Comments on: Mailbag: All Your Downton Abbey Questions Answered

By: Sue Hill

Sue Hill — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:10:47 +0000

You can find the referenced clips here:
http://video.kqed.org/video/2335534842

By: Sue Hill

Sue Hill — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:54:41 +0000

In the Series 3 Finalé: 1 hour, 6 minutes in; 1 hour, 10 minutes in.

Can you tell me the name of the song that Anna dances The Reel to; a few minutes later the song is reprised, and a happily-drunk Mr Molesley joins in.

By: Elle

Elle — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:17:26 +0000

I am wondering what the general knowledge and understanding of homosexuality was in England at the time of Downton Abbey in the 3rd season. Some of the characters show more of a 21 c. attitude and are surprisingly tolerant. Is there more history on this subject?

By: Woland

Woland — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 14:03:28 +0000

PBS, contra the ludicrous Daily Mail article that is so full of bs it would cover the planet, does not cut ten minutes per episode. In the first series, because it spliced together the generally 49 to 50 minute ITV episodes, it cut a few minutes from each episode including the second intro credits and the first end credits. Read Jace Lacob’s article on this, http://www.televisionaryblog.com/2011/01/in-defense-of-downton-abbey-or-dont.html. For the second series PBS showed the series largely as broadcast originally broadcast in the UK. For the third PBS has added and extended scenes that aren’t broadcast on commercial broadcaster ITV in the UK. Whatever cuts there are, and they are minimal, in the series are, in the second and third series, in the initial episode because PBS splices two ITV eps together.

By: Richard abrams

Richard abrams — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:32:32 +0000

Are they planning to have a gay storyline for the character Thomas? It seems he has gay tendencies.

By: Vickie Franics

Vickie Franics — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:00:22 +0000

Do any the downstairs people have children in the show?

By: Daisy Buchanan

Daisy Buchanan — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 23:57:08 +0000

Napier is far too handsome for homely Edith. He could come back as Mathew’s replacement, should we not get a happily ever-after ending to Mary’s romance.

By: Beth Dunn

Beth Dunn — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:04:18 +0000

Mrs. O’Brien and Thomas aren’t related at all; they’re just meant to be seen as kindred spirits to a certain extent. Allies in undermining Mr. Bates, for sure. I believe that they experience a bit of a falling out with each other in series 3…

By: Larry Augustyn

Larry Augustyn — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:52:13 +0000

Is it ever mentioned in the series what the relationship is between Mrs O’Brien and Thomas? Initially I thought they were mother and son, but they don’t share the same name (his surname is Barrow, I think). Mrs O’Brien never mentions a husband, and I know that a lady’s maid would probably be called ‘Mrs’ even if she was never married. At one point Thomas mentions that his father was a clock maker. So, just what is their relationship? Why are they so close? Is it just a ‘birds of a feather’ thing, or something more? Mrs O’Brien seems to honestly care about Thomas.

By: Peter Vincent

Peter Vincent — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 09:25:47 +0000

What happened to the mother of the three girls? If she’s alive why wasn’t she summoned to thee bedside of Sybil.
If she died how did she die?