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Tributes to Maggie from the Downton Cast and Crew (Part 2):

Part 1

Hugh Bonneville (in addition to his previous comment):

Elizabeth McGovern:

Joanne Froggatt: "Today we lost a true legend. It’s hard to find the words to pay tribute to the iconic Dame Maggie Smith. I shared a screen with her on very few occasions but was fortunate enough to be in her company on many. She truly was a trailblazer, with the sharpest wit, the greatest talent, the naughtiest sense of humour, she was a force to be reckoned with. She had a charisma that you felt would live for ever (in many ways it will) and underneath all of that a huge heart. Thank you Maggie, for always being supportive and kind to me, for putting many a smile on my face with that sharp wit that no one could match, and for showing the rest of us just how it’s done.

Rest in peace Dame Maggie, my thoughts are with your beautiful family. 🖤"

Lily James:

Tom Cullen: "I remember a very specific part of the conversation Maggie and I were having when this photo was taken. Maggie had been doing a big and challenging scene where she is reunited with her old flame played by Rade Serbedzija. I was stood at the back, out of frame and able to observe these incredible actors at their work. But for whatever reason Maggie felt like she wasn’t getting the scene right. Maggie took the smallest moment, came back and next take, simply, effortlessly, delivered a masterclass. She was extraordinary. The director called “cut” and we moved on. I was spellbound. During our conversation at the window, I asked Maggie what she did in order for her to so swiftly and precisely produce such an elevated performance. I remember her looking me in the eye and saying “Oh darling! I was just holding in a fart!”. I remember us both bursting out laughing. I really wished that she had been just holding in a fart but of course that wasn’t the real truth, the real truth was that she worked tirelessly her entire career to make that scene look easy.

I only worked with her for a short while, but I feel so blessed to have had that experience. She was tough, demanded the best but making Maggie laugh felt like winning the lottery.

My heart goes out to her family, friends, her Downton family and all those she touched with her sharp, agile and acerbic brilliance.

We lost an absolute giant today 💔"

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Lesley Nicol: "It's a very close group of people so we're all devastated to think she's not around any more.' [...] "I'd never worked with someone of that calibre, and I thought, I don't know what I'll say to her, it will be really tricky, God she'll probably be really grand. She was not looking for anyone to be scared of her, or in awe of her, she just wanted to be in the gang [...] she was in with the crowd, and just very happy to be part of it all."

Jeremy Swift: "An honour to serve you Maggie."

Lady Carnarvon: "I never saw her on set with a little script, she knew it before she got here [to Highclere]. She worked so hard, to get up at silly o' clock... and to wear corsets for hours on end." [Highclere Castle's post]

Harriet Walter: "She was a true comedian, but also I've seen her playing some incredibly heartfelt, deep, sad roles, which is the huge range of an actress like her. If she was merely funny or merely tragic, she wouldn't quite have made that sort of impression."

Anna Mary Scott Robbins: "I C O N 🤍 Oh Maggie you will be missed 💔"

(special thanks to @lovelikewildness for helping to compile)

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Perfect on Phyllis Friday

The Downstairs Triangle and Daisy attend the press night after party for "Hello, Dolly!" at The London Palladium on July 18, 2024 in London, England.

Source : gettyimages

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elizabeth mcgovern (with phyllis logan, sophie mcshera, michelle dockery, lesley nicol, raquel cassidy, laura carmichael, joanne froggatt, and lily james) for harper’s bazaar uk (august 2014 issue) | 📸: alexi lubormirski

happy international women’s day ♥️

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Downton Abbey characters in their opposite sexes.

Not gonna lie, for me, 'Mrs' Carson wins.

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Mr. Bates vs The Post Office (2024)

One of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history where hundreds of innocent sub-postmasters and postmistresses were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a defective IT system.

This show is all based on a true story and it will make your blood boil and make you very angry at the injustice. This is still ongoing and you will not believe how long it has taken for the innocent postmasters and postmistresses to get this level of coverage. A must watch. If you are not in Britain, it will still be worth watching if you read up a little bit on the 'Horizon Post Office Scandal'. It really is just so wrong what has happened.

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@magiciansean: Ran into my good friend @bonhughbon and some of the cast of Downton Abbey . What a pleasure to perform for you all :) (x)

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📽️ Downton Abbey (2019)

I watched the entire TV series before watching this movie, and I have to say I wasn’t disappointed. It had a different feel to it from how the series felt, but I think that mostly had to do with the filming choices. The characters stayed true to themselves. I think another reason it felt different from the series is that it’s basically a stand-alone story. It didn’t really wrap anything up with the storylines because those had mostly been wrapped up at the end of the series, and it honestly wasn’t the greatest story. However, I enjoyed seeing more of the characters I really liked from the series, so this movie was a great addition to the already successful franchise.

