Counting Down to the End of....Downton Abbey

[SaraB]

Also, did anyone recognize Lord Gillingham?  The actor's name, Tom Cullen, was vaguely familiar.  But it took me forever to put it together:  he's the guy from "Weekend"!

OMG, so it is! Ditto for me, but how could I not recognise him when I loved him so much in 'Weekend'? (So that's what he was up to while Glen was in America? How could he??)

[SaraB]

And, as himself:

Gorgeous!

[Jeff Wrangler]

And, as himself:

Not bad. Nice "happy trail."

[Front-Ranger]

I just watched the new season-opener. That Mr. Bates is a real hero!

[Front-Ranger]

Unfortunately, Mary is almost as hard to like as ever. I had hoped that the trials she has been through would mellow her out a little bit. Now, she seems to have at least two suitors who look a lot alike. Thanks for the pictures, now I know which is which!

[Front-Ranger]

Any Branson fans out there?  Allen Leech starred in an Irish film called "Cowboys and Angels" in 2003.  It's fun to see him play a very different type of character.

Allen Leech also plays a major role in "The Imitation Game." It was hard not to see him as Branson, oops, I mean Tom. 

[brianr]

Allen Leech also plays a major role in "The Imitation Game." It was hard not to see him as Branson, oops, I mean Tom. 

I felt that way when seeing the Imitation Game yesterday

[brianr]

I had a disaster.
Series 4 was on last year when I was in the USA. I was ambivalent about watching it anymore so did not tape it.
 Then when Series 5 started here (I think in October) I decided to buy Series 4 and only paid $14.  I taped series 5 while watching series 4 but did miss the first episode.  I finished watching series 4 before Christmas.
I started watching series 5 on Sunday (well episode 2) and thought I was deleting just that episode but I deleted the lot.
All the shops are selling dvds of series 5 for $35 so think I will wait for a price fall.

[southendmd]

Mary's other beau, Charles Blake, is played by Julian Ovenden, who happens to be an accomplished singer.  I saw him in "Showboat" and he has a lovely tenor voice.  It will be shown on PBS as part of the "Live from Lincoln Center" series. 

[southendmd]

Here's Maggie Smith on the Carol Burnett Show in 1975. Forty years ago!

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGgkGFJdxZc[/youtube]