.

[@itzzchristina1132]

@@m.layfette6249 lol. i was too young when it first aired so im watching it right now. i start season three later to day

[@missurl4191]

Superb on all aspects of the series. Maggie Smith's character can't say enough about her, she is the creme de la creme. Bravo, bravo on a brilliant conception, Downton Abbey.

[@TheKaity1965]

Maggie Smith one Liners are hysterical and priceless...my favorite characters are Branson and Lady Edith...they are great together like brother and sister....I think they both understand each other both being misunderstood and outcasts...but both grow...mature and come into their own and become really empathetic and caring people

[@michaeltutty1540]

Funny you say that about the Dowager Countess. Violet reminds me very much of my maternal grandmother. Her father, whilst not of the upper classes, was certainly of about equal rank to Matthew before he became heir. Disgrace had him shipped to the Colonies, but Granny and Grampa Dawson raised their girls with certain standards. A sharp wit and the coarse back of the tongue were very much in evidence.

[@STSGuitar16]

man I'm a 23 year old dude and this is easily one of my favorite shows that I have seen lol

[@l7846]

This would indicate you have developed a mind , and heart, appreciative of history in a fair balance of reality and how we wish it was more often than now. Read. Travel as possible. Journal and continue to listen to the stories of others in the context of their world as it fits in the world of others...❤

[@STSGuitar16]

@@l7846 think I can pick up some ladies using my Downton knowledge? Lol

[@helenchristinarees4335]

Love it

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

Poor William. Never got over loosing him, Sybil or Matthew.

[@rebeccahopkins9522]

cell pat yes Michael Gregson too! I remember watching the show in real time and just knew for sure he would show back up. And together he and Edith would go to Switzerland and get Marigold. Of course that never happened. He did deserve better and his fate was very sad.

[@jehannethompson1432]

cell pat I like Micael Gregson but I wish he met Edith when he wasn’t married to avoid all scandal possible. Even tho I don’t like Edith.

[@amethystanne4586]

During Edith and Bertie’s marriage ceremony, I thought Michael Gregson would step forward to object to the wedding. I had thought maybe the officials were wrong when Michael’s body was found. But it would not end the series, it would just make it another season.

[@TheCccombobreaker]

Thanks for spoilers, I guess. Only watched seasons 1 and 2 so far 🙈

[@amethystanne4586]

@@TheCccombobreaker ooooh no, I am so sorry! Spoilers are like telling someone the punchline before telling the story.

[@terisanchez9406]

Absolutely love this show!!! I have watched it so many times and I never tire of it. I hope they will make more. I love all of the actors. I wish Sybil's character didn't have to go out so early. I especially love the scenes with Lady Rose, she is such a happy breath of air!!!

[@alankobrin762]

ahhh, Rose!

[@ravinp371]

Well time to rewatch Downton Abbey. Which in lockdown.

[@sheilaburns8977]

I'm going to rewatch too!! LOL!!! I've already rewatched The Crown. PEACE to ALL ... and STAY SAFE and HEALTHY.

[@phil6844]

Seeing the downstairs staff wearing make up is really trippy 🤣

[@rebeccaanderson525]

Mrs Patmore is so pretty in real life!

[@TurbulentDreamsStark]

Her hair is amazing

[@tetianaosypchuk7638]

Matthew was the best man ever! The most beautiful, magnetic and smart

[@alberttsai8832]

Yes he was! And don’t forget he was kind to everyone, honorable, charming and affable!

[@margareteplaetzer3127]

And sadly dead at the end of s 3. Really shocked me

[@vanessavillamor2246]

Just became a superfan of Downton Abbey.. loooovveee the characters so much especially the love story between Mr. Bates and Anna. Cried a lot in their scenes together. Superb acting! 🥰👍💕😘

[@JJ_Justice]

I never realized Joanne Froggatt (who played Anna had an entirely different voice in her characterization

[@michaeltutty1540]

Many of the actors had to adapt their normal speaking voices to match the characters' vocals. It is very clearly so for Lavinia. Her natural accent is most definitely not Belgravia.

