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** Cora is an American who married an Englishman, moved to England with him, and spent the next several decades with him there raising their daughters. The same is also true of her actress, Elizabeth McGovern. |
** Cora is an American who married an Englishman, moved to England with him, and spent the next several decades with him there raising their daughters. The same is also true of her actress, Elizabeth McGovern. |
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** Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, and Jessica Brown Findlay all grew up in households where they had multiple siblings who were all girls. Laura Carmichael was even the middle child in a family with three daughters. |
** Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, and Jessica Brown Findlay all grew up in households where they had multiple siblings who were all girls. Laura Carmichael was even the middle child in a family with three daughters. |
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* [[Big Name Fan]]: Queen Elizabeth II, though it didn't stop her from pointing out a WWI soldier incorrectly wearing a WWII medal. She's also been a guest at Highclere Castle, where it is filmed. |
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* [[Dawson Casting]]: The series starts out by doing this; for example, Lady Sybil is 16 at the time the show begins, but played by the 21-year-old Jessica Brown Findlay. Since the show's time [[Dashed Plotline|progresses considerably faster than real time]], this doesn't last; by the end of season 2, Sybil has actually passed Findlay's real age. |
* [[Dawson Casting]]: The series starts out by doing this; for example, Lady Sybil is 16 at the time the show begins, but played by the 21-year-old Jessica Brown Findlay. Since the show's time [[Dashed Plotline|progresses considerably faster than real time]], this doesn't last; by the end of season 2, Sybil has actually passed Findlay's real age. |
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* [[Fan Community Nicknames]]: Downtonians |
* [[Fan Community Nicknames]]: Downtonians |
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Revision as of 20:26, 16 June 2016
- Actor Allusion: In Episode 2, Lady Mary tells the story of Perseus and Andromeda at dinner - with the Dowager Countess trying to shush her. Maggie Smith previously starred in Clash of the Titans, which adapted the story. What's more is that the Dowager Countess reacts with shock that Andromeda was chained naked to a rock - when in the movie she is wearing clothes.
- Actor Shared Background:
- Mrs. Hughes wasn't originally written as Scottish, but that changed after Phyllis Logan auditioned.
- Also, Branson was originally envisioned as being from Yorkshire, but after Allen Leech's audition, Julian Fellowes realized making the character Irish opened up a whole new list of storytelling opportunities, and made Branson Irish instead.
- Cora is an American who married an Englishman, moved to England with him, and spent the next several decades with him there raising their daughters. The same is also true of her actress, Elizabeth McGovern.
- Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, and Jessica Brown Findlay all grew up in households where they had multiple siblings who were all girls. Laura Carmichael was even the middle child in a family with three daughters.
- Big Name Fan: Queen Elizabeth II, though it didn't stop her from pointing out a WWI soldier incorrectly wearing a WWII medal. She's also been a guest at Highclere Castle, where it is filmed.
- Dawson Casting: The series starts out by doing this; for example, Lady Sybil is 16 at the time the show begins, but played by the 21-year-old Jessica Brown Findlay. Since the show's time progresses considerably faster than real time, this doesn't last; by the end of season 2, Sybil has actually passed Findlay's real age.
- Fan Community Nicknames: Downtonians
- Hey, It's That Guy!:
- The Dowager Countess of Grantham is also Minerva McGonagall, Constance Trentham, Jean Brodie and Whoopi Goldberg's Mother Superior.
- Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham, is Kate Winslet's lover in Iris. He also has experience as a noble, as Sir Thomas.
- Cora, Countess of Grantham, is Evelyn Nesbit, Deborah Gelly, and also the mother of Kick-Ass. With the help of John Hughes, she even once had Kevin Bacon's baby!
- Lady Mary is Susan Sto Helit.
- Lady Sybil is Rachel the "Virtue Bitch."
- Isobel Crawley is Shaun's mum and Lizzie's aunt. Also Harriet Jones, former Prime Minister.
- Mr. Carson is John Faa.
- Anna is Kate, and Sam Tyler's mother.
- Thomas is Liam Connor.
- Branson the driver is also Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Francis Dereham.
- Sir Anthony Strallan (Edith's suitor) is Percy Hamleigh and Lt. Eccles.
- Lord Grantham and his heir presumptive Matthew are Gerald Fedden and Nick Guest from The Line Of Beauty, respectively. It's nice to see them getting along.
- Matthew Crawley is also Edward Ferrars in the 2008 TV miniseries.
- Mr. Bates is Robert Timmins and Nicholas Higgins.
- Sir Richard Carlisle is Ser Jorah Mormont and Father Octavian.
- And now Gwen is Ygritte.
- Vera Bates is Catherine of Aragon.
- The Duke of Crowborough is Tristan Thorn and Owen Slater.
- Marigold Shore is DS Barbara Havers.
- Lord Grantham's sister is Mrs Wormwood and Miss Moneypenny.
- And in the Christmas special, she's being courted by Sarah Jane's short-lived fiance, Peter.
- One of Us: In the Behind the Drama interview videos, Jessica Brown-Findlay and Allen Leech talk about scanning scripts of their scenes together and wondering when Sybil and Branson are finally going to kiss.