1 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,877 For 15 years, Highclere Castle has been the home of Downton Abbey. 2 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,877 'Over six seasons and three films, 3 00:00:21,960 --> 00:00:23,960 'all life has happened, inside and out. 4 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,877 'Upstairs...' Is it true, what Lavinia says? 5 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:29,877 '..And down.' PLATES SHATTERING 6 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:32,877 'Love...' I'm asking you to marry me. 7 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:35,237 '..And loss.' No! 8 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:36,877 'Family...' Are we ready? 9 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:38,877 '..And friendship. 10 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,960 'Betrayal... 11 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,557 '..and redemption.' Mr Bates is coming back to Downton! 12 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:48,717 And more drama than the Dowager Countess 13 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:49,877 could shake a stick at. 14 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:51,960 CANE THUDS I forbid it. 15 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:56,917 You'll find there's never a dull moment in this house. 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,877 I'm Michelle Dockery, 17 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:00,877 and for the cast and crew of Downton Abbey, 18 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,077 Highclere has been our home, too. 19 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:07,557 This beloved world of tea, tears, and tiaras... 20 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,877 I do apologise, but Lady Mary must go. 21 00:01:10,960 --> 00:01:14,877 ...is reaching its closing chapter with our third and final film. 22 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:17,237 You must be Mr Sandbrook. Welcome to Downton. 23 00:01:17,320 --> 00:01:18,960 Come in and have some tea. 24 00:01:21,960 --> 00:01:25,877 Tonight, you are invited to tea with our entire Downton family 25 00:01:25,960 --> 00:01:28,960 at London's iconic Savoy Hotel. 26 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:31,397 There'll be celebration... 27 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:32,877 I'll just pose casually by this. 28 00:01:32,960 --> 00:01:34,877 LAUGHTER ..memories... 29 00:01:34,960 --> 00:01:38,717 My line was, "We could ask the village people to help." 30 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:40,877 LAUGHTER ..and lots of laughter. 31 00:01:40,960 --> 00:01:43,877 She went... LAUGHTER 32 00:01:43,960 --> 00:01:46,877 It is him. LAUGHTER 33 00:01:46,960 --> 00:01:48,877 Plus one or two surprises. 34 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:51,877 I don't know whether people know about myself and Michelle. 35 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,960 I've got something for you. ALL: Oh! 36 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,877 Including the world premiere of an exclusive scene from our film. 37 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:02,557 Is this funny or impertinent? Find it funny, please. 38 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,877 So join us in a toast to the house, 39 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:09,717 the heart, and the people of Downton Abbey, 40 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,480 as we celebrate The Grand Finale. 41 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,877 Feels like we're in some sort of weird reality show 42 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:38,877 where we don't know who's going to appear. 43 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,877 But it's very good of you to host it at home, I have to say that. 44 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:42,917 LAUGHTER 45 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,077 We like the way you've done it. Thank you. 46 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:46,877 Oh, this old thing? LAUGHING: Yeah! 47 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,960 I've enjoyed a good life in your service, my lord. I hope so. 48 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,877 Be great to see everybody, won't it? I'm excited, yeah. 49 00:02:59,960 --> 00:03:00,878 15 years. 50 00:03:00,961 --> 00:03:04,557 I've gone through several shades of grey since we started. 51 00:03:04,640 --> 00:03:06,877 I think we both had darker hair then. 52 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:07,878 LAUGHTER 53 00:03:07,961 --> 00:03:09,877 You were by my side when I inherited, 54 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,640 and here we still are, however many years later. 55 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,877 Be exciting. I mean, and possibly, 56 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:21,877 who knows, maybe the last time we all get together. 57 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,877 MOCK TEARFULLY: Don't say that, Tim. Oh, no, no, I've set him off. 58 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,877 He's so sentimental. LAUGHTER 59 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:29,877 Oh, look, here we are. Oh, what a surprise. 60 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:30,878 Say. Oh, hello. 61 00:03:30,961 --> 00:03:32,877 Lovely to see you. 62 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:34,877 Thank heaven, we'll soon be home. 63 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,877 Hello. Mwah! 64 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,717 A wise choice, if I may say so, milady. 65 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,877 I have to say that Jim and I are always at a disadvantage, 66 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:45,077 because you two look nothing like you do in the show, so... 67 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:46,877 You don't recognise us. No! 68 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:47,917 Exactly! 69 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:49,557 How are you? 70 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:52,557 I'm very well. I'm excited about this. 71 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:54,400 It'll be fun, getting the gang back together. 72 00:04:03,960 --> 00:04:05,917 Film starts soon. Everybody, hopefully, will enjoy it. 73 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,877 The fans will flock in in their gazillions. 74 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,877 Of course. Well, it's certainly one for the fans, isn't it? 75 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,877 It's a farewell, a love letter to everyone who's, you know, 76 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:16,877 been loyal enough to stay with us all these years. 77 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:18,077 We did it for us. 78 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,877 Did you? I did it for the money. LAUGHTER 79 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:23,877 Yay! Dun-dun-dun! 80 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:25,000 THEY CHUCKLE 81 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,960 PHYLLIS: Yay! 82 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,717 When I look back, it was just incredible, you know, 83 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,877 the places it took us, the fun we've had. 84 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:38,877 I am very grateful. 85 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:42,877 Don't be. You're my sister. 86 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,877 I remember reading the scripts and just being so excited. 87 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,397 They were so good. 88 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,397 You went to bed with a stranger? 89 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:53,877 'I hoped it would be a big deal, but none of us knew what would happen.' 90 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,877 I feel lucky that... that I get to sort of be a part of this huge show. 91 00:04:57,960 --> 00:04:59,877 Mr Carson, can I help? 92 00:04:59,960 --> 00:05:02,000 'I think it's something we all feel super proud of.' 93 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:04,877 It's the right time for it to end. 94 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,877 I think this is a beautiful way to end it. 95 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,237 You and all of Sybil's family have given me everything. 96 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,960 'And I'll miss it.' 97 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,877 I got a call about going to audition for a period drama, 98 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,877 and I thought, "Well, I think I've done a few period dramas." 99 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,877 "But... Maggie Smith's in it?" 100 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:25,557 "Perhaps I will go in for an audition for a period drama, then." 101 00:05:25,640 --> 00:05:29,877 And I know I would have been annoyed if I hadn't got the part. 102 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:31,717 I mean, that sounds a bit vain, but I thought, 103 00:05:31,800 --> 00:05:33,877 "No, I can do... I know this. I can do this." 104 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:36,877 And I was delighted when... when I did get it, of course. 105 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:39,877 When the audition came in, there was a real buzz. 106 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,877 And I, like you, Jim, I felt I would have been really upset 107 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:43,878 if I hadn't got it. 108 00:05:43,961 --> 00:05:46,917 And I just sort of fell in love with the character, 109 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,717 and just played it as best I could. 110 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,077 And as I walked out, Dan Stevens was sat in the waiting area. 111 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,877 And I said, "Matthew?" 112 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,877 And he went, "Yeah. Mary?" THEY CHUCKLE 113 00:05:57,960 --> 00:05:59,877 And we kind of looked at one another, 114 00:05:59,960 --> 00:06:02,397 and I just... I remember thinking, "Well, that could work." 115 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:03,557 LAUGHS 116 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,960 Goodbye, Mary, and God bless you. 117 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,877 I remember getting a call from my agent, 118 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:14,877 "You got the part, you got the part!" 119 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:16,877 And I was just, like, thrilled. 