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Clips from Downton Abbey - Episode #1.1 (S01E01)

But how can you manage? Don't worry about that. I can manage.

"But how can you manage? Don't worry about that. I can manage."

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Because we've all got our own work to do. I can manage.

"Because we've all got our own work to do. I can manage."

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Mrs Hughes, I'll take over. Thank you.

"Mrs Hughes, I'll take over. Thank you."

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Good morning, Mr Bates.

"Good morning, Mr Bates."

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Welcome.

"Welcome."

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I hope your journey was satisfactory?

"I hope your journey was satisfactory?"

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It was fine. Thank you. I am the butler at Downton.

"It was fine. Thank you. I am the butler at Downton."

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My name is Carson. How do you do, Mr Carson?

"My name is Carson. How do you do, Mr Carson?"

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This is Thomas, first footman.

"This is Thomas, first footman."

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He's been looking after his Lordship since Mr Watson left.

"He's been looking after his Lordship since Mr Watson left."

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It'll be a relief to get back to normal, won't it, Thomas?

"It'll be a relief to get back to normal, won't it, Thomas?"

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(CLEARS THROAT)

"(CLEARS THROAT)"

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I assume that everything is ready for Mr Bates's arrival?

"I assume that everything is ready for Mr Bates's arrival?"

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I've put him in Mr Watson's old room,

"I've put him in Mr Watson's old room,"

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though he left it in quite a state, I can tell you.

"though he left it in quite a state, I can tell you."

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I keep telling you, I can manage. Of course you can.

"I keep telling you, I can manage. Of course you can."

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Thomas, take Mr Bates to his room and show him where he'll be working.

"Thomas, take Mr Bates to his room and show him where he'll be working."

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Well, I can't see that lasting long.

"Well, I can't see that lasting long."

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Thank you, Miss O'Brien.

"Thank you, Miss O'Brien."

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Oh, yes.

"Oh, yes."

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I shall be comfortable here.

"I shall be comfortable here."

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My first cousin and his son...

"My first cousin and his son..."

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We will all be in mourning.

"We will all be in mourning."

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No. I mean with the other thing.

"No. I mean with the other thing."

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After all, it wasn't official.

"After all, it wasn't official."

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If you're saying you do not wish to mourn Patrick as a fiance,

"If you're saying you do not wish to mourn Patrick as a fiance,"

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that is up to you. Well, no-one knew about it outside the family.

"that is up to you. Well, no-one knew about it outside the family."

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I repeat, it is up to you. Well, that's a relief.

"I repeat, it is up to you. Well, that's a relief."

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for things that aren't often worn - travelling clothes and such.

"for things that aren't often worn - travelling clothes and such."

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Mr Watson used them to rotate the summer and winter stuff.

"Mr Watson used them to rotate the summer and winter stuff."

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I'll show you later. What about studs and links?

"I'll show you later. What about studs and links?"

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Do I choose them or does he?

"Do I choose them or does he?"

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Lay them out unless he asks for something in particular.

"Lay them out unless he asks for something in particular."

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These for a ball, these for an ordinary dinner,

"These for a ball, these for an ordinary dinner,"

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these only in London.

"these only in London."

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I'll get the hang of it. Yeah, you'll have to.

"I'll get the hang of it. Yeah, you'll have to."

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Beautiful.

"Beautiful."

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Funny, our job, isn't it? What do you mean?

"Funny, our job, isn't it? What do you mean?"

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The way we live with all this. A pirate's hoard within our reach.

"The way we live with all this. A pirate's hoard within our reach."

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But none of it's ours, is it?

"But none of it's ours, is it?"

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No, none of it's ours.

"No, none of it's ours."

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I can't believe I've been passed over for Long John Silver.

"I can't believe I've been passed over for Long John Silver."

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You should have spoken up when you had the chance.

"You should have spoken up when you had the chance."

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Don't make the same mistake next time.

"Don't make the same mistake next time."

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Who says there'll be a next time?

"Who says there'll be a next time?"

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Is this a public holiday no-one's told me of?

"Is this a public holiday no-one's told me of?"

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She was certainly reluctant to go into mourning.

"She was certainly reluctant to go into mourning."

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Well, she'll have to. We all will.

"Well, she'll have to. We all will."

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O'Brien's sorting out my black now

"O'Brien's sorting out my black now"

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and I've told Anna to see what the girls have that still fits.

"and I've told Anna to see what the girls have that still fits."

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Of course, this alters everything.

"Of course, this alters everything."

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You won't try to deny it? You must challenge the entail now, surely?

"You won't try to deny it? You must challenge the entail now, surely?"

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Don't talk as if I'm not broken-hearted, because I am.

"Don't talk as if I'm not broken-hearted, because I am."

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Of course, I have never understood why this estate must go

"Of course, I have never understood why this estate must go"

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to whomever inherits your title. My dear, I don't make the law.

"to whomever inherits your title. My dear, I don't make the law."

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I'll come now. She asked for Lady Grantham.

"I'll come now. She asked for Lady Grantham."

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I wonder what I've done wrong this time.

"I wonder what I've done wrong this time."

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Has he? Hm... Thank you, Carson.

"Has he? Hm... Thank you, Carson."

