9:16 pm - 11/22/2012
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.
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.
daisy is ok imo, idk the actresses name.
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
Edited at 2012-11-22 10:31 pm (UTC)
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.