[@rosequartz4102]

They didn't show it but when Matthew is told he may never walk, and his mother comes in, the way he cries and says "Mother..." It broke my heart. It's how I said "Dad" when I learned my husband died.

[@godandsarah1306]

I'm so sorry for your loss..

[@muncangel5993]

😥

[@shoshanah7666]

My niece recommended watching DA & said I wouldn’t regret it. She’s absolutely right.. been having very late nights deep into it!

[@jws1948ja]

My grandfather at age 40, in France, caught the Spanish flu. He lost his hearing. He was pensioned for the rest of his life. He passed the bar exam in alabama, and worked as a notary public.

[@ashtonyoshi6811]

I was disappointed in myself that I didn't watch this on PBS. But I was able to binge watch all the seasons on Amazon prime few months back. Sadness hit when it was all over but wow what a awesome cast, story, very intriguing.

[@surabhisyt75]

Yessss same

[@meghanwebber4977]

Listening to them describe what the Spanish Flu was like while living in 2021.... 🥺

[@michaeltutty1540]

I had already heard from both grandparents all about the Spanish Flu. Some people went to bed feeling fine and just never woke. Thinking about it, my grandparents survived diphtheria, Spanish Flu, 2 or 3 polio outbreaks, both World Wars, the Great Depression, and just kept on going.

[@1127christina]

Dan Stevens is just so adorable 💖 like he can be covered with so much dirt and mud and still be pleasant to look at ♥️ I was really heartbroken when they killed his character, Matthew’s my favorite 😢

[@YM-wj2dr]

And Mr. Pamuk ❤ He's hot. 17:17

[@El-vi6lg]

The best in a century!!❤🍾🍷🍸🍸🍸🍸🌟 I rarely watch tv series but I literally watched this one 13 times! The series is massicely brilliant- superbly intelligent lines, a great plot line, fantastic acting and the vices and virtues of humankind so well portrayed. DA teaches us so much about humankind- about loyalty, dignity and kindness, as well as evil and human faults.

[@Haerton]

So well said. Have only seen the start and a few bits. Hope to watch the rest in the summer.

[@christynorman7288]

'Making a silk purse out of a sows ear' 'Its as black as Newgates Knocker' 'Fine words butter no parsnips' 'you can't make a palace out of a Prefab' There are hundreds of these used in Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire. Its so wonderful to keep the old sayings going.!!! Christy of the family Norman 🇬🇧 Peace ☮️ out

[@muncangel5993]

I always love to see how they translate proverbs into german, it says so much about a culture and the differences or the common things. I love Mrs. Patmor's " no rest for the wicked" 🌟😁

[@mtngrammy6953]

Maggie Smith is simply the best!

[@carolynwhite9313]

I have watched this show more than 5 times start to finish. It’s comfortable and entertaining and feels familiar.

[@susi-emily]

Dan Stevens was the reason I started watching DA. I saw this hilariously funny, beautiful blond man hosting an episode of Have I Got News For You, and just had to find out who he was and how I could see more of him. Once I watched a few episodes I was hooked, and then came the flow of good looking chaps. Rob James-Collier (Thomas), Allan Leech (Tom), Harry Haddon-Paton (Bertie), Theo James (Kemal Pamuk), Brendan Patricks (Evelyn Napier), Matthew Goode (Henry Talbot), Iain Glen (Sir Richard Carlisle) the list went on and on.

[@deb7518]

I especially love that look on Lady Mary's face when she first clapped eyes on Pamuk...priceless! She deserved a prize for those few seconds, alone! She smashed about four distinct attitudes into four short seconds. By the end she looked as though she'd have liked to jump from the horse and lunge for him.

[@skontheroad]

A Turkish man of that era, of that background, would ABSOLUTELY know what is expected of him, and what to do, in Britain at that time! He was likely being educated in Britain! I am surprised they would state otherwise in the commentary!!

