Downton Abbey

JP Liz V1

Promo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M3moEeErr8

Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.
ITV’s new costume drama series, Downton Abbey, written and created by Oscar-winning writer Julian Fellowes and made by Carnival Films for ITV stars Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Hugh Bonneville as Robert, Earl of Grantham and Elizabeth McGovern as Robert’s wife, Cora, Countess of Grantham.
They lead an all-star cast, which also includes Penelope Wilton, Dan Stevens, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Siobhan Finneran, Rob James-Collier, Joanne Froggatt, as well as new and emerging actors, Rose Leslie, Sophie McShera, Laura Carmichael, Jessica Brown Findlay and Thomas Howes.
Guest artists include Robert Bathurst, Samantha Bond, Allen Leech, David Robb, Brendan Patrick and Theo James.

Starts this Sunday at 9pm

Ponster

Very good first episode. Looks like ITV didn't spare any expense with this one.

Poochie05

I quite enjoyed it. Solid cast, good acting, i'll definitely be tuning in next week.

Onthe3rdDay

A good production but I won't be watching it as it goes out next week. I don't mind commercials during programmes but there seemed to be one every 5 minutes. Including the GO compare singer who breaks any atmosphere that's trying to be created. ( I was watching on ITV West country so he may have not appeared on UTV)

mathepac

I surprised myself by watching and enjoying it. There were strong echoes of the 30-year old Upstairs Downstairs series from LWT http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstairs,_Downstairs

JP Liz V1

Starts this Sunday on TV3

JONJO THE MISER

Looking forward to this, i do love period drama's.

Biggins

Watched the whole series. Utterly enjoyed it.

telekon

Watched the whole lot in one day, hooked after the first episode and needed to see the lot.

They threw money at this production and its paid off.

iguana

I watched this over the last few days and did enjoy it. It looked absolutely fantastic throughout, but storywise it went downhill from about the mid-way point. Its start with the entail and the new heir was interesting. I loved how being a lawyer who was the son of a doctor was seen as shockingly low class. But as it progressed it became a bit farcical. The flower show sub-plot annoyed me, the perfect, enthusiastically naive, harem-pants wearing daughter was too much of a caricature. I thought we might actually see her become less naive as she struck up a friendship with Branson, bearing in mind that for a large part the suffrage movement at that time was largely just campaigning for votes for upperclass women as even landless men at that point had no vote.

Worst of all was the level of "bad guy" that Thomas and O'Brien sunk to. Instead of being interesting, normal, characters who were not happy to only ever have certain opportunities and rise so high, but not further, they were just mean. Most of the other servants were all the type who were happy with their lot and position and never queried the class system. Except for Gwen, who needed lady modern to get her a new job. Daisy was also annoying, the cook had a large staff of kitchen maids, so I don't understand why the dim-witted scullery maid was who she turned to, to spoil the food for upstairs.

Too many corners were cut plotwise in the latter episodes, which was an awful pity as few corners appear to have been cut by production. It's unusual for ITV to go to such expense and employ such perfection to the look and feel of a show. It's a pity that the effort was let down by a slide into paint-by-numbers plotting and characterisation.

Still though, it was enjoyable diversion and it has great potential if the scripts for the second series are tighter.

I started watching it on TV3 on Sunday (16th),was that episode 1 or 2?

MBateson

The second episode.

sionainn

I missed episodes one and two. Does anyone know where I can catch up? They are not available on tv3 catch up for some reason.

FouxDaFaFa

I'm at tv3 pace with this and am really enjoying it. Some nice dynamics going on with the characters. I really don't think I was supposed to find

the death of the turk

as funny as I did.

Kalina

I absolutely love this show, however I agree with some previous posters that one or two of the storylines are a bit farcical- Mr. Pamook, anyone. However, I watched the whole series in 2 nights on DVD and can't wait for series 2, which is apparently due in late autumn!

annieoburns

I am watching this on TV3 and annoyingly the last few minutes of last Sunday's episode were not recorded. I missed what happened at flower show prize giving and thereafer... anyone? Did Mr Mosely get his trophy? There does not seem to be a decent plot summery online and no way to watch either.

telekon

annieoburns wrote: »

I am watching this on TV3 and annoyingly the last few minutes of last Sunday's episode were not recorded. I missed what happened at flower show prize giving and thereafer... anyone? Did Mr Mosely get his trophy? There does not seem to be a decent plot summery online and no way to watch either.

