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Downton Abbey Christmas special 2012 plot details revealed





The Crawleys go off on their holidays! The servants are left to fend for themselves! And there's scandal, intrigue and romance in store!



Forget the upstairs/downstairs divide, this year’s Downton Abbey Christmas special will see the Crawleys and their servants living in different countries.

Lord Grantham and his family are heading north to the Scottish Highlands to join the Dowager Countess’s great niece Lady Rose and her parents at Duneagle Castle.

Initally, a warm welcome awaits, but the tensions between the family and their hosts soon become clear.

We’re promised “salacious scandals, clandestine courtships and heartbreaks of seasons past” will all come to a head during the feature-length episode.

And while it may well snow (it is Scotland, after all) don’t expect Christmas decorations or another stilted present-giving as the seasonal special is, in fact, set in September.

But what of those left back at Downton? What do servants do when there's no-one to serve? Will Lord Grantham return to find they’ve had a massive party and smashed up the Abbey? Carson is of course determined to prevent this, but with the excitement of the approaching country fair, it's possible some of the staff could be tempted to push their luck.

Speaking of luck, we hear a rumour that romance could be in the air for chirpy cook Mrs Patmore. And as far as we're concerned, that's better than any Christmas present.

Source

I hope all the servants get drunk and trash the place.

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bodyline 22nd-Nov-2012 08:25 pm (UTC)
I still haven't watched the finale, opps. It's been sitting on my computer since it came out. :|
mistress_f 22nd-Nov-2012 08:39 pm (UTC)
Lol same. i felt obliged to come inside the post cause thomas was so inviting though.
elvenqueen86 22nd-Nov-2012 09:25 pm (UTC)
Same, with the last two or three episodes. I think I stopped after died.
winter_lace 22nd-Nov-2012 10:57 pm (UTC)
I only watched it last night
joaniemaloney 23rd-Nov-2012 12:31 am (UTC)
omg same.
I forgot that I had an ep left, tbh.
aphrodite5239 23rd-Nov-2012 06:57 am (UTC)
it was boring tbh, don't even bother. i was like, "that's it?!"
skeet_skeet 22nd-Nov-2012 08:25 pm (UTC)
But is Mary pregnant yet? jfc
fauxkaren 22nd-Nov-2012 08:28 pm (UTC)
RIGHT?

TELL US WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.
skeet_skeet 22nd-Nov-2012 08:32 pm (UTC)
Salacious rumors - Rose
Clandestine Affairs - Rose
Heartbreaks of seasons past - Everybody bruh, be more specific damn.

I just want Mary info and I'm nhf for all the dramz being given to ramen haired stranger bitches.
butterbuns 22nd-Nov-2012 08:26 pm (UTC)
Awww, romance for Mrs. Patmore, yay!
fauxkaren 22nd-Nov-2012 08:28 pm (UTC)
This is so vague.

And it fails to mention Mary.

Thus, I declare this article to be a flop.
kurtvonnegut 22nd-Nov-2012 08:28 pm (UTC)
i feel like this doesn't really say anything.
spankmypirate 22nd-Nov-2012 08:30 pm (UTC)
Mrs. Patmore tho!!
kurtvonnegut 22nd-Nov-2012 08:31 pm (UTC)
i don't want to see ms patmore have romantic emotions sry lol
sdpt 22nd-Nov-2012 08:28 pm (UTC)
WHO is that guy?

mistress_f 22nd-Nov-2012 08:40 pm (UTC)
the main reason why you should watch this show
burningpumpkins 23rd-Nov-2012 07:13 pm (UTC)
What show is this?
spankmypirate 22nd-Nov-2012 08:41 pm (UTC)
Hopefully future winner of Best Supporting Actor 2013. (Rob James Collier)
xcollsangelx 22nd-Nov-2012 09:54 pm (UTC)
The best male on the show.

the_pinkdress 22nd-Nov-2012 10:00 pm (UTC)
he's not the one for you, daisy.
kanonot 22nd-Nov-2012 10:04 pm (UTC)
thomas, he makes my boypussy excited.
fauxkaren 22nd-Nov-2012 08:29 pm (UTC)
In my dream Christmas Special, Mary is pregnant and it's super happy. And then Robert dies and it's sad for the characters, but super happy for me.

The end.
psubookworm27 22nd-Nov-2012 08:32 pm (UTC)
A FESTIVUS MIRACLE.
skeet_skeet 22nd-Nov-2012 08:33 pm (UTC)
Robert dying in a freak hunting accident is my dream au for the 2012 CS.
kurtvonnegut 22nd-Nov-2012 08:34 pm (UTC)
why does it need to be a freak accident bb, murder that flop off.

