Downton Abbey is inexplicably situated in distant Yorkshire (probably to avoid having to weave London life into the tale). Elisheba Ittoop is our editor. Alex: No, I don’t think he does feel it, because I think he views her as a manipulator and a thorn in the side of Victoria, I think. Jace: The actors in The Crown were replaced with older actors for the third season. Alex: Well I think he he’s he’s obviously saying like you haven’t disappointed me. Jace: And we are back with Daisy Goodwin. Everyone who died on "Downton Abbey" By Ned Ehrbar March 4, 2016 / 1:53 PM / CBS NEWS PBS Spanning 13 years of the early 20th century, "Downton Abbey" has seen its … Jace: Fact or Fiction: Did Victoria throw an elaborate Georgian costume christening ball after Arthur’s birth? While promoting the film, Smith said that she prefers playing the lady in the van more “than that lady with the hat on. There are wonderful pictures from the real ball that you can look up online. Downton Abbey original score by John Lunn - Track 07. Jace: I mean, after playing after playing Charles in The Queen, you’ve run into the Prince of Wales since. Kate Fleetwood: She feels incredibly hard done by. I think he was absolutely doing that, and Albert was his his kind of favorite nephew, possibly son. Alex: It was…There was some debate at one point that Leah Williams, who played the Duchess and myself might sneak through because we were sort of peripheral royals, and that we might get through in season three, but I completely understand that they wanted a clean sweep. Jace: Jennings joins us to talk Leopold, the fallout with his beloved Albert, and why he always seems to be cast as a crowned noble. Maggie Smith, who plays the manor’s delightfully crusty Dowager Countess. He was Prince Charles in Stephen Frears’s 2006 movie The Queen with Helen Mirren and is playing The Duke of Windsor in Peter Morgan’s upcoming 10-episode series The Crown for Netflix — a … But I have to say, working on this and at the same time I was filming, sometimes I was going from Buckingham Palace in 1842, whenever it was, and the next day I’d be at Buckingham Palace in 1953 down in London. Alex: Well I did a bit of sort of background reading about the real Leopold, and that only gets you so far, really, whenever you’re playing a historical figure. Downton Abbey features diverse social classes, family drama, and a historical atmosphere. Does he feel it? Find out about new shows, get updates on your favorite dramas and mysteries, enjoy exclusive content and more! But he could easily have done. "Downton Abbey" was a beloved period drama that had a good run, from 2010 to 2015, with a powerful ensemble cast. Sign up to get the latest news on your favorite dramas and mysteries, as well as exclusive content, video, sweepstakes and more. Directed by Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys), the film co-stars Alex Jennings, as Bennett’s on-screen surrogate, and Jim Broadbent, as a mysterious fellow who stops by the van periodically. Jace: But Prince Charles in The Queen, King George the Third, Edward the Eighth a.k.a. What’s that the actual subtext in this scene? It was just brilliant, the work he did on Victoria, really, and the sets that we filmed in up in Yorkshire was monumental, and kind of did a lot of the imaginative work for us, in a way. It is an epic tale beginning with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and ending in the roaring 1920s ('26, to be exact). They were much more robustly traduced and treated generally, than they were in Victorian times. He has no manners. But when it comes to the British period drama Downton Abbey, Dame Maggie Smith is okay with saying goodbye. Jace: Next week on the podcast, actor Kate Fleetwood joins us to discuss how it felt to play the severe and sour Princess Feodora. That it had big repercussions in Albert, particularly, of him learning how to accept this possibility that Leopold was might be his father, and our relationship was given time to develop and to sort of find each other again, I guess. (6 episodes, 2010-2012) David Evans. But they corresponded a lot and he was a very important sort of father figure and influence in her life, and was genuinely very fond of them both, I think, and saw the opportunity to fix a marriage that was good for him, good for them, and that and it happened to be a great love match, I think, as well. Jace: This week we are joined by Victoria star, Alex Jennings. What could a penniless German princess possibly do to hurt the Queen of England? So they did, they were seen by people who weren’t meant to have seen them. She was played by Joanne Froggatt. But I guess that Victoria was one of the first that was opening things up. It is hard to lead a revolution in the rain. Alex Jennings: I’ve done lots of historical characters which is fun to do, but brings its own kind of issues as well because you’re never going to be everybody’s idea of Prince Charles or somebody is going to think you’ve got it wrong. My wife said when I was practicing at home, ‘Why are you playing it like Boris Becker.’ There was a little bit of sort of mid-Atlantic going on. For his stage work on the London stage, Jennings has received three Olivier Awards, winning for Too Clever by Half (1988), Peer Gynt (1996), and My Fair Lady (2003). Courtesy of Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited 2015 for MASTERPIECE. The bond has been repaired by that point. I like the fact that you get a bit of the intelligent manipulator, the guy who sort of was connecting all manner of obscure European royal families and members together, primarily Albert and Victoria, of course. I don’t know, really. Is this an old school philosophy that he’s espousing here, one in keeping with the notion of the Divine Right of Kings? Alex: Do you know, it was really good fun in the end. In season two, when there was the whole plot suggestion that he might be Albert’s father, and not his uncle. Leopold: I am glad to see you have an appetite, Victoria. And he felt, I guess, that he would, that his influence would continue, I suppose, on a on a large European stage. I think it was just a name that came in, that sounded right. For comfort alone, it was better to be Miss Shepherd.”. Receive our email newsletter to get schedule updates, exclusive features, and news on shows including Atlantic Crossing. Her off-screen look is quite a different one from what we see in the kitchen, especially with her very curly bangs that typically poke out from under her kitchen cap. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Jace: I mean the ghost of the doomed Charlotte hovers over that scene. Jace: I mean Leopold, when Feo confronts him about backing the heir to the throne rather than her, Leopold says, ‘It was long ago, and her response is, ‘Not for me.’. She missed out on being Queen. Victoria’s scheming King Leopold offers new insight into his role on the series, where he looks for inspiration when playing real-life characters, and why he sees Leopold as both a kingmaker and a puppet master. Jace: The design for the so-called ‘godless florin’ has Victoria throwing off convention by wearing a crown and without the traditional inscription, ‘But by the Grace of God.’ Was this a shock to the British public, and even to Victoria herself? Leopold: Revenge! Alex: Oh, totally and possibly not that much makeup. Bit of a German accent, I think that’s what it was. The podcast that watched Downton Abbey so you didn't have to is still going! Daisy: I think she probably did, yes. 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We weren’t sort of glued down by too-specific blocking for the scene. Alex: I think it’s Leopold being Leopold and being a little bit wicked and a little bit vague, and not wanting to give her any status. 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 Behind the Scenes 4 Appearances 5 External Links a While not explicitly shown on screen, it is made clear that Green raped Anna. Does he see her at all as a threat, or is she just a secondary thought? They were really taken apart in newspapers and journals and cartoons of Georgian England. The Lady in the Van opens in limited theaters on December 11. Alex Green was valet to Lord Gillingham and visited Downton Abbey with him in 1922. I don’t know whether it was actually after the christening, but it certainly happened around that time. Very lucky. Is it true that the name of the coin, the florin, is offered up by Leopold? Albert: Understand? I think that’s definitely a sense at this time in their marriage that Albert is trying to control her, and she doesn’t want to be controlled. Leopold: My late father-in-law liked nothing better than to torment his brothers with the notion that he could still produce an heir. Did it drive him even more to make that marital match with Victoria, was he securing a dynasty in that way? Dame Maggie Smith and Alex Jenning. Jace: Victoria and Albert’s row heats up to a new level in this episode, with Victoria going so far as to smash a bust, and even slap Albert across the face, after he says that her quote, ‘Character is overdeveloped in the area of self-esteem.’ Did their marriage reach a low point like this in real life? Jace: I mean, in looking at Bertie, Leopold is able to say the words he’s wanted to say to Albert, ‘He is your son. Daisy: She did throw an elaborate Georgian ball in the fashions of 100 years ago. Jace: Before this next question, a quick word from our sponsors…. 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