What a frock
Ok there are going to be spoilers!
Downton Abbey - The Grand Finale is a fitting denouement to a well loved whimsical franchise.
It’s rubbish of course, padded and edited to an inch of its life, but after only two hours we have a happy and neat ending for over twenty characters, almost two dozen people we have got to love ( and hate) over fifteen years
Anna, ( Joanne Froggett, the nicest character on film ever)
Set in 1930, we delight in the fashionable deco age, with Lady Mary looking glorious in red and the family stunning in Ascot fashions. Edith Head would be suitably impressed here, she really would, for the visuals are stunning. Writer Julian Fellows takes the drama into an essay of change.
Lady Mary is about to take over Downton after divorce , much to the horror of her father. Carson and Mrs Patmore are retiring, lady Merton is running the local agricultural show, Cora’s brother has lost his sister’s inheritance, and Guy Dexter returns with lover Barrow , and Noel Coward in tow…
What fun
You can just see where every arc will go, save for the delightful Lady Edith , who, in the absence of Maggie Smith is suddenly transformed into a wonderfully arch and straight talking foil for the baddie of the piece , she and Penelope Wilton have been gifted all the best lines and it’s a joy to watch both of them .
You will cry real tears for the characters you have come to know so very well over the years…Edith and Mary’s sister scenes, Mrs Patmore with Mini me Daisy ,Anna’s goodbye to Mary oh lord it’s a sob fest)
Believe it or not, I've never seen even one episode of Downton Abbey. True.
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Me either. Not a big tv viewer at all….always too much to do and busy to sit down. Not been to a movie in over 30 years either
DeleteI can't wait to see it! I love the costumes more than almost anything in the DA universe. Such fun.
ReplyDeleteYou have spoilt my visit to see it now
ReplyDeletethat is why John STARTED his post with the statement about spoilers. Geez- you have to find fault with everything don't you? sad, pathetic little troll
DeleteArsehole
DeleteI love the series, but much like Sex in the City, it's time to stop beating the dead horse.
ReplyDeleteAnd they left on a high
DeleteI love Downton Abbey. We have all the DVD's and watch them, one episode a week, so they last almost a year. In fact, we're up to series 2 again, for the umpteenth time! I can't wait for the grand finale to be streamed. xx
ReplyDeleteI loved the clothes and cars and interiors. I agree that Anna was a very likeable character, unlike Mary!
ReplyDeleteI like Mary , she is what she is
DeleteSuch a shame Matthew Goode disappeared from Downton Abbey. Lady Mary’s men did not for last long.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to it. The beginning of New Era was filmed a stones throw from me
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