The Our Girl Addicts Thread 73 Stay focused. we're now watching Downton Abbey

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This is our tenth anniversary of sharing our thoughts on Our Girl series one and have subsequently watched the other three series, followed by Soldier Soldier, The Musketeers, Spooks and Hustle so thought it was time to try something different. Please join us and share your thoughts if you have ever been a fan of Downton Abbey. We are currently on series one, episode three.

Wow, it looks like a pretty enormous Manor!

Men will be men indeed Mr Carson doesn't make it right though

It was home to the Rothschilds so I suppose it would have to be very grand.

Oh, the double standards! It's all the woman's fault as usual...men will be men...urgh!!

Yes a bit like the Newport, Rhode Island, Cottages!!

His Lordship getting a bit chatty with the new maid

Lord G promises to help Jane's son out with his bid to get to Grammar School. That's kind of him.

Yes, I was right.

"Yes, Waddesdon Manor was used to film the exterior of Haxby Park in the TV show Downton Abbey."

"I'm going to fetch my button box!" is that a euphemism?

I have a button box! In fact, I gave quite a few buttons out of it away a couple of weeks ago.

I'm not sure about this Canadian chap. Sorry fir his injuries of course but suspect what he is saying

If he really is who he says, does that not affect the line of inheritance?

The Canadian claims to be Edith's cousin Patrick, the heir to Downton who drowned on the Titanic...whoops that's going to put the cat amongst the pigeons.

Mr Bate's attempt to buy off Mrs Bates has backfired. That woman is sorely scorned.

I have one too, but I only get it out for buttons

Sure does

Or is this Canadian guy simply an opportunist?

Hands up who believes his story? Is he someone who was connected to Patrick and knows the story?

My hands stay firmly where they are

Matthew is determined to confine himself to the unmarried life of an invalid.

Richard is definitely very jealous/worried about Matthew's influence over Mary.

Here's the weekly Sybil and Tom in the garage scene, while he moans about her making up her mind again.

Girlbait Lord G, Sheer bloody girlbait!!

Thomas and O'brien have one of their scheming conversations

Lord G confronts the injured Canadian.

We all know that Carson will go with Lady Mary if that's what she wants.

Meanwhile, Lord G comes to visit Major Gordon.

This guy is either the real bloke or he has planned this very well.