120 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,917 And then the next sentence was, 121 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:24,877 "You gotta go to your accent coach on Thursday at ten o'clock." 122 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,877 I was like, "OK, OK! My accent coach?" 123 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:29,877 "Yeah, you're playing American." 124 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,917 I was like, "I am American." 125 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,877 And they said, "No, but you gotta go to your accent coach," 126 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,877 who was an English person 127 00:06:37,960 --> 00:06:39,917 who taught me how to speak with an American accent. 128 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:42,877 What did they teach you? That was how it started. Amazing. 129 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:44,877 I kind of felt like I was coming in as the newbie 130 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,877 in episode four of Season 1. Yeah. 131 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:52,717 And I remember being so nervous, doing that scene with Hugh and Jim. 132 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:54,877 And the lunch break, I went into my little trailer, 133 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,877 you know, I did my scene, haven't been fired yet. 134 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:57,878 LAUGHTER 135 00:06:57,961 --> 00:07:00,717 And it was Michelle came, just knocked on the door, 136 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:01,877 she had her hair up in one of those blue... 137 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,877 Blue nets. Hairnets. 138 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:05,877 And she went, "All right? We're all having lunch." 139 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,877 Cos it was a beautiful day, and we were all at Highclere. 140 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:10,877 And she brought me out, and we all sat on the grass. 141 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:14,237 And it's, I think, the essence of that welcoming nature 142 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,077 that, as a cast, we've always, when anyone has come in... Yeah. 143 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:20,877 ...had that sense of, "Come in, you're gonna have a great time." 144 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:21,878 And we had, pretty much, I think, 145 00:07:21,961 --> 00:07:23,877 our first scenes together, didn't we? Yeah. 146 00:07:23,960 --> 00:07:25,877 It was on the first day of the shoot, 147 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:27,877 and it was a scene where I was crying, 148 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,917 which felt like a huge thing to start with. 149 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:31,917 And we were so good in it, they cut it. 150 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:35,397 They cut it, yeah. But you were so kind. 151 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,557 I think you must have realised how terrified I was, and how you... 152 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:40,877 I was as terrified as you, trust me. Yeah. 153 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,877 I do remember, that first read-through, we started to read, 154 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:45,877 and suddenly, it was like, "Oh, my God." It was huge. 155 00:07:45,960 --> 00:07:47,877 The script went... MIMICS EXPLOSION 156 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:48,878 It just came to life. 157 00:07:48,961 --> 00:07:50,877 It was just like lightning had struck. 158 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,717 And we had no idea. No idea. 159 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,877 None. No idea then that it was gonna take off like it did, 160 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,877 and we'd be recognised from China to Patagonia. 161 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:02,877 And I remember, didn't you say something to Laura 162 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,877 about, "This doesn't happen often, dear?" 163 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:07,877 Well, this doesn't happen to any of us. 164 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:10,077 I mean, this doesn't happen to Maggie Smith. 165 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:13,877 You know, Maggie, with Oscars dripping out of every handbag, 166 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,717 you know, I mean, even she's not been in something 167 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,877 as globally successful as this. 168 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:22,960 So I mean, it was a phenomenon that nobody saw it coming, really. No. 169 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,877 Oh, hello. Here's trouble. Oh, now, hello! 170 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:44,917 Hello. Nice to see you. Hello. 171 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,877 How are you? Good! 172 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:49,877 It's your time now. 173 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,237 Lovely to see you. 174 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,877 I do have some ideas of my own. 175 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,877 Carter. Hello, darling. 176 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,960 I admire you, Lady Mary. You're very brave. 177 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:02,917 Plethora of loveliness! 178 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:04,877 So, we walked back along Piccadilly, 179 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,237 then down through the Green Park. 180 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,877 Everyone, have a seat. I'll just pose casually by this. 181 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:11,960 LAUGHTER 182 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,877 Still to come on Downton Abbey Celebrates The Grand Finale... 183 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:18,877 PLAYS THEME MUSIC 'Music...' 184 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,877 Oh, yeah. It's so stirring. It gives you chills. 185 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:22,878 '..Costumes...' 186 00:09:22,961 --> 00:09:24,877 Obviously, I'm gonna bring up Daisy. What? 187 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:27,877 And her evolution through style. 188 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,397 To be honest, last year was chaotic. I beg your pardon? 189 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,397 '..And more memories from the cast.' 190 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:33,877 I don't know where to look. 191 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:35,557 I'm just gonna look down. LAUGHTER 192 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:39,640 Plus, a world-exclusive scene from our brand-new film. 193 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,877 LAUGHTER 194 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:55,878 We have had some giggles, though. 195 00:09:55,961 --> 00:09:58,877 I had to do a scene where Anna was looking for Mr Bates, 196 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:00,877 and she went into a public house. 197 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:02,877 Director said, "Oh, just so you know," 198 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,077 "it'd be really shocking for a woman to walk into a pub on her own." 199 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:07,877 So, this older gentleman was at the bar, 200 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:09,877 and he was like, "Oh, OK, all right." 201 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,877 So, then, I walked in, and he literally went like this. 202 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:14,877 LAUGHTER 203 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:15,878 Yeah. 204 00:10:15,961 --> 00:10:18,877 And then the director went, "A little less shocked than that." 205 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:19,878 LAUGHTER 206 00:10:19,961 --> 00:10:23,717 I remember Maggie, in the first season, 207 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:25,877 the director said, "If we can start the scene" 208 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,877 "as if you're already in conversation." 209 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:29,877 And they said, "OK, action." 210 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:30,878 And she looked at me and went, "Pardon?" 211 00:10:30,961 --> 00:10:31,917 LAUGHTER 212 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:36,877 And it was just terrifying, having to improvise with Maggie. 213 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,397 Do you remember, we had our big fete in the... in the... 214 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:41,877 Did you say a fight? No. Oh, a fete? 215 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,557 No, a fete, darling. Sorry. 216 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:45,877 I'm just translating for the Americans. Fete - a party. 217 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,237 Which means a fair. In the grounds of the castle. 218 00:10:48,320 --> 00:10:50,877 But, you know, for some reason, we'd lost some people. 219 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:54,877 I don't know what. But anyway, my line was, 220 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,877 "Oh, we could ask the village people to help." 221 00:10:57,960 --> 00:11:00,877 LAUGHTER 222 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:05,960 And all I could picture was all these bare-chested lumberjacks. 223 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:17,877 I feel like this film wraps up so beautifully 224 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,877 every single character and their storyline. Yes. 225 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,877 And while they are rounding... 