Downton Abbey

brian_t

Aisling(",) wrote: »

Does anyone know what station will be airing the 6th season.
I've been looking through the station listings and dosen't look like it'll be on UTV Ireland or TV3 on the 20th or 21st

Hoping I'm just missing something obvious

No it doesn't seem to be unless there is a last minute change.

It's on UTV (Ulster) or ITV.

brian_t

Snoopy1 wrote: »

Sorry guys it's 20 September
All I hope is that Edith finds love

Episode 1 (1 hour 30 min) starts 9pm on UTV / ITV on Sunday 20th Sept


Episode 1 starts 10pm on TV3 on Tuesday 22nd Sept

syklops

brian_t wrote: »

Episode 1 (1 hour 30 min) starts 9pm on UTV / ITV on Sunday 20th Sept


Episode 1 starts 10pm on TV3 on Tuesday 22nd Sept

Feck sake TV3. Theres this thing called work some of us have to get up for.

Snoopy1

It's definitely not on utv Ireland. I hate having upc

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Snoopy1 wrote: »

It's definitely not on utv Ireland. I hate having upc

It's on TV3 2 days later, it's hardly the end of the world.

Snoopy1

No its not the end of the world, but I like watching it on a Sunday. I'm not staying up that late to watch it on Tuesday and I'll have to avoid all spoilers of it.

syklops

Snoopy1 wrote: »

No its not the end of the world, but I like watching it on a Sunday. I'm not staying up that late to watch it on Tuesday and I'll have to avoid all spoilers of it.

Its the time for me. Finishing at half eleven on a school night is not ideal.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

syklops wrote: »

Its the time for me. Finishing at half eleven on a school night is not ideal.

They're not all that long though. Usually only the first and last episodes.

FrStone

That UTV Ireland was the worst thing to happen to TV in Ireland in years.

Nearly as bad are TV putting on downton so late. Sure who can stay up that late with work in the morning...

Lady Chatterton

Threads merged

brian_t

Can anyone enlighten me as to what Lady Marys visitor says first. I get the "cos I know you" bit.

brian_t

ITV have released a Press pack.

It includes interviews with Julian Fellowes and the producers and all the cast members.

It has 65 pages so lots of reading.

http://presscentre.itvstatic.com/presscentre/sites/presscentre/files/itv_downton_6_2015.pdf

Misty Moon

brian_t wrote: »

Can anyone enlighten me as to what Lady Marys visitor says first. I get the "cos I know you" bit.

"Don't you know me Lady Mary? 'Cos I know you." Feels like my years of watching Brookside have come in useful after all (at least I think it's supposed to be a Liverpool accent ).

brian_t

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

It's on TV3 2 days later, it's hardly the end of the world.

The second episode will be on TV3 3 days later on Wednesday although at the earlier time of 9 pm.

Snoopy1

so let me get this right, i've set tv3 to record next wednesday, but that's not going to be the first episode, which will be on this sunday?

brian_t

Snoopy1 wrote: »

so let me get this right, i've set tv3 to record next wednesday, but that's not going to be the first episode, which will be on this sunday?

ITV / UTV (Northern Ireland) will show all episodes on Sundays at 9pm.


TV3 is showing episode 1 at 10pm on Tuesday 22nd Sept

TV3 is showing episode 2 at 9pm on Wednesday 30th Sept

Snoopy1

Thank you

syklops

Just saw the trailer on TV3. Im convinced they lose the Abbey.

FrStone

syklops wrote: »

Just saw the trailer on TV3. Im convinced they lose the Abbey.

Oh Christ! If you go back a few pages here and watch the trailer again it looks like it... Carson takes his name down of the door. The drawing room looks like it has been emptied out.

This could be too sad to watch

otnomart

They could sell it to a wealthy American ?
A la Remains of the Day

omri

is UTV / ITV no longer available on the highest package of upc?

FloatingVoter

omri wrote: »

is UTV / ITV no longer available on the highest package of upc?

Nope...just ITV Ireland. UPC customers either wait until Tuesday for TV3 or until after 10.30 tonight and utilise their broadband connections.

syklops

Perhaps you can keep the lights off - Mrs Patmore

LOL.

somesoldiers

What the hell has Mary on her head?

somesoldiers

FloatingVoter wrote: »

Nope...just ITV Ireland. UPC customers either wait until Tuesday for TV3 or until after 10.30 tonight and utilise their broadband connections.

Or use the filmon app

Grid.

Very disappointing it's not on UTV Ireland.....they might as well scrap that channel, it's garbage.:rolleyes:

somesoldiers

Here we go again with this confession crap

syklops

somesoldiers wrote: »

Here we go again with this confession crap

At this stage could they not leave Anna and Bates alone?

Also, is it really believable that a police sergeant will go from London to Yorkshire to give them the news, both times?

iguana

syklops wrote: »

At this stage could they not leave Anna and Bates alone?

Also, is it really believable that a police sergeant will go from London to Yorkshire to give them the news, both times?

Well if he's on the clock it would beat a day of legitimate work.:)

pinkypinky

What was with Anna's hair? Looked like a too blonde wig in some scenes.

