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Clips from Downton Abbey - Episode #1.1 (S01E01)

Yes. I'd have taken him.

"Yes. I'd have taken him."

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If you'd given me the chance, I'd have taken him like a shot.

"If you'd given me the chance, I'd have taken him like a shot."

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I just think you should know it's not working, Mr Carson.

"I just think you should know it's not working, Mr Carson."

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You saw how it was when they went up to London.

"You saw how it was when they went up to London."

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He can't help with the guests' luggage,

"He can't help with the guests' luggage,"

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and as for waiting at table, forget that.

"and as for waiting at table, forget that."

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And what do you want me to do? It's not for me to say.

"And what do you want me to do? It's not for me to say."

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But is it fair on William to have all the extra work?

"But is it fair on William to have all the extra work?"

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I don't believe you'd like to think

"I don't believe you'd like to think"

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the house was falling below the way things ought to be.

"the house was falling below the way things ought to be."

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I would not. That's all I'm saying.

"I would not. That's all I'm saying."

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I'm going down. Coming?

"I'm going down. Coming?"

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In a moment. You go.

"In a moment. You go."

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I know you're sad about Patrick, whatever you say, I know it.

"I know you're sad about Patrick, whatever you say, I know it."

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But you see, I'm not as sad as I should be.

"But you see, I'm not as sad as I should be."

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And that's what makes me sad.

"And that's what makes me sad."

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I'll do that. No. No, thank you, my Lord.

"I'll do that. No. No, thank you, my Lord."

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I can do it. I'm sure.

"I can do it. I'm sure."

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I hope so, my Lord. I hope you are sure.

"I hope so, my Lord. I hope you are sure."

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Bates, we have to be sensible.

"Bates, we have to be sensible."

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I won't be doing you a favour in the long run if it's too much for you.

"I won't be doing you a favour in the long run if it's too much for you."

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Do you miss the army, Bates? I miss a lot of things,

"Do you miss the army, Bates? I miss a lot of things,"

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but you have to keep moving, don't you?

"but you have to keep moving, don't you?"

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Ha! You do, indeed.

"Ha! You do, indeed."

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I'll show you, my Lord. I promise. I won't let you down.

"I'll show you, my Lord. I promise. I won't let you down."

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Yes, we have. Of course we have.

"Yes, we have. Of course we have."

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(KNOCK ON DOOR)

"(KNOCK ON DOOR)"

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You look very nice. Thank you, darling.

"You look very nice. Thank you, darling."

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Did Murray make matters clearer? Yes, I'm afraid he did.

"Did Murray make matters clearer? Yes, I'm afraid he did."

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O'Brien says Bates is causing a lot of awkwardness downstairs.

"O'Brien says Bates is causing a lot of awkwardness downstairs."

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You may have to do something about it. She's always making trouble.

"You may have to do something about it. She's always making trouble."

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Is that fair, when she hasn't mentioned it before now?

"Is that fair, when she hasn't mentioned it before now?"

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I don't know why you listen to her.

"I don't know why you listen to her."

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It is quite eccentric, even for you, to have a crippled valet.

"It is quite eccentric, even for you, to have a crippled valet."

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Please, don't use that word.

"Please, don't use that word."

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Did he tell you he couldn't walk when he made his application?

"Did he tell you he couldn't walk when he made his application?"

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Don't exaggerate. Doesn't it strike you as dishonest not to mention it?

"Don't exaggerate. Doesn't it strike you as dishonest not to mention it?"

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I knew he'd been wounded. You never said.

"I knew he'd been wounded. You never said."

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You know I don't care to talk about all that.

"You know I don't care to talk about all that."

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I understand what it must be like,

"I understand what it must be like,"

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to have fought alongside someone in a war.

"to have fought alongside someone in a war."

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You must form the most tremendous bonds, even with a servant.

"You must form the most tremendous bonds, even with a servant."

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Really? Even with a servant?

"Really? Even with a servant?"

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Oh, Robert, don't catch me out.

