The Our Girl Addicts Thread 74 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 two, episode seven.

Evening, I'm here and hopefully no tech problems today.

Don't worry Rhu, last week I started off on the wrong episode and only just realised in time.

Here goes!

Pressed play...

By the way, I've been recording The Feud. Not as struck on RPJ's character in this as I was on Adam Carter.

ooh, Sybil is almost due. The men wince at the mention of "ladies" things.

Mrs Patmore is not kind to Daisy at times.

Thomas is trying some verbal banter.

Daisy is very riled by the new kitchen maid. Methinks she's jealous.

Mind you, Daisy was pretty horrible to Ivy as well.

O'Brien is stirring a bit isn't she. Nothing like encouraging the handsome young footman to get closer to Thomas.

Sybil is sharing the joys of late pregnancy with her sister who is "dying to start one of my own"

The hand on the shoulder. Thomas is keen.

Meanwhile, back in prison, Miss Marple is still trying to sleuth things out and free Bates.

Isabel is following up on Ethel. She is do gooding as usual, but it is very kindly meant, trying to give her a fresh start.

And the bent jailer is stirring things.

Isabel means well but she is quite irritating at times. Mrs Bird won't like the idea of Ethel being part of the staff, that's for sure.

Yes, Ethel understands how other servants think far better than Isabel. She probably ought to listen to her about this.

Gosh, the London doctor is charming...not "Ill get a baby out of you whatever it takes" he's not James Herriot for goodness sake.

Oh dear, Matthew is worrying that everything downstairs isn't working quite as it should after his accident.

Matthew corners Sir Philip Whoever he is to ask about his own chances of fathering a child, given his injuries during the war.

Edith is to be a newspaper columnist.

"Nobody could look at you and think that, Mrs Bird" that was a bit unkind. Also, it's not fair to sack her. Gosh, that was harsh.

Daisy is throwing her weight around.

Constructive dismissal rather than sacked, I’d say.

That's Daisy in her place, thanks to Alfred's help and Mrs Patmore's collusion.

Poor Sybil, all the family assembled waiting for the big event.

Sybil's symptoms are not good and the London doctor is a bit pompous.