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Downton Abbey
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Episode #3.3

  • Episode aired Jan 13, 2013
  • TV-14
  • 48m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
2.1K
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Laura Carmichael in Downton Abbey (2010)
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The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis.The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis.The fate of Downton Abbey hinges on a letter from a dead man. Edith and Sir Anthony face their own fateful moment. Mrs. Hughes confronts a crisis.

  • Director
    • Andy Goddard
  • Writer
    • Julian Fellowes
  • Stars
    • Hugh Bonneville
    • Jessica Brown Findlay
    • Laura Carmichael
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    2.1K
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    • Director
      • Andy Goddard
    • Writer
      • Julian Fellowes
    • Stars
      • Hugh Bonneville
      • Jessica Brown Findlay
      • Laura Carmichael
    • 9User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Hugh Bonneville
    Hugh Bonneville
    • Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
    Jessica Brown Findlay
    Jessica Brown Findlay
    • Lady Sybil Branson
    Laura Carmichael
    Laura Carmichael
    • Lady Edith Crawley
    Jim Carter
    Jim Carter
    • Charles Carson
    Brendan Coyle
    Brendan Coyle
    • John Bates
    Michelle Dockery
    Michelle Dockery
    • Lady Mary Crawley
    Kevin Doyle
    Kevin Doyle
    • Joseph Molesley
    Siobhan Finneran
    Siobhan Finneran
    • Sarah O'Brien
    Joanne Froggatt
    Joanne Froggatt
    • Anna Bates
    Robert James-Collier
    Robert James-Collier
    • Thomas Barrow
    • (as Rob James-Collier)
    Allen Leech
    Allen Leech
    • Tom Branson
    Phyllis Logan
    Phyllis Logan
    • Mrs. Hughes
    Elizabeth McGovern
    Elizabeth McGovern
    • Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham
    Sophie McShera
    Sophie McShera
    • Daisy Mason
    Matt Milne
    Matt Milne
    • Alfred Nugent
    Lesley Nicol
    Lesley Nicol
    • Mrs. Patmore
    Amy Nuttall
    Amy Nuttall
    • Ethel Parks
    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham
    • Director
      • Andy Goddard
    • Writer
      • Julian Fellowes
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    9Hitchcoc

    Edith Dominates an Episode--But!

    There are several issues here. Matthew continues to refuse to aid Downton with the fortunate inheritance. He knows money is coming but insists that it is not his. Edith and Anthony finally set a wedding date. Thomas plays a cruel practical joke and may have to pay a big price. Mrs Hughe awaits the news of her potential breast cancer results. Anna persists in her efforts to prove Bates innocent.
    10kurt7825

    Sir Anthony Strallan is a good person

    He's my favorite character in the show. I hope he shows up again in the future.
    1ASBKnight

    Downward Abbey

    The seeries is on a downward spiral it seems ... all the fanboys keeping the score high when it should be 5-6 rating max.

    Matthew has become the dumbest character in the seeries, surpasing even Daisy.

    The Edith story ... if the only moral is how garbage some families are , nothing else. Bipolar people one day saying one thing, the next another. Trying not to spoil this already spoiled seeries.

    Thomas getting back after his past transgressions is also dumb. You have people being fired for less, but apparently the plot needs his drama so they keep him.

    I seriosly hope season 4 or 5 come up with a good ending as season 1 was very good.

    It's a shame really.

    Sidenote: If Matthew would've inherited everything anyways, why the earl's suggestion of shared masters seemed like a favor? They forgot what they wrote?

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    • Trivia
      Violet says she is sorry they didn't go with Patou for Edith's wedding gown. Instead they went with Lucile as a safer choice. They are referring to Jean Patou and Lady Duff Gordon known as Lucile, both renowned designers at the time. Patou focused on sporty, modern looks, while Lucile was known for her elegant, more traditional Edwardian and Art Deco styles.
    • Goofs
      In later seasons Alfred professes a lifelong desire to be a chef. He even applies to the Ritz and gets accepted into their cooking school. Yet in this episode, he seems to hate gourmet food. After Edith is jilted at the alter, the staff gets to eat all the fancy food made for the wedding. Alfred not only makes fun of it, he refuses to eat and asks for some cheese instead. This makes no sense for someone with the lifelong desire to become a chef.
    • Quotes

      Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: [commenting on Strallan's look of dread as he waits for Edith at the altar] He looks as though he's waiting for a beating from the headmaster.

      Reverend Travis: Do you think I should reassure him?

      Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: How? He's done it before, so he must be in possession of all the facts.

      Reverend Travis: Perhaps the first Lady Strallan was difficult act to follow.

      Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: ...or a difficult one to repeat.

    • Soundtracks
      Trumpet Voluntary in D, Op. 6, No. 5 Andante Largo
      (uncredited)

      By John Stanley

      [processional]

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    • Release date
      • January 13, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Greys Court, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK(Downton Place)
    • Production companies
      • Carnival Film & Television
      • Masterpiece
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      • 48m
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16 : 9

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