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Downton Abbey: series three, episode seven
Oh dear, things have got a bit patchy again. And let's hope there's another series – or next week's instalment is going to have an awful lot of loose ends to tie upSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for...
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Downton Abbey: series three, episode eight
It was all very literary – and check out those Brideshead costumes – but, although Bates fans were well catered for, couldn't they have given us a bit more action?Is that it? Seriously? A few cups of...
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Downton Abbey recap: series four, episode one
The fourth series of Downton Abbey opened with Edith behaving salaciously, more labrador action and excitement over newfangled kitchen gadgetsSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton...
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Downton Abbey recap: season four, episode two
A dull week at Downton, despite a housemaid's costume drama and a New Evil Pairing. Even Bates was boring, and possibly quite bored himselfSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey...
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Downton Abbey recap: season four, episode three
The horror in Downton is usually pantomime, but what happened to Anna this week felt rather nasty and voyeuristicSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey series four. Don't read on...
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Downton Abbey recap: series four, episode four
There's not much to laugh about, and a new pregnancy obsession has taken hold, but this episode just about cuts the mustardSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey series four....
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Downton Abbey recap: season four, episode five
In spite of its treacle-slow pace and lack of suspense, this week's Downton is surprisingly goodSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey series four. Don't read on if you haven't...
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Downton Abbey recap: season four, episode six
Jazz, revenge and ornament theft compete for our attention in a busy episode. Uncle Julian, won't you give us a moment to catch our breath?SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey...
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Downton Abbey recap: season four, episode seven
Lady Mary wants to make things right, Bates wants revenge, and Branson is having a political reawakening. All this plus some excellent shenanigans regarding valetsSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people...
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Downton Abbey recap: series four, episode eight
It's over. But even after a truly exhausting series finale, we still have so many questions. Blink, and you may miss the answersI said he would kill again. And he has. But what an anti-climax! And what...
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Downton Abbey recap: Christmas special 2013
An aesthetically pleasing if narratively disappointing feature-length episode, which promised many romantic happy endings, but ended with the amorous equivalent of a stale mince pieMrs Hughes summed it...
View ArticleDownton Abbey: series two, episode six
Patrick's appearance throws the inheritance plot into turmoil and it's not just his bandages that are wrapped in mysterySPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey on ITV1. Don't read...
View ArticleDownton Abbey: series two, episode seven
Clunky expositional dialogue mars this episode, but there's some sublime moments from Lady Mary and some cake-makingSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey on ITV1. Don't read any...
View ArticleDownton Abbey: series two, episode eight
A sudden death and some top-class villainy helps the finale rise above this season's rushed plots and messy dialogueSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey on ITV1. Don't read any...
View ArticleDownton Abbey: series three, episode one
A wedding kicks off the new series of Downton. Time to rejoice? Perhaps not, Lord Grantham's gambled away oodles of cashSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey series three. Don't...
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The clash between the aristocratic old guard and the upstart Americans created a richly entertaining episode, dripping with dark comedySPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey...
View ArticleDownton Abbey recap: series five, episode one
Its vintage Downtown as we return to the Abbey in 1924: Hi-de-Hi! meets The Towering Inferno anyone?SPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey series five. Dont read on if you havent...
View ArticleDownton Abbey recap: series five, episode two
Sigh what a dismally dull affair this was. Do the producers really think the appearance of a toaster constitutes plot development? We need a wedding and fastSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people...
View ArticleDownton Abbey recap: series five, episode three: 'Like Great British Bake Off...
The plot is still all over the place but the weird Russians and a splendid turn from Spratt kept things bubbling alongSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching Downton Abbey series five. Dont...
View ArticleDownton Abbey recap: series five, episode four dangerously close to an actual...
Were halfway through the series, so lets celebrate with what must be the most hideous moment in the history of Downton, and possibly the English languageSPOILER ALERT: This blog is for people watching...
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