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Clips from Downton Abbey - Episode #1.1 (S01E01)

That when an extra footman is required,

"That when an extra footman is required,"

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It's a bloody business, Bates, but I can't see any way round it.

"It's a bloody business, Bates, but I can't see any way round it."

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What were you and Mary doing in the attics this afternoon?

"What were you and Mary doing in the attics this afternoon?"

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It was designed by Wren for the first Earl's sister.

"It was designed by Wren for the first Earl's sister."

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Do you think he'll speak out?

"Do you think he'll speak out?"

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should not wear a duchess's coronet with honour.

"should not wear a duchess's coronet with honour."

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It will be, if there's any justice in the world.

"It will be, if there's any justice in the world."

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Not this once. No, take him whatever he might need.

"Not this once. No, take him whatever he might need."

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Else I'll worry.

"Else I'll worry."

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Indeed. It was terrible. Awful.

"Indeed. It was terrible. Awful."

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Have they?

"Have they?"

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But Mary will still have her settlement,

"But Mary will still have her settlement,"

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You know the - My dear Lord Grantham -

"You know the - My dear Lord Grantham -"

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Don't 'My dear Lord Grantham' me!

"Don't 'My dear Lord Grantham' me!"

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Well, believe what you like.

"Well, believe what you like."

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How was I to know? When the lawyer -

"How was I to know? When the lawyer -"

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Well, you, you know how I'm fixed.

"Well, you, you know how I'm fixed."

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I have to have an heiress - if it means going to New York to find one.

"I have to have an heiress - if it means going to New York to find one."

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Thomas, I don't need a valet.

"Thomas, I don't need a valet."

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We don't have the basis of a servant-master relationship, do we?

"We don't have the basis of a servant-master relationship, do we?"

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Good night, Mrs Hughes. Goodnight, Mr Carson.

"Good night, Mrs Hughes. Goodnight, Mr Carson."

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than I could betray my country.

"than I could betray my country."

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Wait!

"Wait!"

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(MOTOR CAR DRIVES OFF)

"(MOTOR CAR DRIVES OFF)"

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He wants to change our lives.

"He wants to change our lives."

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For once in your life, will you please just listen?

"For once in your life, will you please just listen?"

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Oh, my God!

"Oh, my God!"

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That's impossible.

"That's impossible."

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Don't be stupid. None of them will be up for hours,

"Don't be stupid. None of them will be up for hours,"

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"Six o'clock!"

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Huh... Just for once in my life,

"Huh... Just for once in my life,"

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I'd like to sleep until I woke up natural.

"I'd like to sleep until I woke up natural."

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Ooh, my, will wonders never cease?

"Ooh, my, will wonders never cease?"

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Have you laid the servants' hall breakfast? Yes, Mrs Patmore.

"Have you laid the servants' hall breakfast? Yes, Mrs Patmore."

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And finished blacking that stove? Yes, Mrs Patmore.

"And finished blacking that stove? Yes, Mrs Patmore."

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What about the bedroom fires? All lit, Mrs Patmore.

"What about the bedroom fires? All lit, Mrs Patmore."

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Right, well, take the things

"Right, well, take the things"

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and start on the fires on the ground floor!

"and start on the fires on the ground floor!"

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(BUSY CHATTER)

"(BUSY CHATTER)"

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Now hurry up.

"Now hurry up."

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Where have YOU been? I'm not late, am I?

"Where have YOU been? I'm not late, am I?"

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You're late when I say you're late.

"You're late when I say you're late."

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Daisy?

"Daisy?"

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I didn't like to touch the curtains with my dirty hands. Quite right too.

"I didn't like to touch the curtains with my dirty hands. Quite right too."

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You'll have to get used to it eventually.

"You'll have to get used to it eventually."

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At Skelton Park, they've even got it in the kitchens. What for?

"At Skelton Park, they've even got it in the kitchens. What for?"

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(BUSY CHATTERING)

"(BUSY CHATTERING)"

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Breakfast is ready, Mr Carson. Ah, William. Any papers yet?

"Breakfast is ready, Mr Carson. Ah, William. Any papers yet?"

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They're late. They certainly are.

"They're late. They certainly are."

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Get the board out, so you can do them as soon as they're here.

"Get the board out, so you can do them as soon as they're here."

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Is the library tidy? Yes, Mrs Hughes. Good.

"Is the library tidy? Yes, Mrs Hughes. Good."

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I want the dining room given a proper going-over today.

"I want the dining room given a proper going-over today."

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You can do it when they've finished their breakfast.

"You can do it when they've finished their breakfast."

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Oh, heavens, girl! You're building a fire, not inventing it!

"Oh, heavens, girl! You're building a fire, not inventing it!"

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How many have you done? This is my last till they come downstairs.

"How many have you done? This is my last till they come downstairs."

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Very well. Now get back down to the kitchens before anyone sees you.

"Very well. Now get back down to the kitchens before anyone sees you."

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(BICYCLE BELL)

"(BICYCLE BELL)"

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And they're off. No rest for the wicked.

"And they're off. No rest for the wicked."

