Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey, the latest Film Club event on 29th February, picks up in 1927, about 18 months after the TV series ended.  It starts with news of a Royal visit but complications set in with some family issues and a stranger in the village.  The film retains most of the original cast including stars  Michelle Dockery, Matthew Goode & Dame Maggie Smith.  Enjoy the trailer & synopsis of the show below as well as some trivia.  Skip the synopsis if you don’t want to know too much of what happens.

[Source: IMDB]

Taking place in the Orpen Hall, doors will open at 7 pm for showtime at 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be available.

Rating & Tickets

The film is rated PG because of ‘mild’ examples of sex/nudity and drinking.  Children must be accompanied by an adult.  Tickets are £5 Adults and £3 Children, they are  available in advance from

Scissorhands, with proceeds going towards a new playground at Orpen field.

Trailer

Synopsis

Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of the television series, wrote Downton Abbey; Michael Engler directed it.

The film continues the storyline from the series, with much of the original cast returning. The film, set in 1927, depicts a visit by the King and Queen to Downton Abbey.  As the Royal staff descend on Downton, an assassin has also arrived and attempts to kill the monarch. The family and servants are pitted against the royal entourage; a particular problem is the Queen’s lady-in-waiting, who has fallen out with the Crawleys, especially the Dowager Countess, over an inheritance issue.

Trivia

The characters played by Imelda Staunton (Dolores Umbridge) and Dame Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall) are at odds from the beginning. Umbridge gets things done her way by throwing around the names of powerful people with whom she has connections.  Their characters in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) were also antagonists.

More trivia here.