Downton Abbey - ITV1

Ooo, I'd forgotten those!! Blimey. What a blast from my youth. Used to buy those for the cat.
And no, you're safe. I won't be providing those. They're a bit dry I find, and don't really go with wine. :p;)
 
Welcome aboard, and yes, she does resemble Andie MacDowell :)

And I agree, the posters pointing out all the mistakes are just plain annoying, and not enjoying the programme for what it is.

Just because they want to moan about every little mistake does not mean they have to spoil the enjoyment of watching the show for what it is, for everyone else.
 
I liked when Bates told Daisy that saying nasty things didn't suit her, while Thomas and O'Brien were standing beside her.

Basically saying that there is no hope for either of them!!
 
They do seem to mention Thirsk or Ripon a bit, and so I think it is supposed to be up in Yorkshire somewhere. Anyway, if that is the case then the point still stanRAB about the lack of Yorkshire accents.
 
Letter in the new Radio Times complaining about the ad-breaks in ep 1. ITV on the defensive again in their reply hiding behind Ofcom saying "it
 
60 mins without adverts? HundreRAB and thousanRAB of adverts ...




Some of the posts here have said that the discussions about inheritance, succession, (etc) were a bit taxing. Mrs Chuff and I spent the interminable commercial breaks getting our heaRAB round Her Ladyship's money, the family trust, etc. Not simple viewing.




Thanks, Englishspinner: that was really interesting.

Mr Carter and Mrs Brooks presented a very interesting perspective. No family of their own: is the family that employs them now their own family? They're both getting older, and they must be beginning to wonder what will happen to them in their old age.

A while ago, Mrs Chuff and I watched 70s BBC drama The Duchess of Duke Street, which is about life in a London hotel around WW1 and the 1920s. Late on in the series, the hotel owner (star of the show) had a huge personal crisis and went to pieces. She considered closing the hotel. Her staff would have been out on their ears. She was employing a number of very elderly people, and there was a lot of discussion about how those oldies would end up in the workhouse. It was clearly a very tough existence (the Mrs and I lost a lot of sympathy for her self-serving misery and her lack of concern for the people who relied on her.

This was reflected last night: Mr Bates devastated at losing his job. A month's pay is all well and good, but what happens when that money goes and no-one has employed him yet because of his gammy leg?
 
Well the line was open to interpretation, I couldn't think of an innocent meaning to it. ;) I won't say what else the options were running about in my head. :o
So what did bump him orf. It's a pity we can't have an Inspector Calling as one did in Gosford Park to solve the mystery of his sudden demise.
 
I suppose like any war, people would train for jobs that would help the country. No doubt in the first and second world wars people were trained double quick to help the cause?

Just a thought. Albeit a v tired Monday thought! :D
 
I think Bates has a mad wife in an attic somewhere or perhaps he is gay. I think that in the end he will emigrate to America where his descendants will run a motel.
 
Aw , poor you We all differ dont we . ? .Just switch it off then if it doesnt entertain you . I think its fantastic and I cant wait for more. I would love a two hour episode and would glady watch it three times a week .
 
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