The Our Girl Addicts Thread 77 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 five, episode eight.

Much activity in the kitchen. Mrs Hughes is putting off decisions about her wedding clothes. Not sounding very enthusiasm

Just in time, adjusting my apron and grabbing my duster!

Mrs Hughes a bit dreary about wedding arrangements

Mrs Hughes sounds less than enthusiastic about her own wedding.

A brown dress..hmm, sounds delightful.

Violet is gathering allies, she hopes.

Violet trying to get Lord G on her side

Oh the joys of upper class marriages with the leisure to not see or speak to each other for years

Violet and the hospital situation drag on......

Edith off up London staring middle age in the face

Poor old Edith...

My idea of middle age and Edith's are quite different I think!

Mrs Patmore tells Cora the truth of the situation regarding the wedding arrangements.

Spratt is a stamp collector!

Spratt and his stamp collection. I find Denker a bit over the top as an interfering pain

Yes, that was the history bit this week about the first ever commemorative stamp

A nostalgic letter from Tom

Tom's letter sounds like the opening of Rebecca..last night I dreamt of Manderley...

Looks like Anna is expecting

Anna mentions to Mary about Mrs Hughes' wedding.

Ooh, Anna is probably pregnant!

Now, Mary wants to whizz up to London in a cloud of drama and excitement, not just Edith.

Barrow on the job hunt. This ad sounds promising

Daisy is such a clot!

Daisy gets carried away over a new tenancy for her father in law.

Oh dear I think Daisy is her usual self and racing ahead with her idea of what has been said or arranged