[@katharinamayer8476]

The best thing is that they are making the second film. It is going to be seen ( I hope) next year (2022) 😂👍🏻

[@unlokia]

They’d better ditch the yanks then and keep to British directors. The first one was a farce.

[@alankobrin762]

in March

[@muncangel5993]

...and now the 3rd!!!💗🌟😁

[@MilotheShrike]

We know who's in charge upstairs (clip of Robert, but Carson announced the Dowager) well done editors. Love little editing jokes like that

[@KittenUndercover]

Watching this as I'm recovering from Covid-19... 😁

[@n.w.414]

J M hope you are now doing well!

[@KittenUndercover]

Nancy Wilcocks I am!! Thanks :)

[@TorontoCreatives1]

Be well!

[@m.layfette6249]

Add a "Spoonful of sugar" mixed with a High Tea and a Cordial in the Drawing room and you'll be Quipping with the Best of them in No time. Take Care 💜.

[@sheilaburns8977]

Best Wishes for a complete recovery. PEACE to ALL.

[@doubtingthomas736]

I'm just watching it for the first time!.. not normally my kind of thing, but it's beautifully made, great acting! 👍

[@denisejaydub]

Just finished this show for the first time and so obsessed. I wish it were a book series as well! Can’t get enough

[@denismachado1778]

I'm beggining season 3 of this amazing show. So glad for givin it a chance. Loving it

[@lizzydreamer6940]

I was always so sceptical of this show, because I thought I would be disgusted by the inequality between the two classes. But I love history and drama and after watching The Crown, I needed something similar to satisfy my interests. I fell in LOVE. Ended up watching the whole thing in a matter of weeks. The characters are so loveable, the story so interesting and everything is done so beautifully. I bawled my eyes out on numerous occasions, was terrified for the characters and happy for them in their moments of joy. The final episode was bittersweet, but the best ending they could've possibly come up with. It's difficult not to fall in love with Downton Abbey. I am rewatching it now for the second time, and still enjoying every minute.

[@claudiaholmes8468]

You’ll feel the same after your seventh viewing!!😊

[@joycefoley9686]

I am addicted to Downton Abbey. Just finished watching it for the second time. I know I'll watch it again and again. It's right up there with Gone With the Wind. Just love, love, love it!!!!

[@85308arizonaboy]

My wife and I just began to binge watch this series....we are finding it wonderful to watch....we are towards the end of season three...

[@emilyharris463]

Where can you watch it? It's not on Netflix unfortunately.

[@adeelali8417]

@@emilyharris463 Amazon Prime

[@gildedliberty6090]

@@emilyharris463 Peacock app has seasons to watch for free.

[@rebeccabeaton9237]

I love this whole show!! My best friend and I gifted each other with the dvds as they came out. Both of us own and rewatch the whole series!

[@deborahklinlger8565]

Mr. Parouk dying was so funny & VIolet's line about no Englishman choosing to die in bed like death is a choice omg!!! Lol funny😂😅❤😊!!!! I love everything about this show!!!

[@teonilavorburger7736]

I wish Downton Abbey plays forever with Mary & Matthew in it , so much in love with each other still when they’re old and gray! ♥️♥️♥️

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

It’s awesome seeing these actors as themselves I always wondered about the actors and behind the scenes

[@bobbidazzler1343]

Mrs Patmore is so attractive in real life and years younger.

[@virginiasoskin9082]

No Englishman would DREAM of dying in someone else's house!

[@pam8sj0611]

OMG Dan is so gorgeous. He was not chubby whatsoever in the interview but why he is so different now. Still charming, not Matthew Crawley charmimg and gorgeous, but still 🥰

[@laurenstich1049]

Dan Stevens was never as attractive as he was in Downton Abbey. While hardly fat, he was "soft", but his appearance only added to his charm and hypnotic good looks and mesmerizing voice. He did "Summer in February" during the last season of DA, and looked the same, but for his next movie, "The Guest", the director wanted him to buff up -- lose about 40 lbs and get ripped. Which he did!! That was in 2013, and while he's not as buff as in that movie, he remained incredibly thin. While he obviously is healthier and is still a very handsome man, he definitely lost something. Still gorgeous, but the appeal he had with his longer hair and "soft" face, has disappeared. But I'll always be a fan as he's a very gifted actor. For all of you who enjoyed Dan Stevens in DA, you definitely should see him in the two movies he did previously, which got him the part. First was his first big break, when he played the lead in the BBC 3-part mini-series, "The Line of Beauty", adapted by the really talented Andrew Davies. Dan is brilliant and steals the entire movie. Then came the BBC version of "Sense and Sensibility" in 2008. Another beautiful portrayal which led to Downton Abbey.

