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But gradually we saw what a kind and resourceful person he was, always encouraging Daisy in her studies and reassuring Baxter with her Mr Coyle problems.

I didnвЂ™t think too much of him at first - he seemed such a sad sack always down on his luck (though he did provide welcome comic relief - remember when he dyed his hair? :D). Most surprising was probably how my feelings for Mr Moseley changed. The wedding reception at the village school was laid out so beautifully (Nick Briggs/Carnival Films/ITV). I think weвЂ™re all happy that Mr Carson and Mrs Hughes finally tied the knot, and itвЂ™s also been wonderful to see Mrs Hughes and Mrs Patmore become confidantes and support each other through several personal challenges. Of course IвЂ™ll always be partial to Mrs Patmore and Daisy, and itвЂ™s been a joy to watch their relationship change from a feisty cook bossing around a lowly kitchen maid to a unique friendship marked by a mutual, well-earned familial regard for each other. I like how all the main characters, both upstairs and down, were afforded equal attention and interesting story lines, giving us a chance to know them in more depth. * Sophie McShera (Daisy) and Lesley Nicol (Mrs Patmore) have become great friends in real life (Nick Briggs/Carnival Films/ITV). Barrow, meeting the love of your life while exiting a bakery in a rainstorm!

Goodbye white bunting, piggy back rides with Mr. But thereвЂ™s something to be said for genuine regard, and thanks to Julian FellowesвЂ™s masterful writing, we did see that, witnessing relationships that rang true and gave us hope. Oh, that respect for authority! Sure, there was that fear that if you dare step out of line you would be out the door in seconds flat. Though we were served a romanticized version of life upstairs and down, we were also reminded of many too often forgotten human virtues: loyalty, temperance, manners, civility, industry, and above all, respect.В I got shivers every time the staff rose from their seats whenever Mr Carson entered the servantвЂ™s hall or stood up from the table.

Edith, Mary and Tom with their children Marigold, George, and Sybbie (via PBS.org). Is it any wonder we crave and appreciate the carefully delineated world of Downton Abbey with its beautiful costumes and set design, meticulous attention to historical detail, fascinating characters we love and love to hate so brilliantly acted and directed? ThereвЂ™s nothing quite like the reassurance that comes with having everyone and everything in its prescribed place. The real world is messy, chaotic, tumultuous, crazy, violent, unjust. Carson-Hughes Wedding (photo by Nick Briggs/Carnival Films/ITV) It was a much more lavish production (with an estimated ВЈ1 million per episode budget), a sumptuous, cinematic banquet produced for the small screen that ingeniously sated audience appetite for gratifying escapism. While UD took place in a swanky Belgravia townhouse, Downton isВ set at a large country estate. Bellamy son James marries his secretary Hazel as Crawley daughter Sybil marries chauffeur Tom Branson - both compelling, frowned-upon liaisons championing the triumph of true love over all impediments.Д«ut there the similarities end.

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Both series revealed interesting aspects of post-Edwardian social lifeВ set against significant historical events.В Instead of Mrs Patmore there was Mrs Bridges, instead of Daisy, there was kitchen maid Ruby. Indeed, when I first started watching Downton, I was instantly reminded of вЂњUpstairs, Downstairs.вЂќ The time periods somewhat overlapped, with UD beginning about a decade before the sinking of the Titanic and ending in 1930. PatmoreвЂ™s Pudding Tea: вЂњThis decadent dessert tea has the homemade flavors of vanilla cake drizzled with rich caramel sauce.вЂќ Good afternoon tea, a perfect pairing with puddings, scones, and shortbread. I find the entire class system fascinating, rooting for those who would dare defy the established social order, sympathetic to characters grappling with changes beyond their control. Not since the original вЂњUpstairs, DownstairsвЂќ (1971-1975) have I been so emotionally invested in the lives of an aristocratic British family and their servants. IвЂ™ve been hooked since Season One, Episode 1, only too willing to spend my Sunday evenings with the entire Crawley family at their opulent digs in Yorkshire. No! рџ¦ рџ¦ рџ¦ Treated myself to a Crawley family Spode Stafford White cup and saucer just to drown my sorrows. I fear much of our вЂњunbridled joyвЂќ is rapidly dissipating - Downton Abbey is ending its 6-year run on PBS with the series finale on March 6! The soufflГ©s are sinking, the puddings are pouting, the meringues have taken to incessant weeping. вЂњAll this unbridled joy has given me quite an appetite.вЂќ ~ Violet

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