The Dowager Countess Refuses To Be Ignored | Downton Abbey

During an innovative and hazardous medical operation, we witness one of the many wit-and-will contests between the Dowager Countess and Isobel Crawley. All the while, a man's life hangs in the balance...
Clip From: Series 1 Episode 02: Everyone is anxious at the arrival of Matthew Crawley, the heir presumptive, and his mother, Isobel. Matthew encounters problems settling in to this new life whilst Isobel and Violet are immediately at daggers drawn. Carson is mortified to be confronted with his past and Gwen seems to have a secret correspondent.
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The costume drama series, Downton Abbey, written and created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes, stars Academy Award-winner Maggie Smith as a Dowager Countess of an Edwardian English country house in 1912. The series portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them, in a time before the last vestige of a century’s old tradition were stripped away by World War and the modern age. The all-star cast also includes Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern.
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[@pattywilliams788]

All these years later and I still miss my weekly fix of Downton Abbey. 💔

[@jedidragonking5070]

I've heard that a seventh season is in production ☺️ I don't know how soon it will be available to watch, but still.

[@mamazockt]

I don’t know how many times I rewatched this series. 💕an still enjoy it

[@pattywilliams788]

@@jedidragonking5070 that would be so cool.

[@stevenM8282]

Actually the only Quality Program on today. Compared to Downtown Abby, everything else is trash. Masterpieces "Victoria" is also an excellent series Top to Bottom.

[@OriginalBeardedHaggis]

I’m not quite familiar with this sensation, as I watch it all the time😂

[@rr7firefly]

"We all have different parts to play.. and we must all be allowed to play them." -- wonderful way to look at life and everyone in it. (6:09)

[@thomasdalton1508]

Out of context, perhaps. In context, it is elitist and patronising.

[@GrandAngel8000]

​@@thomasdalton1508YES, thank you. It's a nice quote ... in a fair situation.

[@NiceTryLaoChe]

@@GrandAngel8000 It's a very easy attitude for the Lord of the Manor to have, yes. And there's even a kernel of truth to it. But Grantham might feel differently if he had to spend his golden years mucking barns and cleaning grease traps before dying poor and sick.

[@GrandAngel8000]

@NiceTryLaoChe He'll never have to know. ESPECIALLY relevant is how he never actually went to war, even if the character claimed to want to. As honorable as the claim is ... the fact of the matter is his wealth and status kept him away from the war.

[@thomasdalton1508]

@@GrandAngel8000 That was mostly his age. He was 48 when war broke out. Other than career generals, there weren't many 48 year olds off fighting. He had fought in earlier colonial wars (as an officer, of course, with a batman to take care of him, but he would have led from the front as a junior officer).

[@semicolongirl4276]

WAIT, the Dowager Countess had a cat?? I’ve rewatched this series so many times and I never noticed the cat on the window in the first scene

[@1997nick]

Exactly what I was going to say!

[@harridan.]

i wondered what Maggie thought about a cat on the set, and i found out that she loves cats. The Dower house set is at Byfleet Manor, and i think the cat in the scene is a resident there, apparently there are several, along with many other animals.

[@mavisrosemond7346]

I never so the cat either

[@salsoltimeyfeedseed2322]

madella effect?

[@patriotmama]

My my! I never noticed that cat either! She has a soft spot after all. I love the Dowager Countess. Miss seeing her in this roll. She is absolutely fantastic!

[@m.layfette6249]

"Will that serve as your excuse when he dies?!?"

[@omercoeckelberghs2116]

Watch at 0:32 a cat can be seen on the windowsill. I think it is the only time this cat is seen in Downton Abbey. In my opinion, it is carefully and deliberately put into the scene. Greetings from Belgium.

[@RavinRay]

Yes, the hospital scene has been posted before, but it takes up only part of the whole video here, and I appreciate the other scenes.

[@hjkayel9610]

0.32 I didn't know that the Dowager Countess has a cat!!!!!

[@Queen_Springsteen]

Maybe a wink to Maggie smith as Professor Mcgonagall🤔

[@JanetteTimms-gt3jj]

Never noticed that until now

[@kathybaker-nt7lw]

It is still sad I do hope they show Downton Abbey again.wecwill never forget this series.

[@treesab]

I'm constantly rewatching the series on Amazon Prime! I keep hearing rumors of additional seasons with the grandchildren growing up and coming into age.

[@mariaalbetsanahuja301]

The cat is part of the perfomance ?😂

[@Queen_Springsteen]

Might be a hint to Maggie Smith as Minerva Mcgonagall

[@SueProv]

I don't remember this early scene with Mrs. Hughes and Mr. Carson. A nice little glimpse past the exterior.

[@stephenwinter8892]

Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 thanks for the presentation always enjoy downton abbey and their segments of scenes, but when it comes to the early days of science and medical advances I'm all attracted to the screen it's absolutely fascinating even though it's before world War 1 or after its all an important part of history

[@ninikiris]

I forgot how young Violet was at the start of the series 💔 Such a queen!

