Impress your friends with useless knowledge after the Downton Abbey season 5 finale.
Dig deep on your favorite PBS costume drama…
Sooooo…is the other half a period drama fan?
You, not so much?
Wed have thought that a few FBI, freeze!
moments would really spiceDowntonright up…
2.
Mrs. Hughes was once the voice of a dystopian nightmare.
Listen carefully to the Telescreen announcements in the background of Michael Radfords1984film adaptation.
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3.
Each brilliant in its own way.
Lady Cora Crawley, aka Elizabeth McGovern.
Lets take the actors in common for starters.
Downtons costume designer, Rosalind Ebbutt beats out Trubridge by a couple of years onWho.
She dressed Peter Davison and co. in 1982sThe Black Orchid.
And it doesnt end there my friends.
Lady Mary is Deaths granddaughter
No, for real.
Were not being snarky about the Dowager Countess (perish the thought).
This performance cemented Sto-Helits status as a captivating screen presence with a voice that demands you pay attention.
Cousin Matthew really didnt stand a chance.
Housemaid Gwen got lost on the way to that secretarial job
…and ended up beyond the wall.
Ambitious farm girl Gwen left service at Downton in the first season to pursue a career in telephony.
You know nothing, John Bates?
Highclere is the imposing residence that impersonatesDowntons titular Abbey in the series.
The Dowager Countess is head of Gryffindor House
Dame Maggie Smiths stage and screen career needs no introduction.
For retro geek points though, her part as Thetis in the 1981Clash Of The Titansgets a mention.
Okay, sometimes we make this stuff up.
But not this time!)
Totally depends on your perspective.
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