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(CLEARS THROAT)

"(CLEARS THROAT)"

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What is it?

"What is it?"

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I'm not entirely sure that he will prove equal to the task,

"I'm not entirely sure that he will prove equal to the task,"

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but your Lordship will be the judge of that.

"but your Lordship will be the judge of that."

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I'd better go.

"I'd better go."

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Tell her about James and Patrick. She won't have heard.

"Tell her about James and Patrick. She won't have heard."

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Of course I've heard! Why else would I be here?

"Of course I've heard! Why else would I be here?"

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Robert didn't want you to read about it in a newspaper and be upset.

"Robert didn't want you to read about it in a newspaper and be upset."

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He flatters me. I'm tougher than I look.

"He flatters me. I'm tougher than I look."

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I'm very sorry about poor Patrick, of course.

"I'm very sorry about poor Patrick, of course."

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He was a nice boy. We were all so fond of him.

"He was a nice boy. We were all so fond of him."

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But I never cared for James.

"But I never cared for James."

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He was too like his mother and a nastier woman never drew breath.

"He was too like his mother and a nastier woman never drew breath."

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Will you stay for some luncheon? Thank you.

"Will you stay for some luncheon? Thank you."

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I'll let Carson know. I've already told him.

"I'll let Carson know. I've already told him."

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Shall we sit down?

"Shall we sit down?"

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Do you know the new heir? Only that there is one.

"Do you know the new heir? Only that there is one."

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He's Robert's third cousin once removed.

"He's Robert's third cousin once removed."

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I have never, to my knowledge, set eyes on him.

"I have never, to my knowledge, set eyes on him."

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Of course, if your late husband hadn't forced me to sign that absurd act of legal theft!

"Of course, if your late husband hadn't forced me to sign that absurd act of legal theft!"

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My dear, I didn't come here to fight.

"My dear, I didn't come here to fight."

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It never occurred to him that you wouldn't have a son. Well, I didn't.

"It never occurred to him that you wouldn't have a son. Well, I didn't."

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No, you did not.

"No, you did not."

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But when Patrick had married Mary

"But when Patrick had married Mary"

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and your grandson been hailed as master,

"and your grandson been hailed as master,"

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along with the rest of the swag!

"along with the rest of the swag!"

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The problem is, saving your dowry would break up the estate.

"The problem is, saving your dowry would break up the estate."

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The problem is, saving your dowry would break up the estate.

"The problem is, saving your dowry would break up the estate."

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It would be the ruin of everything Robert's given his life to.

"It would be the ruin of everything Robert's given his life to."

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And he knows this? Well, if he doesn't, he will.

"And he knows this? Well, if he doesn't, he will."

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Yes, there is, and it's a simple one.

"Yes, there is, and it's a simple one."

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in its entirety

"in its entirety"

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and Mary recognised as heiress of all.

"and Mary recognised as heiress of all."

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There's nothing we can do about the title.

"There's nothing we can do about the title."

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But she can have your money...

"But she can have your money..."

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and the estate.

"and the estate."

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I didn't run Downton for 30 years

"I didn't run Downton for 30 years"

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Are we to be friends, then?

"Are we to be friends, then?"

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We are allies, my dear.

"We are allies, my dear."

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Which can be a good deal more effective.

"Which can be a good deal more effective."

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Downton is a great house, Mr Bates,

"Downton is a great house, Mr Bates,"

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and the Crawleys are a great family.

"and the Crawleys are a great family."

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and those standards can at first seem daunting. Of course.

"and those standards can at first seem daunting. Of course."

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If you find yourself tongue-tied in the presence of his Lordship,

"If you find yourself tongue-tied in the presence of his Lordship,"

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I can only assure you that his manners and grace

"I can only assure you that his manners and grace"

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will soon help you to perform your duties to the best of your ability.

"will soon help you to perform your duties to the best of your ability."

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I know.

"I know."

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Bates! My dear fellow!

"Bates! My dear fellow!"

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I just want to say a quick hello to my old comrade-in-arms.

"I just want to say a quick hello to my old comrade-in-arms."

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Bates, my dear man. Welcome to Downton.

"Bates, my dear man. Welcome to Downton."

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Thank you, sir.

"Thank you, sir."

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I'm so sorry to have disturbed you all. Please forgive me.

"I'm so sorry to have disturbed you all. Please forgive me."

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You never asked.

"You never asked."

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Thomas, take that up!

"Thomas, take that up!"

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Leave it, Daisy! He's a grown man.

"Leave it, Daisy! He's a grown man."

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I suppose he can lift a meat pie.

"I suppose he can lift a meat pie."

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Now, put that apple tart in the lower oven.

"Now, put that apple tart in the lower oven."

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Oh, and take that away! Mr Lynch shouldn't have left it there!

"Oh, and take that away! Mr Lynch shouldn't have left it there!"

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So, put it somewhere careful. It's poison.

"So, put it somewhere careful. It's poison."

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It seems like a lot of food, when you think they're all in mourning.

"It seems like a lot of food, when you think they're all in mourning."

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Nothing makes you hungrier or more tired than grief.

"Nothing makes you hungrier or more tired than grief."

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When my sister died, God rest her soul,

"When my sister died, God rest her soul,"

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