or better yet in true julian fellowes fashion, someone murders him and everyone thinks it was an accident and it never comes up again.
freeze_i_say 23rd-Nov-2012 12:49 am (UTC)
Dr Spaceman Clarkson declaring Flopbert "in rude health" is my dream plotline rn
aphrodite5239 23rd-Nov-2012 06:58 am (UTC)
Isis kills Robert in a shocking plot twist!
curlycutie016 22nd-Nov-2012 08:42 pm (UTC)
every time I watch the wedding episode and he's all I'm so happy my heart could burst I'm like if only...
porcelaain 22nd-Nov-2012 09:24 pm (UTC)
Yes, good, make it so.
voltaires_vice 22nd-Nov-2012 11:16 pm (UTC)
....and Thomas gets a proper boyfriend. Amen.
redaodai 22nd-Nov-2012 08:29 pm (UTC)
Oh, the third series is over. I haven't watched any of it yet so I'll marathon it soon.
adlanth 22nd-Nov-2012 08:30 pm (UTC)
I hope all the servants get drunk and trash the place.
I'd watch this.
pippa_middleton 22nd-Nov-2012 08:32 pm (UTC)
Are those pot brownies? He would.
apothecaries 22nd-Nov-2012 08:35 pm (UTC)
Thomas looks damn fine in that photo.
hireaunicorn 22nd-Nov-2012 08:35 pm (UTC)
that's a damn good photo of RJC
jordanabevan 22nd-Nov-2012 08:37 pm (UTC)
why do people pretend michelle dockery can act when in fact she is the absolute worst jw
pippa_middleton 22nd-Nov-2012 08:38 pm (UTC)
false
spankmypirate 22nd-Nov-2012 08:40 pm (UTC)
Gurl say what you want about Mary, but IMO Michelle's by far the most talented out of the younger cast members. She and RJC.
skeet_skeet 22nd-Nov-2012 08:41 pm (UTC)
Flawless taste in DA actors bb. ;)
jordanabevan 22nd-Nov-2012 08:44 pm (UTC)
RJC is great but she is SO wooden to me and delivers all her lines in such a predictable way idk how to explain it. its like she has about three default settings and you can always guess which one she is about to use. plus her accent is distracting idk what she sounds like irl but that aint natural.

daisy is ok imo, idk the actresses name.
dothefrug 22nd-Nov-2012 08:50 pm (UTC)
iawtc, except also add Allen Leech, naturally.
skeet_skeet 22nd-Nov-2012 08:41 pm (UTC)
You're dead wrong, and you should be ashamed of yourself.

kurtvonnegut 22nd-Nov-2012 08:43 pm (UTC)
omg you are going to get flayed

i think she can act BUT people who act like she does emmyworthy acting when her role really isn't that difficult are kind of delusional ngl. like saying she should win an emmy when you have all the female acting that is being done on amc, hbo, and showtime.

my inbox is ready
fauxkaren 22nd-Nov-2012 08:44 pm (UTC)
juteux 22nd-Nov-2012 08:57 pm (UTC)
ia. her acting is painful to watch.
drawntoinsanity 22nd-Nov-2012 09:21 pm (UTC)
girl i hope you can run fast ontd will kill you
xcollsangelx 22nd-Nov-2012 09:57 pm (UTC)
the_pinkdress 22nd-Nov-2012 10:29 pm (UTC)
I think Michelle is usually stunning to watch but IA that this season she kind of had 3 'reaction' shots up her sleeve... I remember being really taken out of the scene when Edith was ditched at the altar when she did this basic :O face that she pulls out for all her 'background reaction shots'. That said I think the fault was with the writing, and usually, her stiffness is due to Mary's own wooden exterior. God her work in S2 was so beautiful, I actually think she deserved the Emmy over Claire Danes but oh well.

Edited at 2012-11-22 10:31 pm (UTC)
lostinshalott 23rd-Nov-2012 12:08 am (UTC)
she was quite good in the turn of the screw but lbr no one is doing very well acting wise in downton but I don't blame them the scripts they have to work with good lord.
freeze_i_say 23rd-Nov-2012 12:58 am (UTC)
I completely agree but she tries so hard bless her heart
starry_dawn 23rd-Nov-2012 03:45 am (UTC)
LOL @ the replies you've gotten. When ONTD stans something...

I agree, though. I find almost all the other ladies on the show (both upstairs and downstairs) better in terms of acting. Like, none of them are given splendid material to work with, but I find them all more captivating then Michelle. Not that she's a bad actress, but she's the one I find least natural in the role.
aphrodite5239 23rd-Nov-2012 07:04 am (UTC)
hwaat. she outacts everyone in the upstairs cast tbh! i think she and rob collier are the best actors in the bunch
dothefrug 22nd-Nov-2012 08:39 pm (UTC)
BUT IS MY BOO BRANSON IN IT. WAT IS THIS.
fauxkaren 22nd-Nov-2012 08:47 pm (UTC)
lol. From these incredibly vague "details" it seems that the only person we know for sure will be in it is Mrs. Patmore. And some unspecified Crawleys.

I'm sure we'll find out re: Branson when the press pack comes out which should be in a week or so.
elegantbanter 22nd-Nov-2012 08:49 pm (UTC)
I'm hoping that JF still considers him as 'downstairs' purely so we'll actually get to see him this Xmas special. It wouldn't make any sense now he's fitting in a little more with the family/ Matthew's BFF but eh, I just want to see him. I don't care how they do it.
dothefrug 22nd-Nov-2012 08:53 pm (UTC)
Yeah, I don't see him going to Scotland to hang out with everyone, and as weird as having him hang out with the downstairs people would be at this point, I JUST WANT ALLEN ON MY TV, IDEC.
skonka 22nd-Nov-2012 08:40 pm (UTC)
I need to read the rules on posting because I can do better than this?
Can you write your own stuff or it must be sourced from a site?
skonka 22nd-Nov-2012 08:53 pm (UTC)
LMAO!!!

This kindergarten love is cute. Are you gonna start pinching me now?
therearewords 22nd-Nov-2012 09:31 pm (UTC)
I was ready to click because hey better save than sorry until I registered 'leave'.
Reading is hard, y'all. Or I'm still too naive for this place, same difference.
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