No. Well sort of. Maggie Smith's character's name was once again in the winning envelope but she announced to everyone that Mr. Mosely won it. Sound ol' gal.

FouxDaFaFa

annieoburns wrote: »

I am watching this on TV3 and annoyingly the last few minutes of last Sunday's episode were not recorded. I missed what happened at flower show prize giving and thereafer... anyone? Did Mr Mosely get his trophy? There does not seem to be a decent plot summery online and no way to watch either.

This happened to me too, watched the end online. Telekon is right, also

Edith writes to the Turkish Ambassador telling him about Mary and Pamook.

annieoburns

thanks for those replies guys! pity both censored as deemed 'spoilers' so not sure what you said!

'Missing the ends of things' seems frequent now with new NTL set up.. . if I set to record extra minutes from end of something it gets upset as then there is 'overlap'. Or did TV3 change the times? Usual sod's law of having only decent programs on at same time of a night.

Morgans

The text in the spoiler is hidden for those who dont want to see it. Hold down your left mouse button and drag your mouse across the spoiler to see the text.

telekon

annieoburns wrote: »

thanks for those replies guys! pity both censored as deemed 'spoilers' so not sure what you said!

awwww.....so cute!! can I keep her??

mikemac

Bit of a bump

Just started into this series yesterday and heading for Episode 3

The whole show looks gorgeous and I was reading at the huge money it cost to produce. Worth checking out

A bit of wtf moment when they thought being a lawyer and his father was a doctor were professions to be looked down on. Well, maybe they were right to look down at lawyers
And not knowing what the weekend was, are they serious?

This show is a keeper, get the boxset folks

Kaizer Sosa

I ended up watching this out of boredom. It was on a mate's hard-drive that I borrowed however, I ended up getting totally sucked into life in Downton. Sure, there are some flaws (pantomime villains Thomas and O'Brien), but overall I thought it was an excellent series and am dying for season 2 already.

Maggie Smith is excellent as the Countess Violet but most of the performances are pretty strong.

Lady Chatterton

They are in the middle of filming the second series at the moment. Can't wait to see it in the autumn.

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fwab6S6IWA

Season 2 starts on ITV 18th Sept

Niamh O'Mahony

does anyone know when season two is starting on tv3?

Lady Chatterton

Niamh O'Mahony wrote: »

does anyone know when season two is starting on tv3?

I've just seen a promo for it on TV3 now, they just said that it's coming soon. Hopefully, it will start next Sunday (18th).

Posy

Can't wait for the next series of Downton Abbey, it's so brilliant!!

cofy

I loved this programme so much I could keep watching repeats. I was absolutely delighted to hear that the new series would be starting soon. Can't wait. Loved the storylines, costumes, settings. The actors were very well cast. Loved everything about it, but series 1 will be hard to follow.

JP Liz V1

Niamh O'Mahony wrote: »

does anyone know when season two is starting on tv3?

Just seen a promo and I think it said next Sunday at 10pm

emeraldstar

Shall be watching it this time next week! Sooooooo excited

cofy

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Just seen a promo and I think it said next Sunday at 10pm

Yep. I have just checked Sky and it is starting Sunday night, something to look forward to.

goose2005

mikemac wrote: »

A bit of wtf moment when they thought being a lawyer and his father was a doctor were professions to be looked down on. Well, maybe they were right to look down at lawyers
And not knowing what the weekend was, are they serious?

To the upper-class, any work was low-class, except politics or soldiering. "Weekend" is relatively new idea, in the country people worked 6/7 days and only urban workers had a "weekend."

The Comic Relief parody is good, I think they say that

slipping on the soap

was like something out of Eastenders, which it was.