[@justagirl3802]

I do agree his healthier appearance added to his charm as Matthew Crawley. It was not the same in Beauty and The Beast.

[@laurenstich1049]

@@justagirl3802 He looks very sexy in "Eurovision" -- still so very thin, but obviously he has enjoyed being very thin since 2013.

[@rach5516]

@@laurenstich1049 he was wonderful in sense and sensibility.

[@laurenstich1049]

@@rach5516 -- I think he was more interesting as Edward Ferrars than was Hugh Grant in earlier version. But then again, I'm mighty prejudiced....lol.

[@deborahharder288]

I loved Downton Abbey. Enjoyed the stories and the characters of the series. So glad they have made the new movie now also. Downton Abbey:A New Era. Can't wait to see it.

[@ravinp371]

Spanish Flu in those days. Now it's the Corona virus.

[@chrispiercey256]

ravin P The Spanish flu was a corona virus.

[@loricooke3423]

@@chrispiercey256 actually I believe Spanish flu was an orthomyxovirus. Same class that cause avian influenza.

[@12from121]

What a remarkably beautiful woman Jessica Brown Findlay is

[@thehopefuledwardian]

Lavinia shipping Mary and Matthew from beyond the grave 🥰 She was such a kind person

[@rebeccadakes]

Mary never looked as good as her appearance when she met Matthew. Never again. She was just 1000% beautiful with that top hat

[@pam8sj0611]

Listening to Dan's comment about the war scenes, I bet the experience was one of the reasons he wanted to move on from DA and avoid being type casted, trying more variations of characters

[@brendamiller8140]

I remember it all. I would like to see the very beginning again when they still lived in the city I have forgotten all of it. Please. And Thank You. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💙💛💚❤️🥰🤗

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

I watched the whole series twice it is truly the best film series I have ever seen

[@anniemac4637]

Big fan of Downton abbey. Looking forward to seeing the film.Thanks for uploading..

[@christynorman7288]

It's a sprat to catch a mackerel, You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear. All these are sayings from the Nottinghamshire & Yorkshire regions. We have hundreds of them.!!!! Peace out 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🍀 I hope they never die out...... Christy of the family Norman

[@ranikster9955]

God, I love the narrator's voice. I wonder why that is ;)

[@littlebubbles2751]

Hugh bonneville

[@ranikster9955]

@@littlebubbles2751 yep 😊

[@instrumentalista002]

Lavinia was really lovely. Even her actress seems lovely.

[@christopherfranklin9838]

She played Trinity Ashby in Sons of Anarchy

[@Lana.S.Boyd49]

She was a dull as dishwater 😂

[@IgorRibeiroVilela]

Não me canso de Downton! Definitivamente a série da minha vida.

[@AnushaSinghOfficial]

Lord how much i love this show

[@WhatEver_00H]

Golly!! Matthew was beast from The Beauty and the Beast 😱❤

[@philsarkol6443]

I guess how the family treated their downstairs personel was very unique. The relationship was well written, but I wonder if it could be true. Those days must have been hard, the pressure on the family to keep everything going, that responsability, and the hard hard work people downstairs had to perform day after day, did not leave much space and time for all that went on in the series. Real life on an estate in that period must have been tough for both, downstairs as well as upstairs. But the story is so well written, that I want to believe it to be completely accurate, just for my enjoyment to watch!!