226 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,557 You know, all rounded off, in a way, they're not ended. 227 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:27,877 There's always a sort of sense of, "What's going to happen next?" 228 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,877 Each film, actually, has kind of been building to this moment 229 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:32,877 where the baton is firmly... 230 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:34,877 Finally, finally! ..finally passed on! 231 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:36,877 He finally lets go of it. 232 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:37,878 And in so many of the storylines. 233 00:11:37,961 --> 00:11:39,877 You know, it's Daisy and Mrs Patmore. 234 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,877 At least you're still around, Mrs Patmore. 235 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:45,877 Oh, only until now. Daisy's cooking dinner tonight. 236 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:47,877 By tomorrow morning, I'll have retired as well. 237 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,077 So bring your complaints to me. 238 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:50,877 Carson and Andy. 239 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:52,877 I would like to thank you, Mr Carson. 240 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,877 You've taught me so much, 241 00:11:54,960 --> 00:11:56,917 and I hope, one day, I'll be a worthy successor. 242 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,877 It's the next generation moving forward. 243 00:11:59,960 --> 00:12:02,877 And, I think, Anna, with the costumes, 244 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,877 I mean, they're just exquisite. 245 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,877 I mean, every time, it feels like she surpasses herself. 246 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:09,237 Yes. Every single time. 247 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,877 There's gonna be a run on your red dress, I can tell you. 248 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,320 The red dress is something else. Going into mass production. 249 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,877 Anna, do you always know where you're going with the costume? 250 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:22,877 Or do you start sketching and it can change drastically? 251 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:24,877 Or do you sort of have a set idea straightaway? 252 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:28,237 Lady Mary's red dress that she wears to the Petersfield Ball, 253 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,877 I knew straight away the silhouette that I wanted that to be, 254 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:31,878 and the colour. 255 00:12:31,961 --> 00:12:34,397 And that's not in the script, so that's just come to you? 256 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:35,877 Yeah, and I think, as well, 257 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:37,877 I knew there was gonna be some really focused shots, 258 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,877 front and back, with her coming and going, 259 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:42,877 and the fact there was a gift of the scene written, 260 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,877 in the atelier, where she's trying on the dress. 261 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,877 You will be a sensation. 262 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:49,877 'So you know there's gonna be proper 360-degree focus.' 263 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,877 And quite often, you can spend ages designing something 264 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:53,077 that's glorious all the way around, 265 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:55,877 and then someone's sitting in a chair, and you hardly see it. 266 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,877 Obviously, I'm gonna bring up Daisy and her evolution through style. 267 00:12:59,960 --> 00:13:00,878 LAUGHTER 268 00:13:00,961 --> 00:13:03,877 'Daisy's kind of really grown up on camera.' 269 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,877 Have you missed me? Of course! 270 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,877 'She's, you know, found her own sense of style, 271 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:09,877 'has a little bit more means.' 272 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:10,878 Don't tell Annie! 273 00:13:10,961 --> 00:13:12,877 I think in this final film, it was definitely, like, 274 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:15,077 trying to push as much as we could 275 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:19,877 this really cute little preppy, Chanel-inspired vibe, 276 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,717 little jackets and cute hats. 277 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:23,877 This is Mrs Parker. 278 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:28,077 I definitely felt that when I was doing the scene in the village hall, 279 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:29,877 and she's finding her confidence. 280 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,877 Last year's arrangements will, for the most part, stand? 281 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:33,878 Yes, absolutely. 282 00:13:33,961 --> 00:13:35,557 Is that a good idea? 283 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,237 It really helps to express that with the clothes. 284 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:40,877 What? 285 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:43,077 Well, to be honest, last year was chaotic. 286 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:44,877 I beg your pardon? 287 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:46,877 And then there's the big set pieces 288 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,877 I think people will really love, like Ascot. 289 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:50,397 Oh, I thought they were wonderful. 290 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,877 I mean, apart from it looking beautiful, 291 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:53,878 the actual racing... 292 00:13:53,961 --> 00:13:55,877 It looks incredible. Yeah. 293 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:56,878 I mean, it was so exciting. 294 00:13:56,961 --> 00:13:58,877 HORSE HOOVES THUDDING, AUDIENCE YELLING 295 00:13:58,960 --> 00:13:59,878 Oh. 296 00:13:59,961 --> 00:14:03,877 Shouldn't you wait and see if there's a stewards' inquiry? 297 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:05,877 Talking about the production design, really, 298 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,877 I mean, Donal's work throughout, let's face it, is astonishing. 299 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:10,877 Oh, it's beautiful. It's beautiful. 300 00:14:10,960 --> 00:14:12,877 It evokes all that time. 301 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:14,877 With a project like Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, 302 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:16,877 where does it start for you? 303 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:18,877 Each film, we've tried to give 304 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:20,877 the audience something bigger and better and more exciting. 305 00:14:20,960 --> 00:14:23,877 Royal Ascot is now a modern glass building 306 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:25,877 and not good for any of this. 307 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:26,878 So we ended up looking at probably 14 308 00:14:26,961 --> 00:14:29,877 of the flat racing courses around the country. 309 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:33,877 The other problem is, we were filming in the summer, 310 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,877 which is the height of the flat racing season, 311 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:36,878 and we needed it for a week. 312 00:14:36,961 --> 00:14:39,397 So there's lots of logistical things that we had to sort out. 313 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,237 And we ended up at Ripon Racecourse, 314 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,877 a quiet little Yorkshire racecourse. 315 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:45,877 They were very accommodating and very understanding 316 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,397 of all our needs. 317 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:48,877 That's Yorkshire for you. 318 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,877 Shall we go to the royal enclosure? 319 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:52,877 Don't make him wait any longer, Bertie. 320 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:53,878 He's panting for it. 321 00:14:53,961 --> 00:14:55,960 HE LAUGHS I would like to see it. 322 00:14:57,960 --> 00:14:59,877 Go, all of you. 323 00:14:59,960 --> 00:15:01,877 We'll stay here. Are you sure? 324 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,320 I am. 325 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:08,877 When we were filming up in Harrogate 326 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,237 doing Ascot and the county fair, 327 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:13,877 it's really special when both upstairs and downstairs 328 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,877 are all together doing a scene 329 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,877 because we get to hang out, all staying in the same hotel. 330 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:19,878 It was so lovely. 331 00:15:19,961 --> 00:15:22,960 But there have been hundreds of moments over the years. 332 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,917 ALLEN: It was incredibly poignant reading this final script, 333 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:28,877 knowing that that's the end of a journey 334 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:30,877 that's been 14 years of my life 335 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:33,877 and also with what have become my second family. 336 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,877 We are like family. 337 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:37,877 We've all been there for each other. 