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All ready, Mrs Patmore - if the water's boiled.

"All ready, Mrs Patmore - if the water's boiled."

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Could you give us a hand?

"Could you give us a hand?"

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You're late! I know, but -

"You're late! I know, but -"

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But what? You'll see.

"But what? You'll see."

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And the Sketch for her Ladyship. You can manage the others later.

"And the Sketch for her Ladyship. You can manage the others later."

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Why are their papers ironed? What's it to YOU?

"Why are their papers ironed? What's it to YOU?"

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To dry the ink, silly.

"To dry the ink, silly."

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We wouldn't want his Lordship's hands to be as black as yours.

"We wouldn't want his Lordship's hands to be as black as yours."

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(BELLS TINKLE)

"(BELLS TINKLE)"

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Mr Carson! I think you ought to see this.

"Mr Carson! I think you ought to see this."

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I can't make myself believe it. Me neither.

"I can't make myself believe it. Me neither."

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His Lordship's dressed. William!

"His Lordship's dressed. William!"

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Will you stop talking and take this kedgeree up?

"Will you stop talking and take this kedgeree up?"

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Is it really true? Afraid so.

"Is it really true? Afraid so."

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Nothing in life is sure.

"Nothing in life is sure."

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Good morning, Carson. Good morning, my Lord.

"Good morning, Carson. Good morning, my Lord."

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Is it true what they say? I believe so, my Lord.

"Is it true what they say? I believe so, my Lord."

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I'm afraid we'll know some people on it.

"I'm afraid we'll know some people on it."

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I don't suppose there are any lists of survivors yet?

"I don't suppose there are any lists of survivors yet?"

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I understand most of the ladies were taken off in time.

"I understand most of the ladies were taken off in time."

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You mean the ladies in first class?

"You mean the ladies in first class?"

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God help the poor devils below decks.

"God help the poor devils below decks."

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What a tragedy.

"What a tragedy."

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When Anna told me, I thought she must have dreamt it.

"When Anna told me, I thought she must have dreamt it."

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At least, she knows HIM. We dined with Lady Rothes last month.

"At least, she knows HIM. We dined with Lady Rothes last month."

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I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable.

"I thought it was supposed to be unsinkable."

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So every ship is unsinkable until it sinks.

"So every ship is unsinkable until it sinks."

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What's that? Just arrived... Telegram.

"What's that? Just arrived... Telegram."

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Is her Ladyship awake? Yes, my Lord. I'm just taking in her breakfast.

"Is her Ladyship awake? Yes, my Lord. I'm just taking in her breakfast."

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Thank you. (KNOCKS)

"Thank you. (KNOCKS)"

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(FAINT) Hello? May I come in?

"(FAINT) Hello? May I come in?"

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Isn't this terrible?

"Isn't this terrible?"

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When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect.

"When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect."

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It's too awful for any words.

"It's too awful for any words."

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Did JJ Astor get off?

"Did JJ Astor get off?"

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Course, his new wife is bound to have been rescued.

"Course, his new wife is bound to have been rescued."

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I've had a telegram from George Murray.

"I've had a telegram from George Murray."

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What? But they weren't going over till May.

"What? But they weren't going over till May."

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Then they changed their plans. They're on the passenger list.

"Then they changed their plans. They're on the passenger list."

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Thank you, O'Brien. That'll be all for the moment.

"Thank you, O'Brien. That'll be all for the moment."

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But...surely they were picked up?

"But...surely they were picked up?"

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Doesn't look like it. What?

"Doesn't look like it. What?"

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Neither of them?

"Neither of them?"

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You must tell Mary.

"You must tell Mary."

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She can't hear about it from anyone else.

"She can't hear about it from anyone else."

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Neither were picked up. That's what he said.

"Neither were picked up. That's what he said."

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Mr Crawley and Mr Patrick? That's what he said.

"Mr Crawley and Mr Patrick? That's what he said."

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Well, it's a terrible shame if it's true.

"Well, it's a terrible shame if it's true."

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Mr Crawley was his Lordship's cousin and heir to the title.

"Mr Crawley was his Lordship's cousin and heir to the title."

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I thought Lady Mary was the heir.

"I thought Lady Mary was the heir."

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She's a girl, stupid. Girls can't inherit.

"She's a girl, stupid. Girls can't inherit."

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So what happens next? It's a dreadful thing.

"So what happens next? It's a dreadful thing."

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Hello?

"Hello?"

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I've been waiting at the back door... I knocked, but no-one came.

"I've been waiting at the back door... I knocked, but no-one came."

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So you pushed in?

"So you pushed in?"

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I'm John Bates, the new valet.

"I'm John Bates, the new valet."

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The new valet? That's right.

"The new valet? That's right."

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You're early. Came on the milk train.

"You're early. Came on the milk train."

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Thought I'd get to know the place, start tonight.

"Thought I'd get to know the place, start tonight."

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I'm Anna, the head housemaid.

"I'm Anna, the head housemaid."

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How do you do?

"How do you do?"

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You'd better come along with us.

"You'd better come along with us."

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