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

What a bunch of fabulous actors thanks for this

[@pmajudge]

AH !! LOVELY !! SEEING ALL THE REPEATS!! EVEN THE MOVIE DID NOT DISAPPOINT THE VERY BEST " SOAP OPERA" !!!! MORE PLEASE MR JULIAN FELLOWES. FROM U.K.

[@sarahvenezia6773]

My son binged this when he was 12 and loved it!

[@itzzchristina1132]

no word of a lie if only i were 20 years older. i genuinely love allen leech

[@STSGuitar16]

It is such aa awesome detail that Cora, a born american, really has an accurate accent of an american who has lived in england for several years. You can really hear her pronounce some words with a total british accent, but most of the time, she usually has an american accent that is just sprinkled with a lot british accent-isms. Probably overlooked by many, but I think it is totally 100% completely accurate for someone in her position. I imagine that wasn't really written in the script, but the actress really nails it down as a matter of a personal acting choice. So cool!!

[@Rosie-fj7yr]

I have never seen soo wooden acting as that woman who plays Cora. It's hard work watching her parts.

[@STSGuitar16]

@@Rosie-fj7yr ehh, I disagree lol. I would say cousin Isobell is much more wooden than Cora. Though, I personally don't find either of them to be bad at their rolls. I think Cora is generally just a kind, caring, and patient woman already, and her having spent decades in a country where a lot of people in general tend to have more of a "wooden" personality. So those two factors combined together give you a person who would act just as Cora does in the show; she was already an easy-going, kind woman in America, and her being shaped into that british aristocrat mold for so long might make her seem "wooden," but I personally don't see her that way.

[@Rosie-fj7yr]

@@STSGuitar16 You do know that " Cora " is not a real person don't you. ??????

[@STSGuitar16]

@@Rosie-fj7yr Yes, I do. I'm not commenting on Elizabeth McGovern, I am commenting on the character, Cora Crawley, and that I believe the actress did a fine job at portraying her. If you think the actress herself is incapable of being more than just "wooden" in any performance, I suggest you do some research. She played the part of Cora in a way that felt natural and realistic, given the story of her character. I'm not sure what you would've liked to see instead, but to me, it seems like an overall pretty spot-on embodiment of the character of Cora Levinson Crawley to me. What specifically don't you like about her character? PS. I'm not mad or anything lol, just curious of why you come to that conclusion for her?

[@Rosie-fj7yr]

@@STSGuitar16 Hi, I have personally nothing against Elizabeth it's just I don't think she is a good actress. I think she should stick to playing in her rock band. That's just my opinion and I'm guessing we are all entitled to have an opinion.

[@MartineBourgeois-dx8cw]

J'adore, je me lasse pas de cette série l'ambiance est si si bien retransmise!!!!! Je l'avais découverte sur la la chaîne 25 .. j'attends et espère voir la suite rapidement. Pour moi cela donne dans l'excellence !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robot_spider]

Jessica Brown Findlay has a beautiful speaking voice--and singing voice if you've seen the Black Mirror episode Fifteen Million Merits.

[@Skater51]

Love love Downton Abbey!!

[@TSKseattle]

I'm surprised nobody recognizes that Downton Abbey is a high budget remake of Upstairs Downstairs from the 70's Same time period (the Titanic), similar "she's rich, he struggles", same elicit mixing of up- and down-stairs. Yes, I know, the 70's were 200 years ago and no one remembers, but it was just as amazing to watch at the time, just as much of a "must watch" show

[@steeviem1835]

I totally agree with you on that. But I guess being a period drama, the history for that time meant that it was the subject for most content. Although as the series progress, it does change in comparison to Upstairs Downstairs.

[@SS11660]

And this one is based on real history which is another reason I like it so much. English aristocrats marrying American women for money wasc a real thing.

[@dianacipollone4560]

I didn’t like Upstairs Downstairs. Drab!