338 00:15:37,960 --> 00:15:40,877 And it's really important in this film particularly 339 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,877 because we know it's the last one, 340 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,877 is to relish every second. 341 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:46,717 If it wasn't a great group of people, 342 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:47,877 we wouldn't all keep coming back. 343 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,877 So I guess it shows that we have all really enjoyed this experience. 344 00:15:51,960 --> 00:15:55,877 It's amazing that we are in this gang that, after 15 years, 345 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:59,877 we all still really like hanging out with each other, 346 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:00,878 even outside work. 347 00:16:00,961 --> 00:16:03,077 I owe a lot to this show. 348 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:04,917 I think, like, so much of my life 349 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,237 has been shaped around this show, you know? 350 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,877 What about if somebody said, "You are going to find your wife"? 351 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:11,917 I know. I know. And have a child. 352 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,917 I know. It's incredible. Life-changing stuff. 353 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,877 Downton is a sort of central pillar for all of our lives, 354 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:19,877 and we've kind of adapted and moved around it. 355 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:22,877 And really, the older ones have watched the younger ones 356 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:24,877 kind of grow up. Yeah. 357 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,077 It's kind of touching, really, to be there with them. 358 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,877 I know. It is lovely for the start of everybody. 359 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:33,877 I mean, we are sort of in the twilight of our careers... 360 00:16:33,960 --> 00:16:35,877 Oh, would you stop? You know what I mean. 361 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:36,878 I'm not having that. 362 00:16:36,961 --> 00:16:39,877 Most of our career is behind us rather than ahead of us. 363 00:16:39,960 --> 00:16:41,717 Well, it is with that attitude. 364 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:42,877 LAUGHTER 365 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:44,717 I'm not listening to this. 366 00:16:44,800 --> 00:16:45,877 Carry on. Well, it's true. 367 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,877 You were legends when you started this show. 368 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:48,878 That's how we felt. 369 00:16:48,961 --> 00:16:51,717 Another thing that I don't know whether a lot of people know, 370 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:53,557 that what's come out about myself and Michelle 371 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:54,877 is that we're related. 372 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:55,917 In real life? In real life. 373 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:57,717 Third cousins. Wow. 374 00:16:57,800 --> 00:16:58,917 Just as well you didn't marry her. 375 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,877 Well, exactly, yeah. LAUGHTER 376 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:03,717 Obviously, one of your bessies. 377 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:04,917 You're best mates, aren't you? 378 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,077 I could cry thinking about it. 379 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,877 But it's amazing. 380 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:14,877 I know that we'll always speak this sort of secret language 381 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:15,878 to each other or something. 382 00:17:15,961 --> 00:17:17,877 We just get each other. 383 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,557 And I think that's part of having sisters in real life, 384 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:22,877 and then playing sisters. 385 00:17:22,960 --> 00:17:23,878 We have a shorthand. 386 00:17:23,961 --> 00:17:26,877 And I don't have any kids, but Sophie's a bit of a... Yeah. 387 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:28,877 Your relationship with Sophie is amazing. 388 00:17:28,960 --> 00:17:29,878 It's not mother and daughter 389 00:17:29,961 --> 00:17:32,237 cos she's got a fine mother of her own, of course. 390 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,877 I don't know what it is, but it's a proper friendship. 391 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:35,878 It's so special. As is ours. 392 00:17:35,961 --> 00:17:37,877 As is ours. As is ours. I know. 393 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:39,877 I had a very grim experience three years ago. 394 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,877 You... 395 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,877 You rang me every day for the next part of a year. 396 00:17:45,960 --> 00:17:48,237 And I've got some good friends, but you were the one, babuh. 397 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:49,877 Yeah. She really did. 398 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:52,237 I always will be. I know you will. I know. 399 00:17:52,320 --> 00:17:54,877 But that's... that's real. That's what's authentic about this. 400 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,877 And I think people know this is real. 401 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,877 Oh, you can see it in every glance and every moment. 402 00:17:59,960 --> 00:18:01,877 You know, it's why people... 403 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:04,877 it resonates with people because you can really feel the... 404 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,877 the history and the relationship through the screen, 405 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:09,877 and it's extraordinary. 406 00:18:09,960 --> 00:18:12,397 Yeah, we's lucky. We's lucky, in't we? Did all right! 407 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:13,877 Not so bad, is it? We's lucky. 408 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,077 We's lucky, in't we? SHE CHUCKLES 409 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:17,877 Still to come - 410 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,877 composer John Lunn reveals the secrets 411 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:22,877 behind Downton Abbey's iconic music. 412 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,877 So, there's a big rising string tune. 413 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,960 SOFT PIANO MUSIC 414 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:29,877 Amazing. 415 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:31,397 My God, what a melody. 416 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:35,960 And a world-exclusive scene from our brand-new movie. 417 00:18:46,960 --> 00:18:48,877 At the start of the story, we're in 1930. 418 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,877 But now we are in another financial crisis. 419 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:53,877 You know, the roof is falling in. 420 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,397 But thankfully, we know that there's gonna be a cash injection 421 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,877 from Cora's late mother. 422 00:18:58,960 --> 00:18:59,878 Cora. 423 00:18:59,961 --> 00:19:01,877 And in this movie, it really emphasizes this sense 424 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:03,877 that this world of Downton is the past 425 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:05,877 and that there's a future world sort of encroaching. 426 00:19:05,960 --> 00:19:08,557 The Americans represent some of that future world. 427 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:09,877 Hello, Mary. Mama. 428 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,877 And you must be Mr Sandbrook. Welcome to Downton. 429 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:14,237 I mean, particularly guys like Sandbrook. 430 00:19:14,320 --> 00:19:15,877 I hope you won't be bored. 431 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:17,237 Harold and I have a lot to talk about. 432 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:18,877 You can talk in front of Gus. 433 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,877 Come in and have some tea. 434 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,237 So it's a bit of a shock to discover that her brother 435 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:28,877 has actually taken most of the money and invested it incredibly unwisely. 436 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,877 Give me some credit. I've known you since you were born. 437 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:34,877 'I think people will enjoy it. It's a great movie.' 438 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,877 I collected all of these, but I can only find one... 439 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:41,877 Oh, yes... which is the marriage of Lady Mary and Henry. 440 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:42,878 ALL: Aw. 441 00:19:42,961 --> 00:19:44,877 And they're very beautifully done, aren't they? 442 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:46,877 They're really lovely. Properly done. 443 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:48,877 There's hymns in there and everything. Yeah. 444 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:50,877 I did take my last menu card from the day. 445 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:51,878 I have that framed at home. 446 00:19:51,961 --> 00:19:53,717 But is there anything that you kind of 447 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,877 feel that you would have loved to have taken from your character? 448 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:58,077 Well, I asked for... 449 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,877 cos my chatelaine is something that I wore all the time. 450 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:01,878 It's iconic. 451 00:20:01,961 --> 00:20:04,237 My chatelaine. You had that all the time? 452 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:07,877 I had that all the time, from the very beginning. 453 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:09,877 I know, but I... Oh, hello. 454 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:10,878 Sorry to interrupt. 