Sex/nudity: 2/10 (kissing between both straight and gay couples)

Language: 1/10 (very mild)

Violence: 1/10 (spoilers, but very mild)

Overall rating: 7/10

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Robert Crawley, comte de Grantham joué par Hugh Bonneville est le patriarche des Crawleys et détient le titre de la succession de Downton Abbey Robert Crawley est né héritier de la succession de Downton Abbey en 1870, sa soeur Rosaline jouée par Samantha Bond a suivi en 1871. Patrick Crawley, le comte de Grantham, était son père et comtesse douairière de Grantham, Lady Violet jouée par Maggie Smith Crawley est sa mère. Violet insiste sur le fait qu'elle aimait et s'occupait beaucoup de ses enfants, cependant, elle admet à Isobel Crawley que les enfants ont passé la plupart de leur temps avec leur nounou, et qu'elle n'a passé qu'une heure avec eux après le thé. Downton Abbey n'était pas autosuffisant cela reste encore une énigme sur les ressources jusqu'à aujourd'hui, bien que les récentes améliorations. Robert a reçu une éducation de première classe, des cours de 7 à 13 ans, puis a fréquenté Eton, suivi du Christ College, Oxford, où il a étudié la philosophie. En 1888, alors qu'il avait 18 ans, Robert Crawley rencontre Cora Levinson, ce qui était le seul moyen de sauver la Dowton Abbey financièrement. Robert a épousé Cora Levinson par intérêt financier, âgée de 20 ans, la fille unique de Martha et Isidore Levinson, vendeur millionnaire de produits secs de Cincinnati, qui a apporté avec elle une grande dot. Le père de Robert, le comte, a insisté pour que Cora signe un acte qui legs légalement l'argent de la dot au titre et à la succession ce faisant Downton Abbey pourrait toujours être maintenu. Le comte, Robert Crawley était dans l'armée et a pris part à la deuxième guerre des Boers de 1899-1902, c'est ici qu'il a fait la connaissance de John Bates, qui était son aide de camp

Lesley Nicol "Mme Patmore" et Phyllis Logan "Mme Hughes"

Il y a des diplômés d'Oxford et de Cambridge qui en savent beaucoup moins que vous. Tu devrais être fier. Kevin Doyle

Lesley Nicol (Mrs. Patmore) Siobhan Finneran (O'Brien) Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith Crawley) and Rob James-Collier (Thomas)

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✨Cool Old Ladies I love, 11/??✨ 

Mrs. Hughes & Mrs. Patmore (Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, Downton Abbey)

“You don’t have to be Shakespeare, just say nice things”

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Along with this opportunity, the accomplished actress also wrapped up shooting the third Downton Abbey movie with the beloved cast in the summer. The last in the trilogy is set to premiere in theaters on September 12, 2025. Playing Mrs. Beryl Patmore, this will mark the end of an era.

While Nicol is tightlipped about what fans can expect to see in the movie, she did say it “was made with much love and commitment as always. I hope people like it,” The 71-year-old opened up about the filming experience. “It was a strange feeling on set because you realize this is the last time we’ll ever do it, and we’ve been doing it for 14 years,” she said. “That’s a long time and a very bonded family.”

As one would imagine, the loss of the legendary Maggie Smith in September hit Nicol and the other crew hard. She played Violet Crawley before the Dowager Countess of Grantham died in the second film. “To lose Maggie was terrible,” Nicol said.

She continued, “On the other hand, I think she wasn’t well and it wasn’t a nice way to exist. I’m a firm believer because this was drummed into me by doctor dad, which is just being around ill is not the way to live. I hope it was the right time for her to move on. {Maggie} wasn’t in the {third and} last film obviously because {Violet} died in the last one. She was missed because she was a great person to have around. She was highly entertaining and greatly loved by all of us. There was a tinge of sadness for sure.”

Thinking of the holidays, Christmas was always a special time for Downton Abbey, A show known for its yuletide episodes throughout the British drama’s six seasons. Nicol liked it because this often meant a change of scenery.

“Often I’d get a trip to the house,” she said. “The place that is Downton Abbey was probably an hour away from London. Because I was constantly in the kitchen, quite rightly because she would be, but I didn’t get trips over there often. When it was Christmas there all seemed to be a party or something around the Christmas tree or a family get-together I got to join them. I’ve got memories of a big Christmas in that big Abbey. It looks very nice at Christmas. It suits it very well. I’ve got some good memories there and filming those."

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3 lovely ladies at the press night of Hello Dolly in London.

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I'm fairly sure I just saw Lesley Nicol (Ms. Patmore in Downton Abbey) on my bus

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9 June 2014 | Sophie Mcshera, Prince Albert II of Monaco, Joanne Froggatt and Lesley Nicol attend a Cocktail Reception at Monaco Palace in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (c) Pool/Barson/FilmMagic