Episode #1.5

Episode aired Jan 23, 2011
TV-14
49m

IMDb RATING

8.4/10

2.4K

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Elizabeth McGovern and Hugh Bonneville in Downton Abbey (2010)

Drama Romance

Bates sees Thomas stealing a bottle of wine, the footman tries to frame him for petty theft, and Mrs. Crawley tries to convince the Dowager Countess to surrender her annual entitlement prize... Read allBates sees Thomas stealing a bottle of wine, the footman tries to frame him for petty theft, and Mrs. Crawley tries to convince the Dowager Countess to surrender her annual entitlement prize for best bloom in the village.Bates sees Thomas stealing a bottle of wine, the footman tries to frame him for petty theft, and Mrs. Crawley tries to convince the Dowager Countess to surrender her annual entitlement prize for best bloom in the village.

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IMDb RATING

8.4/10

2.4K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The story-line involving the "Flower Show" is a mirror of a story-line from the film "Mrs. Miniver," in which commoner Mr. Ballard enters his rose in a flower show against Lady Beldon, who always won.

Goofs
Edith Crawley addresses her letter to "His Excellency the Turkish Embassador". At the time depicted the country was known as the Ottoman Empire. It only became the Republic of Turkey in 1922.

Quotes
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: [sarcastically] You are quite wonderful the way you see room for improvement wherever you look. I never knew such reforming zeal!
Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham: I take that as a compliment.
Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: [drolly] I must have said it wrong.

Connections
Referenced in Diminishing Returns: Totalinishing Returnsall (2021)

Soundtracks
Downton Abbey - The Suite
(uncredited)
Written by John Lunn
Performed by Chamber Orchestra of London

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Featured review

9/10

Delicate Balance

The continuing saga of O'Brian and Thomas gets stickier. They have to understand at this point that there are those who are suspicious at this point and their messing around is going to be under surveillance. Bates and Anna are starting their relationship, but there is a secret of some sort. Mrs. Patmore has problems. Daisy is utterly vacuous at this time and is a threat to Mary because of what she saw that night. Nicely structured.