455 00:20:10,961 --> 00:20:13,917 Sorry, but Phyllis, I've got something for you. 456 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:15,877 ALL GASP 457 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:17,877 Oh! 458 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:19,877 You are kidding. Wow. 459 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:20,878 Where's the scissors? 460 00:20:20,961 --> 00:20:23,397 HE LAUGHS Where's the scissors? 461 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,877 Aw. Aw! Now we know where they've been. 462 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:26,878 Where did you find...? 463 00:20:26,961 --> 00:20:29,877 No, there should be a pair of scissors hanging off that. 464 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:30,878 Yes. Safety. 465 00:20:30,961 --> 00:20:32,877 Aw. There you go. 466 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:34,237 It's a pleasure... Well done. 467 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,237 Did you nick them? Is that what it is? 468 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:37,877 Oh, moi? 469 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,877 No, I am famous for not taking things from the set. 470 00:20:40,960 --> 00:20:42,877 I'm sorry, he said sanctimoniously. 471 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:44,877 Oh, hang on, if you're doing this... Oh, yeah. 472 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:46,557 ...I really loved driving that 1910 Renault. 473 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,877 Right, just a minute. Give me a second, I'll go and get it. 474 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:50,877 Lady Mary. 475 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:52,877 'At the start of the film, we find Mary in a good place. 476 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,877 'The divorce has opened up a new chapter in her life.' 477 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:00,877 I think that she's ready to embark on something new. 478 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:02,877 We fought like cats. 479 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:04,877 He wanted to be kingpin. 480 00:21:04,960 --> 00:21:07,877 But I was the heiress, and he was just the husband. 481 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:08,878 He hated that. 482 00:21:08,961 --> 00:21:10,397 How intriguing. 483 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:15,237 So, we're honoured to have John Lunn, composer, with us here. 484 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,717 So, I'm curious what you were thinking 485 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,877 when you came up with the theme tune. 486 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,877 The theme came from the very beginning 487 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:23,077 of the very first episode. 488 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,877 And it starts off with a train, you know, so... 489 00:21:26,960 --> 00:21:27,878 ENERGETIC PIANO MUSIC 490 00:21:27,961 --> 00:21:29,877 Just going with the energy of the train. 491 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,917 Sure. And then it finally lands on Bates. 492 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:34,877 But he looks like he's had his... 493 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:37,877 his best years have been behind him, you know? 494 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:39,877 So I picked out this lonely tune kind of for him. 495 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,877 So this is going on at the same time as... 496 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,320 SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC 497 00:21:46,960 --> 00:21:47,878 Oh. Right? 498 00:21:47,961 --> 00:21:50,877 And then it goes to the telegraph pole, 499 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,877 and the train's kind of following the telegram as well. 500 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:55,877 And it's carrying the information 501 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,877 that the heir to Downton Abbey has been drowned on the Titanic. 502 00:21:59,960 --> 00:22:01,877 Oh, my God. 503 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:03,717 The audience know nothing of this. 504 00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:05,877 So the music's giving it an importance 505 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,237 that you would otherwise miss. 506 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:09,877 So there's a big rising string tune, which, you know... 507 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,000 SOFT PIANO MUSIC 508 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:20,877 And then finally, you land at Downton Abbey itself, 509 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:23,877 and the music becomes suddenly a bit more pompous. 510 00:22:23,960 --> 00:22:24,917 So you get... Yeah. 511 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:26,877 SLOW PIANO CHORDS 512 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:28,960 That's the pompous one. 513 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:33,877 So those four chords are really kind of for the house. 514 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:35,077 Yeah. Yeah. 515 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:39,877 First time I saw Highclere, I got Pat, the driver, 516 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:41,877 I got him to play it on the speakers 517 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:46,877 just so we could come up the hill and see the house with this song. 518 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,877 And it's just like, even now, in this last film, 519 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,877 when you see it, the house, 520 00:22:50,960 --> 00:22:54,237 with this music, it's so stirring, it gives you chills. 521 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:57,877 And each character theme... So, Anna has a theme. 522 00:22:57,960 --> 00:22:59,877 It wasn't so much individual themes, 523 00:22:59,960 --> 00:23:02,877 it was more about the relationships between people. 524 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,397 So, you and Matthew obviously had... Yeah. 525 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:08,397 ...had, well, several, you know? Yeah. And the train station. 526 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,877 The train station is one of my favourite. 527 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,877 GENTLE PIANO MUSIC 528 00:23:12,960 --> 00:23:14,717 Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. 529 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:15,960 Oh, yeah. 530 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:23,960 Yeah. 531 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:28,877 Oh, boy. I know. 532 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:30,000 I wanted to give you this. 533 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:32,878 It's my lucky charm. 534 00:23:32,961 --> 00:23:34,877 'You were saying goodbye to Matthew.' 535 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:36,877 I'm trying not to be a hero, if that's what you're afraid of. 536 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,237 Just come back safe and sound. 537 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:40,877 'And it was very obvious that neither of you 538 00:23:40,960 --> 00:23:41,878 'could say that you were in love.' 539 00:23:41,961 --> 00:23:43,877 Did you have a happy time yesterday? 540 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,397 But the music was... It was so unspoken. 541 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:48,877 It was doing everything that you didn't say. 542 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,877 Anna and Bates' theme, you were referring to. It's Bates. 543 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:52,877 You know, Bates had this limp, so it was... 544 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:54,877 SOMBRE PIANO MUSIC Wow. 545 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,877 Oh! I mean, it's amazing. 546 00:23:57,960 --> 00:23:59,557 You know, I mean, that's kind of where it... 547 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:00,717 Can you play a bit more? 548 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,877 Yeah, yeah. I love it so much. 549 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:04,960 And this is usually played on the viola. 550 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:11,480 Oh, yeah. 551 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:17,877 So simple, really. 552 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,960 It's so delicate, considering... Yeah. 553 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:27,878 So, the music was like... 554 00:24:27,961 --> 00:24:31,877 it was like a missed opportunity kind of cue that the two, 555 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:34,877 those two, Anna and Bates, could have got together. Yeah. 556 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,877 When the picture starts to take on a meaning 557 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:39,877 that it didn't have before, 558 00:24:39,960 --> 00:24:41,917 then you know you're on to something. Absolutely. 559 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,877 John, you're a genius. Thank you. 560 00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:45,960 Yeah, thank you. Thank you. 561 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:52,877 So, let's have a little look. OK, here's... 562 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:54,877 A trip down memory lane. Here's the beginning. 563 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,877 The beginning. 2010 to 2015. 564 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:58,878 OK, hang on, actually. 565 00:24:58,961 --> 00:25:01,877 I think there's one here - I very naughtily 566 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:05,877 took a photo against all the rules at the very first read-through. 567 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:07,877 Oh, yes! Wow. 568 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:09,877 Is that me? So that was 2010. 569 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:10,878 Yes. That's me! 570 00:25:10,961 --> 00:25:12,557 Oh, wow. Oh, my goodness. 571 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,877 Before any of you knew. Oh, wow. 572 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:16,877 We look like babies. 573 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:18,877 What should we call each other? 