[@christopherstreet2214]

Can we please get a memoir series with tons of flashbacks … I love the dowager

[@ctheflower7818]

Love their Passion and Grit ♥️🫶🥰🥰🫶♥️

[@stanzim7612]

I love these early episodes ❤

[@siegfriedenea]

4:20 this frame explains it perfectly what do I mean by "immense actress"!

[@盧璘壽로인수]

first time seeing a rigid teapot turned on axles probably cost a lot for such a convenient innovation at the time also this must what have been like during the first inoculations and first X-rays

[@davidcorruthers78]

Robert and his family may have been one of the few noble families that actually cared about their service staff and the working class

[@kittiesshortie5011]

Yes, and in reality this basically never existed. They all thought of the lower classes as just there to serve them.

[@sydneylandreneau9566]

Miss it terribly ❤

[@peterm.petrus386]

Oh Very well.. I'll watch Downton from the start again

[@peachesandpoets]

Same. I didn't realise I had forgotten so much

[@SerenaOkoli]

Love the way lady Crawley was holding the man's wife. Great compassion

[@stevenM8282]

"Watch that dreadful Woman". " What's a Weekend". "This odd young man who speaks of jobs and weekends". Only 3 of many Classic Violetisms in this episode alone. Don't ya just love the Dowager.

[@RogueWJL]

Stellar cast Superb.

[@SerenaOkoli]

Loved Mary and Sybil's relationship 🤍

[@mariasanchezlopez592]

La mejor serie que he visto, y palacio espectacular, enamora todo ❤👏😍🌺

[@jpbaley2016]

“I wish it was a procedure I was more familiar with”, “will that serve as your excuse, when he dies?” In the modern world, this would be not an excuse but the reason a procedure wasn’t done. Unfamiliarity with a procedure may result in a more catastrophic event than not doing the procedure especially where the heart is involved. Of course, modern day communication doesn’t leave many Drs completely alone when attempting an unfamiliar procedure.

[@stevenortiz2493]

Now a days if it’s not on webMD, it’s not done lmao

[@violetlavi2207]

I miss Robert in s1 😔 he was at his best here

[@Robert08010]

I'm not crying, you're crying!

[@asteverino8569]

Rather extraordinary I think. Cheers 🥂

[@michaelsmith8028]

Is this Mr drake the same guy who Edith charges with looking after Marigold?

[@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991]

I think they might be the same characters, portrayed by different actors in the different seasons.

[@amdaly1-iz3vb]

No, that was Mr. Drew. Mr. Drake is the one she helps by driving the tractor. And the one she eventually kisses while his wife watches.

[@carolejackson8158]

No, Mr Drew looks after little Marigold

[@castybean]

termagent - great word!

[@Jborgzz1]

0:51 This story really made me uncomfortable and honestly siding with Dr. Clarkson. Although Mr. Drake’s prognosis was not good and it would have obviously been sad if he died, Isobel should not have pushed Dr. Clarkson to perform a procedure he was clearly uncomfortable with. To be honest, I think Isobel and Clarkson would’ve made a great match. Oh well!

[@williamfriend8091]

Love there fashion 🥰

[@christinechadwick4915]

Me too 😢 xx

[@annaranella9512]

Per favore mettete un audio anche in Italiano...... è inutile guardare senza capire❤

[@D.E.P.-J.]

Too many ads.

[@GKsGS400]

I just noticed she has a cat. lol @ :33

[@williamlong5428]

Can someone with Medical Knowledge please explain what exactly happened with that man? What were they doing? Pumping out of him?😨

[@markmh835]

Fluid was accumulating in the sac/membrane around his heart. For most of us, it is reabsorbed and replaced. But sometimes it does not get reabsorbed and accumulates, putting pressure on the heart so that it does not pump efficiently. Eventually this will lead first to greater fatigue and weakness and eventual death. The standard treatment for over 100 years is to remove the excess fluid from around the heart by needle. This often/usually results in the heart stopping, so you inject adrenaline which stimulates the heart to start pumping again. In reality, an easy solution to a life-threatening condition.

[@Queen_Springsteen]

Vattisot

[@scotto9591]

Just curious, do people people ski or enjoy water activities on the lake?

[@l.a.3479]

There was no water skiing at the time when Downton Abbey was set. 🙄

[@valeria-militiamessalina5672]

Yes, they enjoyed water sports.

[@tehnoobgamer]

Edith saluting to Evelyn's father is so sassy at 7:16

[@castybean]

why does Cora take her gloves off after sitting for tea and opening the napkin

[@themermaidstale5008]

That was the etiquette of the time. Gloves were removed and put on your lap before eating. When the meal was finished, the gloves were put back on.

[@maureenhoran2143]

Why did she pour the tea that way and not through the spout?? I dont drink tea

[@austinarnold4460]

You may have gotten the answer to this already, but there wasn't any tea in the little pot at first. That first bit of hot water was just to warm up the pot, that water was thrown out and it was now warm enough to brew tea in with fresh water... why this was all necessary I do not actually know, I don't think it makes much of a difference weather the pot was warm or not. It's just all part of the 'ceremony' of making tea.

[@hpavalferr7201]

🙂 ❤

[@albusbrumbal2800]

0:04 why I hear Hufflepuff?😂😂 mabye McGonagall has retired to Downton😂