FloatingVoter

I'd love to know how many takes it took for Mr. Carson to sit stonefaced through the "marital relations" thing. Priceless comedy. At the end of it all, the only thing he was sure of was he was down a glass of port.

syklops

FloatingVoter wrote: »

I'd love to know how many takes it took for Mr. Carson to sit stonefaced through the "marital relations" thing. Priceless comedy. At the end of it all, the only thing he was sure of was he was down a glass of port.

There was a bit of a hole made in that decanter.

youngblood

pinkypinky wrote: »

What was with Anna's hair? Looked like a too blonde wig in some scenes.

Thought similar, from the back looked better though? Bit bleachy maybe?

snubbleste

Spratt has fantastic facial expressions
and
"Either way, my life's up the spout," from Mary - never heard that before

northgirl

pinkypinky wrote: »

What was with Anna's hair? Looked like a too blonde wig in some scenes.

Think she looks as though she's aged a lot between the last series and last night's episode. The hair definitely contributed.

northgirl

snubbleste wrote: »

Spratt has fantastic facial expressions
and
"Either way, my life's up the spout," from Mary - never heard that before

I think Spratt may be my 2nd favourite character after the Dowager

Snoopy1

Ive only just watched it.
Loving Carson and Mrs patmore trying to talk. Also Mrs patmore dancing with the seargant

cactusgal

Just saw it!

Ugh, I hate Lady Mary, she's so horrible!! So mean to poor Edith.

What age do you think Mary is meant to be at this point, early 30s??

Would Anna not visit a doctor before completing writing off having children?

Grid.

Enjoyed that episode....for once it ended on a good note!

FloatingVoter

cactusgal wrote: »

Just saw it!

Ugh, I hate Lady Mary, she's so horrible!! So mean to poor Edith.

What age do you think Mary is meant to be at this point, early 30s??

Would Anna not visit a doctor before completing writing off having children?

Assuming its only her first miscarriage, I'm sure the writers will factor that in. Even in them far off days, doctors were well tuned into pregnancy and related complications.
She only lost the kid that morning - planning happy families would not be top of her agenda in any era or circumstance.

goose2005

syklops wrote: »

At this stage could they not leave Anna and Bates alone?

Also, is it really believable that a police sergeant will go from London to Yorkshire to give them the news, both times?

Green was killed in York, wasn't he?

Grid.

goose2005 wrote: »

Green was killed in York, wasn't he?

Piccadilly Circus in London

FloatingVoter

Bates's alibi was that he was in York (he wasn't)....I think. Stand to be corrected on that.

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

God this is really bad TV. I know it's essentially a glorified soap but when you compare the current series to the first the decline in quality is shocking. Some of the scenes are just so poorly written and the dialogue is all basically "THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, END SCENE". Pattmore and Carson trying to talk about sex was gold though

somesoldiers

TICKLE_ME_ELMO wrote: »

God this is really bad TV. I know it's essentially a glorified soap but when you compare the current series to the first the decline in quality is shocking. Some of the scenes are just so poorly written and the dialogue is all basically "THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW, END SCENE". Pattmore and Carson trying to talk about sex was gold though

yes it has gone to the dogs....will stick it out til the end but only because of loyalty.


Dragging old issues on and blackmailers popping up for 5 minutes just to fill a hole in the 60 odd mins of actual "action" shows that the writing has gotten tired and should have wrapped it up last season

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

somesoldiers wrote: »

yes it has gone to the dogs....will stick it out til the end but only because of loyalty.


Dragging old issues on and blackmailers popping up for 5 minutes just to fill a hole in the 60 odd mins of actual "action" shows that the writing has gotten tired and should have wrapped it up last season

I know they have to work around ad breaks and that when planning the episodes but every scene is about a minute long and they're not far off having characters walk into a room do a circle and go straight back out while saying their lines. But as you say it's the last series and we might as well stick it out.

Snoopy1

Anna really annoyed me. Bates was like all I want to be with is you, and she wouldn't stop moaning

pinkypinky

I thought it was very unlikely that people would have a conversation about infertility in the 1920s - and also, the Dowager's maid said "que sera sera" - that song was written in 1956 but I wonder if the phrase existed in common UK parlance beforehand.

somesoldiers

pinkypinky wrote: »

I thought it was very unlikely that people would have a conversation about infertility in the 1920s - and also, the Dowager's maid said "que sera sera" - that song was written in 1956 but I wonder if the phrase existed in common UK parlance beforehand.

I hear you, I thought it was a bit odd that Mrs Packmore's suggestion to keep the "lights off" was dismissed. I would haver thought this was very much the norm, undo the cord on the pjs, nightie up a few inches...., get back into your own bed(room)

FloatingVoter

somesoldiers wrote: »

I hear you, I thought it was a bit odd that Mrs Packmore's suggestion to keep the "lights off" was dismissed. I would haver thought this was very much the norm, undo the cord on the pjs, nightie up a few inches...., get back into your own bed(room)

The Kama Sutra was not written in the 1960s. And Lord Grantham was not wrong when he mentioned the Edwardians getting up to all sorts. Without TV and internet porn, you had to make do. Besides, Carson used to be on the stage and we all know what them types get up to .
As for having two bedrooms, that was for them that could afford such luxurious nonsense.