574 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:22,717 Well, we could always start with Mrs Crawley and Lady Grantham. 575 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,877 Oh, do you think I might have a drink? 576 00:25:24,960 --> 00:25:27,960 Oh, I'm so sorry. I thought you were a waiter. 577 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:32,877 Edith, dear, you're a woman with a brain 578 00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:34,877 and reasonable ability. 579 00:25:34,960 --> 00:25:36,237 Stop whining. 580 00:25:36,320 --> 00:25:38,717 She's left the stage now. 581 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:41,877 But it was a sadness when she died. 582 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:42,878 Yeah. Mm. 583 00:25:42,961 --> 00:25:45,877 And it was one of the great privileges of our lives, 584 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:49,877 or certainly my life, to have worked with her. Yeah. 585 00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,877 We were very lucky that it felt like from day one, 586 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:55,877 she greeted us like her grandchildren 587 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:56,878 and wanted to have a giggle. 588 00:25:56,961 --> 00:25:59,877 Well, particularly when you showed her cat videos. 589 00:25:59,960 --> 00:26:01,877 Well, yes. Yeah, she loved a meme. 590 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,557 She loved a cat meme, yeah. She loved a meme. 591 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,877 And when we realised that that's what she liked, then, 592 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:10,877 you know, I had a special photo album on my phone 593 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:12,877 of pics to show Mags. 594 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:13,878 LAUGHTER 595 00:26:13,961 --> 00:26:17,877 There's nothing simpler than avoiding people you don't like. 596 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,877 Avoiding one's friends, that's the real test. 597 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,877 Well, there have been many high moments. 598 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:25,877 I'm always surprised when you praise me. 599 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,877 I'm surprised to hear that I have. 600 00:26:27,960 --> 00:26:31,877 But mostly my scenes with Maggie, they were all such fun to play 601 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,557 because we were always in some sort of disagreement 602 00:26:35,640 --> 00:26:36,877 with one another. 603 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:38,237 Oh, and you're an expert in the matter? 604 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:39,877 I am an expert in every matter. 605 00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,877 And then finally, we became enormous friends. 606 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:45,877 After all these years, you still astonish me. 607 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:47,237 Oh, good. 608 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,877 I'm glad I'm a revelation and not a disappointment. 609 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:53,077 I mean, Lady Grantham and Isobel Crawley, we were, 610 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:55,877 anyhow, myself and Maggie, 611 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,877 I'm very, extremely fond of her and admiring of her as an actress. 612 00:26:59,960 --> 00:27:02,397 Are you keeping something from me? Come with me. 613 00:27:02,480 --> 00:27:03,877 When I was a young girl, 614 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:05,877 I went to see her in the theatre a lot 615 00:27:05,960 --> 00:27:08,397 when I was a drama student. 616 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,397 And I wanted to be Maggie Smith. 617 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,877 I mean, she was a heroine to me. 618 00:27:13,960 --> 00:27:15,877 LIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC 619 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:18,877 I was walking out of the church with her one day, 620 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:21,877 and we were having a scene walking along the path. 621 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:23,917 And she had her stick, and she said, 622 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:27,717 "I don't know why I'm playing an old woman. I am an old woman." 623 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:28,877 LAUGHTER 624 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:29,878 Yeah. 625 00:27:29,961 --> 00:27:31,877 And then she said, "Why don't you keep up with me?" 626 00:27:31,960 --> 00:27:33,877 "I'm just standing here. Why aren't you...?" 627 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,557 I said, "I am, Maggie, I'm absolutely with you." 628 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:38,877 She said, "Well, you're not. You're all the way behind me." 629 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,877 And I said, "No, I'm not. I'm there." 630 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:42,877 She said, "Why are you doing that?" 631 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:46,877 Anyhow, the next day, she said, "Oh, I forgot I'm blind in this eye," 632 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:47,878 "so I couldn't see you." 633 00:27:47,961 --> 00:27:49,877 LAUGHTER 634 00:27:49,960 --> 00:27:51,877 Anyway, she was a wonderful woman. 635 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:53,877 Well, you were not only her sparring partner 636 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:55,877 but her wrangler, really, weren't you? Yes, I was. 637 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:57,237 LAUGHTER 638 00:27:57,320 --> 00:28:00,397 Yes, because she used to not always be in the best mood 639 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:01,877 first thing in the morning 640 00:28:01,960 --> 00:28:05,877 and certainly not when she came into the make-up room. 641 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:07,877 So one had to have... You could always make her laugh. 642 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:09,877 Well, I tried. 643 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:11,877 And if not, you get Allen in. 644 00:28:11,960 --> 00:28:12,878 She was so formidable. 645 00:28:12,961 --> 00:28:14,877 I remember one of my first scenes with her, 646 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:16,877 I had to drive her to the house. 647 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:18,877 And I had practised a couple of times. 648 00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,397 And they basically said, "We're gonna go for a take." 649 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,877 "So, Allen, if you don't mind stopping this 1910 Renault" 650 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:24,877 "on this very mark." 651 00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:25,878 But now Maggie's in the back, 652 00:28:25,961 --> 00:28:27,877 and suddenly, the stakes were slightly higher. 653 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,877 I missed the mark, nearly handbrake turned. 654 00:28:30,960 --> 00:28:33,557 And they said, "Back to ones, Allen, if you just want to reverse." 655 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,877 And I'll never forget, there was just her cane came to the window, 656 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,877 and I looked back, and she said, "I think I'll get out first." 657 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:40,877 LAUGHTER 658 00:28:40,960 --> 00:28:43,717 And that stick would... If there was anyone who sort of 659 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:45,877 came a little bit too close to her, sort of into her space... 660 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,877 It was usually the script supervisor. Yes. 661 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,877 She would just hold it up as they were talking to her. 662 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:53,877 And when they'd finished talking, she'd go... 663 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:55,877 and put it down. LAUGHTER 664 00:28:55,960 --> 00:28:57,397 It's sort of half in character. 665 00:28:57,480 --> 00:28:59,877 She was good with Shirley, too, MacLaine. 666 00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:03,077 Oh, that was a big moment, actually, when they met for the first time. 667 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:05,877 I remember the moment vividly. I think you were there. 668 00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:06,878 It was at rehearsal or whatever. 669 00:29:06,961 --> 00:29:08,877 In the Great Hall. The Great Hall. 670 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,877 Maggie said, "I don't think we've met before." 671 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:13,877 Shirley said, "Yeah, we did. We met at the Oscars 40 years ago." 672 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:15,877 "Don't you recall? Backstage." 673 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:18,877 And she said, "I was probably face down in a cake." 674 00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:21,877 LAUGHTER 675 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:24,717 But it was great to see them spar, as you say. Yeah. 676 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:25,877 Once they said action, it was like, 677 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:28,877 "Oh, that's what Shirley's gonna do. Then I'm gonna do this." 678 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:30,877 And it was just great. Like a tennis match, wasn't it? 679 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,877 It was. It was always a tennis match with her, actually. 680 00:29:33,960 --> 00:29:37,077 It was like playing tennis with someone a bit better than you. 681 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,877 So you had to just raise your game. 682 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:41,077 And it made everyone better. 683 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:42,877 Yeah. It did. 684 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,877 We'll never see her like again, really. No. 685 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,717 No, the make-up department certainly won't. 686 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:50,960 I take that as a compliment. 687 00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:53,640 I must have said it wrong. 