[@L2069-e8y]

Right! I've been wondering why people haven't noticed this, except that a lot of them weren't alive then! The basic concept of Downton is a direct ripoff of Upstairs, Downstairs as are a number of the plots, for instance: a "lower class" person marrying into the family, the butler and head housekeeper getting married, a black jazz band coming to the house, a character dying in the flu epidemic and then the King coming to dinner in the 2019 movie. Upstairs, Downstairs was the first British drama to address the consequences of WW1 in civilian life and it did so dramatically.

[@1282louise]

It was a famous serie back in the days and still known to the public. Although not the masses that just watch netflix and no nothing about british cinema..

[@tinamarshall3323]

My very favourite show on earth…..I loved it

[@lenniejoaquin7091]

Just finished the show and I thought they were gonna go through with the 2nd WW. Ugh i wish it was longer!!! and with Sybil still involved i missed her so much!

[@lenorejustman7757]

Im watching this in the middle of the covid pandemic. Unfortunately there is not an easy cure now, either.

[@maryannonglatco3975]

My favorite sister is Sybil. My favorite male character is John Bates. My favorite female character is a toast between Mrs Padmore and Anna.

[@leanie5234]

Much to my surprise, I absolutely adored this series. "Modern" history has never interested me, but Downton Abbey was so balanced and edgy....the staff are as interesting as the gentry, with great storylines of their own. The family are decent, good people who manage to be lofty without being snooty. Any other series that I've explored has failed to live up to this. (BERKLEY SQUARE was not bad...only 10 episodes though)

[@Haerton]

Well said. Have not watched it but am going to.

[@MovieNite27]

re-watching after 2 years, 2020 May lockdown was awesome with this series apart from Dark and other series.

[@the_jolly_bunny]

Mr. Bates in real life looks fresh and handsome

[@hollieleonard6716]

"worst pandemic in history." Me in 2020: 👁️👄👁️

[@faithroberts5624]

Haha I know same! The spanish flu is still definitely the worst pandemic in history though! It killed over 15 million people! How sad! 😭😭

[@Memphis_ritz]

Yeah Spanish flu was still significantly worse :/

[@ellenrittgers990]

The Black ( Bubonic) Plague is still regarded as the most lethal pandemic in recorded history, killing between 75 - 200,000,000 people in Eurasia, North Africa and Europe during the mid 1300s. That was during a time when the world population was significantly smaller than present day numbers. It dwarfs both the Spanish Flu and Covid in relative devastation.

[@n.w.414]

And there was no meds for the Spanish flu but there is for covid.

[@ae5631]

spanish flu was way more worse

[@Doreana48501]

So I rewind many times to size up every item in that scene 😆 took me a month to watch the series and then I watched the whole thing again..and again..and again 😅

[@darceljones2571]

You are me! I rewind and rewatch particular scenes looking at each actor/element/looking for the meaning of particular words used/googling historical references etc. I just finished watching thr entire series and I just started again.

[@sandrarossi8763]

Traducetie in italiano per favore !!!

[@sandrarossi8763]

Traducete

[@alta7777]

Loved loved loved watching this show

[@robinsalario4372]

I hope maggie smith meets her kind finally. rip ❤❤❤

[@dandilion1]

"Spanish flu was the worst pandemic in history," Corona virus: *chuckles while sipping tea

[@inspired14U]

For those who die, little diffeence does it make.

[@marlenedesouza7089]

Just enjoy it every time i see the series.

[@NathTMcC]

Julie Andrew’s is BEAUTIFUL 😂😂 like even still today.

[@christynorman7288]

Why has Julie Andrews got to do with it...she's not in the series, do you mean the sister of Warren Beatty who plays Cora’s mother.? Shirley MacLean ? 43:13 Peace ☮️ out

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

I loved Anna as well she’s so sweet

[@carmentschanen5968]

I am a 🐕 person so I have to say Is was a beautiful dog.

[@aniabielecki39]

It’s so weird because of Spanish flew and then one of the lines later on is “I’ve been studying the effects of quarantine” and well

[@itsme-sn5gi]

Never heard that line

[@bellaventimiglia35]

Have become a new fan of “Downton” while staying at home...🤗🤗🤗

[@erinedgemon9520]

I love Downton Abbey!!