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.

Or just peace in the dining room?

That was the history bit from Daisy and Mrs Patmore.

That was a lot of blood. Not sure how useful a health minister is in these situations!

What will it be, an ulcer?

Oh my goodness thst was very dramatic for Lord G.

Oh, good grief!!!

Violet’s riposte to Isabel was brilliant!

Now exactly what did Mary hear about Marigold?

Neville is slipping away without doing anything to help Violet's cause.

In a moment of stress, Mary radar ears Crawley hears the words Marigold and secret uttered in the same sentence.

So, Neville was blackmailed into attending, and Julian Fellowes has used an old anecdote about Neville to include in this episode.

Surgery in those days would have involved major slashing and a lot of time to recover.

Not sure if it's an old wives tale about worry and ulcers.

A long while before keyhole surgery!

Mary is fishing about gossip Anna msy have hesrd about Marigold. She is a real pain

Mary is now try8ng to find out what gossip there is or has been about little Marigold.

Mary has guessed the truth now about Marigold and Edith, but what might she do?

Gosh these episodes are really covering all sorts of incidents and rapidly hopping from one to the other. Covering a lot of ground.

Mary deep in thought!

Same time next week?

Yes, I'll be here.

eejit you and I are both out on 10 December so I am going to suggest postponing viewing that week - is everyone else ok with that?

Yes fine with missing 10th. See you all next week.

Yes, all good for next week and then happy to give the 10th a miss.

Have a good week everyone and see you back here for our first episode in December. Where did the year go? 🎄

17th will be our last before Christmas, then.🎄🤶

I was getting ready for parade, but the the cat started being demanding, the iPad suddenly went black / blank, mumsnet keeps crashing on the mobile - it is quite an old model - so I am balancing my laptop in mid-air on one hand while typing with the other which, for a touch-typist is very difficult.
Bear with me, please.

Blame the cat! He can't answer back. My two cats are asleep in front of the fire. It's gone quite cold here tonight.