688 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,877 Still to come on Downton Abbey Celebrates The Grand Finale... 689 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:00,877 "The wife watches that thing you're in." 690 00:30:00,960 --> 00:30:03,877 Yeah. And I said, "Oh. Do you?" 691 00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:05,877 "Well, it's on." 692 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:06,960 LAUGHTER 693 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:16,877 We're living in the age of Noel Coward. 694 00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:19,917 Exactly. Although I don't suppose Noel would put it quite like that. 695 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:21,960 How would I put it? 696 00:30:22,960 --> 00:30:23,917 We were just saying how your star 697 00:30:24,000 --> 00:30:26,960 shines more brightly with every new show. Ah. 698 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:30,877 That's me and you at the Ritz. At the Ritz. 699 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:33,877 We filmed right next door 700 00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:37,877 when we shot all of the Fortnum & Mason shopping day scenes 701 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:40,877 in this film, and... Really roughed it. 702 00:30:40,960 --> 00:30:42,877 We stayed... Yeah. We really roughed it. 703 00:30:42,960 --> 00:30:45,877 Our call was gonna be very, very early in the morning 704 00:30:45,960 --> 00:30:49,877 to get us ready in time to shoot before Fortnum's had to open. 705 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:51,717 This is gonna break my heart, this story. 706 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:52,877 It's gonna break your heart. Carry on. 707 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:55,877 And because the last episode of the last series 708 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,877 finished at the Ritz... There's a theme coming in here. 709 00:30:57,960 --> 00:30:59,877 And they'd been so kind and said, 710 00:30:59,960 --> 00:31:01,077 "Do let us know if you ever want to come back." 711 00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:03,397 When we saw the call time, Michelle and I went, 712 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,717 "Do you think you could...?" 713 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:06,877 "This might be our moment." 714 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:08,877 Oh, really, yeah? "See if we can get a room." 715 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:10,877 And we did, and it was lovely. We did. 716 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:12,557 Do you have a similar story to that? 717 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,397 That was the day I went to work by bus. 718 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:16,877 LAUGHTER 719 00:31:16,960 --> 00:31:18,877 So, it's time to talk about the fans. 720 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,877 Who has a story about being recognised in strange places? 721 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:25,877 I was in the gym, and this lady was changing. 722 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:26,917 And I was looking in the mirror, 723 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,917 I think I was just brushing my hair or something, 724 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:30,877 and this lady was very naked behind me. 725 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:36,077 And she had her leg up on the chair like this, 726 00:31:36,160 --> 00:31:37,877 drying herself with her towel. 727 00:31:37,960 --> 00:31:40,877 And she went, "Oh, you're on Downton Abbey, aren't you?" 728 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,077 LAUGHTER 729 00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:45,077 "Oh, my goodness. I can't unsee this." 730 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:46,877 I was literally looking in the mirror going, 731 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,557 "I don't know where to look. I'm just gonna look down." 732 00:31:49,640 --> 00:31:50,877 "I'm just gonna look down." 733 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:54,877 Michelle and myself went to see Babygirl, 734 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:56,877 a rather saucy film... Yes. 735 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:57,878 ...in the middle of the day. 736 00:31:57,961 --> 00:32:00,877 And there weren't many people in the cinema, 737 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,877 but this woman came out and went, "Can I just say, I love you guys," 738 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,917 "and I love that you're together watching this film." 739 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:09,397 LAUGHTER 740 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:11,557 It was so funny. 741 00:32:11,640 --> 00:32:15,557 I was in Hyde Park, having a cup of coffee in the Lido, 742 00:32:15,640 --> 00:32:17,877 and this woman came up to me. 743 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:19,237 She was American. 744 00:32:19,320 --> 00:32:23,877 And she says, "Excuse me, my daughter is a great fan of yours." 745 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,877 "Would you mind coming and saying hello to her?" 746 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:29,877 So I said, "No, not at all." So I went out. 747 00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:33,877 And there was this really cross teenager 748 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:35,397 who was looking at her phone. 749 00:32:35,480 --> 00:32:37,877 Her mother said, "Colette." 750 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:39,877 And she said, "Yeah?" 751 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:41,877 She said, "Colette, I've got someone to show you." 752 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,877 "Yeah? So what?" 753 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,717 She didn't take her eyes off the phone. 754 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:47,877 She said, "Colette, if you look up..." 755 00:32:47,960 --> 00:32:49,077 "I don't want to look up." 756 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,077 Anyhow, then she looked up and she went... 757 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:52,960 LAUGHTER 758 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:56,237 She nearly fell over. 759 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,557 So I said, "If you keep your head up," 760 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,077 "you know, you'll see a lot of us about the place." 761 00:33:02,160 --> 00:33:03,960 LAUGHTER 762 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,877 I've had dogs named after me. 763 00:33:07,960 --> 00:33:09,877 I've had a child named Carson. What, Carson? 764 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:11,877 Yeah, in Florida. 765 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:12,917 LAUGHTER 766 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:16,877 But the antithesis of all the excitement is 767 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,877 typical Yorkshire, in a hotel in Yorkshire, 768 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:22,640 having breakfast, and suddenly, you get that lovely thing where, boof. 769 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:26,077 You know, and then they say, "The wife..." 770 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:27,237 Not "my wife". 771 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:28,877 "The wife watches that thing you're in." 772 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,877 And I said, "Oh. Do you?" 773 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,237 "Well, it's on." 774 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:36,877 LAUGHTER 775 00:33:36,960 --> 00:33:37,878 They never watch it. 776 00:33:37,961 --> 00:33:40,557 There's the different levels of recognition. 777 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:41,877 There's the supermarket turn, which is, 778 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:43,877 "Don't turn round, but over there is..." 779 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:45,877 And they always do that. 780 00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:47,877 Or there's what I call the zoo, 781 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,557 when you're standing in front of a shop window looking in, 782 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,877 and someone comes up and does that and goes, "It is him." 783 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:55,557 LAUGHTER Yeah! 784 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:56,877 Just talking of... 785 00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:01,077 of fans, I don't know if I showed you this, Jim. 786 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,877 But it's so lovely. 787 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:04,878 And it's beautifully... Aw! 788 00:34:04,961 --> 00:34:07,077 Oh. Oh, my goodness. 789 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:08,877 And it's a painting. Is it a painting? 790 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:10,877 That's a painting? Yes. 791 00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:12,917 Oh, my... Of our favourite scene together. 792 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:14,877 I know. Oh, that's lovely. 793 00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:16,877 Oh, my goodness. That is beautiful. 794 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:17,960 Isn't it gorgeous? 795 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,877 We're getting on, Mr Carson, you and I. 796 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:25,877 We can afford to live a little. 797 00:34:25,960 --> 00:34:27,877 The crew... Were behind... 798 00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:29,877 ...were out of scene. Oh, in front of us. 799 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,877 With their trousers rolled up, backing off... 800 00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:35,077 As we approached. As we were paddling out towards them. 801 00:34:35,160 --> 00:34:37,877 And I could see the waves coming in behind - 802 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,877 "Boys, you're gonna get such a shock in a minute, you know." 803 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:42,397 They go, "Oh!" 804 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,877 So, talking of fans, bizarrely, 805 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:50,877 this actually came in today from a gentleman in Turkey. 