As the show went on, O'Brien and Thomas became increasingly the tools of the plot rather than characters.

Miss.Marple

Saw it advertised too as returning to TV3 Sunday 18th at 10pm..however when went to set my Sky to record it its not on it..says Rainmaker on at 10..anyone know bout this/when its on TV3???It says on tv guides too its on Sun night in TV3 so very confused!!LOVE it & cant record UTV:(..working so wanted to tape it.

cofy

Miss.Marple wrote: »

Saw it advertised too as returning to TV3 Sunday 18th at 10pm..however when went to set my Sky to record it its not on it..says Rainmaker on at 10..anyone know bout this/when its on TV3???It says on tv guides too its on Sun night in TV3 so very confused!!LOVE it & cant record UTV:(..working so wanted to tape it.

Starting to get really annoyed with TV3 now, they are getting so unreliable.:mad:

Lady Chatterton

TV3 have postponed series two of Downton Abbey until Sunday, September 25th. However, the show commences on ITV1/UTV tomorrow evening at 9pm.

Miss.Marple

Thanks for replies guys..so bloody annoyed with TV3 was advertised everywhere as returning this Sunay 18th..so have to wait a whole other week as working tomorrow night & cant record UTV:mad:..they the same with Irish Come Dine With Me..wasnt on half the time they advertised it:rolleyes:

emeraldstar

Yay, it's D-Day! Great that the first one is on for an hour and a half too. Sunday nights are getting good again

prettygurrly

MrsD007 wrote: »

TV3 have postponed series two of Downton Abbey until Sunday, September 25th. However, the show commences on ITV1/UTV tomorrow evening at 9pm.

so annoying that it's delayed starting on tv3. hopefully it will actually be on next sunday night. got a bit panicked when i went to make sure i had set it to sky plus tonight and then it wasn't there anymore....nothing on the tv3 website and the downton abbey page is "not found". might dvd record itv1 tonight just in case....

Poochie05

It's repeated again at 15:45 next Sunday on ITV if you're around then...

cats.life

prettygurrly wrote: »

so annoying that it's delayed starting on tv3. hopefully it will actually be on next sunday night. got a bit panicked when i went to make sure i had set it to sky plus tonight and then it wasn't there anymore....nothing on the tv3 website and the downton abbey page is "not found". might dvd record itv1 tonight just in case....

are you bloody kidding me, hate tv3 .pissed of now, cos hubbie is watching rugby. dont have utv on sky.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

mikemac

I know it's an expensive production but how many more ad breaks from ITV??
This is way above average

mikemac

Deliberately geting yourself shot -

yikes they'll have you in front of a firing squad for that :eek:

Lady Chatterton

Wow! that was a great first episode, the adverts are really annoying though. Can't wait for next week.

emeraldstar

Loved every second! So great to have it back.

cofy

cats.life wrote: »

are you bloody kidding me, hate tv3 .pissed of now, cos hubbie is watching rugby. dont have utv on sky.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Do you have I'm not sure about sky but if you have sky+, press the services button on your remote, then 0 for other channels and then you will see UTV third one down, you cant record, or pause though.

Tonight was excellent, great start to series 2.:D

Lady Chatterton

cofy wrote: »

Do you have I'm not sure about sky but if you have sky+, press the services button on your remote, then 0 for other channels and then you will see UTV third one down, you cant record, or pause though.
Tonight was excellent, great start to series 2.:D

I recorded Downton Abbey from ITV1 tonight.

See post 52 on this thread

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72132083

Rhalliord

oh man it was brilliant tonight, I had tears in my eyes when

Bates left Anna.

Alicat

Wonderful to have it back!

Bates' wife is a friggin' cow!

:eek:

TV3 mofos,was out last night and had this set and series linked on Sky Plus.Disappointed when I got home to find it didnt record but slightly compensated when the series link showed it is to start next Sunday. If ITV was on the Sky epg in Ireland I would never watch TVpee again!

squeakyduck

Just started watching this today. I dunno why in the name of god I didn't watch it before. Gonna watch ep 2 now!