806 00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:52,877 "Dear Lord Grantham, I don't know how many times 807 00:34:52,960 --> 00:34:54,877 "I've watched Downton Abbey from beginning to end. 808 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:58,877 "I haven't seen the trailer of the new movie in Turkey yet, 809 00:34:58,960 --> 00:34:59,878 "but I saw it on TikTok 810 00:34:59,961 --> 00:35:01,877 "and watched it with tears in my eyes. 811 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:05,877 "I want you to know that I love the whole team very much. 812 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,877 "Downton Abbey has a very special place in my heart, 813 00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:10,877 "and it has become my favourite series." 814 00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:12,877 "I will never forget you all." 815 00:35:12,960 --> 00:35:15,877 "I wish you luck and happiness. I am so glad you exist." 816 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:17,877 Aw. We don't exist. 817 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:19,877 We're actually fictional characters. LAUGHTER 818 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:20,878 Anyway, that's lovely. 819 00:35:20,961 --> 00:35:21,917 Aw, that is gorgeous. 820 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,917 Well, I have some videos from some fans. 821 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,877 I had gotten caught up in Downton Abbey 822 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:29,877 long before I met Dustin. 823 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:33,877 And when the movie came out, I messaged him, and I said, 824 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,557 "There's this movie coming out. You want to go see it?" 825 00:35:37,640 --> 00:35:40,877 And he said he had never heard of Downton Abbey before, 826 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:42,877 but he said yes, and that was our first date. 827 00:35:42,960 --> 00:35:46,877 When we were in the midst of planning our wedding, 828 00:35:46,960 --> 00:35:50,237 something in me thought about the honeymoon, 829 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,877 and I just said, "Why don't we go to the place" 830 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:54,877 "where it all started?" 831 00:35:54,960 --> 00:35:58,877 And that was Highclere Castle, where Downton Abbey was filmed. 832 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:00,877 It was so beautiful. 833 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,877 When we got there, it really felt like 834 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:05,877 we just stepped into the movie set. 835 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:07,877 I mean, it really looked like how it did. 836 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:09,917 I think that's the reason why when we went, 837 00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:13,877 we wanted to create our own Downton Abbey intro. 838 00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:18,877 We love to live in a fantasy world, and Downton Abbey helps us do that. 839 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,877 Well, I hope they will come to the film and enjoy it. 840 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:23,877 Hello. Hello, hi. 841 00:36:23,960 --> 00:36:26,717 It's been such a joy to be part of Downton Abbey's 842 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:27,917 incredible final chapter. 843 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,877 Coming back to Downton always feels like coming home. 844 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,877 And our last film is really something special. 845 00:36:33,960 --> 00:36:36,877 Each of our characters, Molesley, Daisy, and Bertie, 846 00:36:36,960 --> 00:36:40,717 have decades-long journeys that culminate in The Grand Finale. 847 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:41,877 And we can't wait for you to see how it all 848 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:43,877 plays out on the big screen. 849 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:46,877 But first, we have something special just for you. 850 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,877 We are so excited to share this world-exclusive scene 851 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,237 from Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. 852 00:36:52,320 --> 00:36:53,877 I don't understand. 853 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:56,877 If you're a writer, then why are you a footman now? 854 00:36:56,960 --> 00:36:59,877 Oh, it's a... it's a long story. 855 00:36:59,960 --> 00:37:01,877 I hope you've enjoyed your stay at Downton. 856 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:03,877 Certainly. 857 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,877 And Lady Mary's given me an idea. 858 00:37:05,960 --> 00:37:06,878 What do you mean? 859 00:37:06,961 --> 00:37:08,877 Well, she was talking about her divorce. 860 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:10,877 And I can see the play in my head. 861 00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:13,397 Oh, but is it right, 862 00:37:13,480 --> 00:37:16,077 to use what people confide about their private lives? 863 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:17,917 SOFT MUSIC 864 00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:19,960 Private lives? 865 00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:22,877 Very good. 866 00:37:22,960 --> 00:37:24,960 Thank you, Mr Molesley. 867 00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:27,877 I'm grateful. 868 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:28,960 Until the next time. 869 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:35,878 GROANS 870 00:37:35,961 --> 00:37:40,877 Joseph, you've made a good life for us, a lovely life. 871 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:42,960 Won't you please let us be happy? 872 00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:46,877 I will try, I promise. 873 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:48,960 That's all I ask. 874 00:37:54,960 --> 00:37:55,917 Are you all right? 875 00:37:56,000 --> 00:37:58,877 I wish I was in the right clothes. 876 00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:00,960 They look perfectly right to me. 877 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:04,877 INDISTINCT CHATTER 878 00:38:04,960 --> 00:38:07,877 Hmm. Good Lord, who's that? 879 00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:08,878 Is that Barrow? 880 00:38:08,961 --> 00:38:10,960 Huh. 881 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:12,878 Yes. 882 00:38:12,961 --> 00:38:14,877 And you're not to make a thing of it. 883 00:38:14,960 --> 00:38:15,960 Thank you. 884 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:19,877 We're very informal. 885 00:38:19,960 --> 00:38:22,877 I suppose that comes with living in America. 886 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:23,960 HUSHED CHATTER 887 00:38:25,960 --> 00:38:27,397 We're all looking forward to the show. 888 00:38:27,480 --> 00:38:29,877 Oh, I hope it's one that Violet would have been proud of. 889 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:32,877 I feel it's the last thing I could do for her. 890 00:38:32,960 --> 00:38:34,877 She terrified the daylights out of me. 891 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:35,878 Maybe. 892 00:38:35,961 --> 00:38:37,917 But in truth, she was kinder, funnier, 893 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:40,877 wiser than most people knew. 894 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:42,877 Quite irreplaceable. Oh, I don't agree. 895 00:38:42,960 --> 00:38:46,800 I think Mary will replace her, if she hasn't already. Mm. 896 00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:51,877 So, gang, with us all gathered here together, 897 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:54,877 it seems a good opportunity for one final toast 898 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:56,877 to Downton Abbey and to friendship. 899 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:57,878 Absolutely. 900 00:38:57,961 --> 00:38:59,877 And we've had such a wonderful day today, 901 00:38:59,960 --> 00:39:02,960 such laughs and such fun and such love. 902 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:06,877 And I've asked everyone to jot down a phrase or a thought 903 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:10,877 as a takeaway from our experience over these many years. 904 00:39:10,960 --> 00:39:14,397 "Faith in the power of stories," is one. 905 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:15,877 I know who this is. 906 00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:17,917 "My mistress is Jules, and the joy of joining a cast" 907 00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:19,877 "I had already fallen for." 908 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:20,878 Was that Raquel, by any...? 909 00:39:20,961 --> 00:39:22,877 LAUGHTER 910 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:23,878 You work too hard. 911 00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:25,960 Ease up. No, I can't. 912 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:28,878 This is my moment. 913 00:39:28,961 --> 00:39:32,960 "What a wonderful group of people to spend 14 years with." 914 00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,960 Welcome to Downton. Have a nice day. 915 00:39:40,960 --> 00:39:43,877 And I think this is my favourite, which sums it all up perfectly. 916 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:47,960 "A fictional family who became real-life friends." 917 00:40:00,640 --> 00:40:02,160 LAUGHTER 918 00:40:06,960 --> 00:40:08,877 I love you. 919 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:10,877 That's what makes it all worthwhile. 920 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:12,877 So, ladies and gentlemen, we hope you'll go 921 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:16,877 to the movie theatre and enjoy Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. 922 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:18,877 ALL: To Downton Abbey. 923 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,960 MUSIC: 'Downton Abbey Main Theme' 924 00:40:50,960 --> 00:40:52,960 APPLAUSE 925 00:40:56,480 --> 00:40:57,877 Over. Done. 926 00:40:57,960 --> 00:40:58,878 THEY LAUGH 927 00:40:58,961 --> 00:41:00,877 See ya. See ya. 928 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:02,960 Subtitles by accessibility@itv.com