"Oh, Robert, don't catch me out."

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I'm simply saying I fully see why you want to help him. But?

"I'm simply saying I fully see why you want to help him. But?"

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Is it any wonder if the others' noses are put out?

"Is it any wonder if the others' noses are put out?"

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I just want to give him a chance.

"I just want to give him a chance."

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Mama, I'm sorry. No-one told me you were here.

"Mama, I'm sorry. No-one told me you were here."

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I feel as if I were on stage at the Gaiety.

"I feel as if I were on stage at the Gaiety."

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We're used to it.

"We're used to it."

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All those vapours! Even Cora won't have it in the bedrooms.

"All those vapours! Even Cora won't have it in the bedrooms."

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She did wonder about the kitchens - I couldn't see the point.

"She did wonder about the kitchens - I couldn't see the point."

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Before anyone joins us, I'm glad of this chance for a little talk.

"Before anyone joins us, I'm glad of this chance for a little talk."

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I gather Murray was here today. News travels fast.

"I gather Murray was here today. News travels fast."

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Yes, I saw him, and he's not optimistic

"Yes, I saw him, and he's not optimistic"

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that there's anything we can do. I refuse to believe it.

"that there's anything we can do. I refuse to believe it."

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Be that as it may, it's a fact.

"Be that as it may, it's a fact."

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But to lose Cora's fortune...

"But to lose Cora's fortune..."

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Really, Mama. You know as well as I do

"Really, Mama. You know as well as I do"

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that Cora's fortune is not Cora's fortune any more!

"that Cora's fortune is not Cora's fortune any more!"

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and the estate is entailed to my heir!

"and the estate is entailed to my heir!"

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That is it! That is all of it!

"That is it! That is all of it!"

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Robert, dear, I don't mean to sound harsh... But I bet you will.

"Robert, dear, I don't mean to sound harsh... But I bet you will."

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24 years ago you married Cora, against my wishes, for her money.

"24 years ago you married Cora, against my wishes, for her money."

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Give it away now, and what was the point of your peculiar marriage in the first place?

"Give it away now, and what was the point of your peculiar marriage in the first place?"

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If I were to tell you she'd made me happy,

"If I were to tell you she'd made me happy,"

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would that stretch belief? It's not why you chose her.

"would that stretch belief? It's not why you chose her."

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Above all the other girls who could have filled my shoes so easily...

"Above all the other girls who could have filled my shoes so easily..."

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Don't you care about Downton?

"Don't you care about Downton?"

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I've given my life to Downton.

"I've given my life to Downton."

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I was born here and I hope to die here.

"I was born here and I hope to die here."

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I claim no career beyond the nurture of this house and the estate.

"I claim no career beyond the nurture of this house and the estate."

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It is my third parent and my fourth child.

"It is my third parent and my fourth child."

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I hope I don't hear sounds of a disagreement.

"I hope I don't hear sounds of a disagreement."

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Is that what they call discussion in New York?

"Is that what they call discussion in New York?"

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I'm glad you're fighting. I'm glad somebody's putting up a fight.

"I'm glad you're fighting. I'm glad somebody's putting up a fight."

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You're not really fighting Granny?

"You're not really fighting Granny?"

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Your grandmother merely wishes to do the right thing. And so do I.

"Your grandmother merely wishes to do the right thing. And so do I."

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Your grandmother merely wishes to do the right thing. And so do I.

"Your grandmother merely wishes to do the right thing. And so do I."

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Dinner is served, my Lady.

"Dinner is served, my Lady."

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I can't get it out of my mind. Not again. Give it a rest.

"I can't get it out of my mind. Not again. Give it a rest."

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Daisy, it's time to let it go. But all them people,

"Daisy, it's time to let it go. But all them people,"

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freezing to death in the midnight, icy water.

"freezing to death in the midnight, icy water."

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Oh, you sound like a penny dreadful.

"Oh, you sound like a penny dreadful."

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I expect you saw worse things in South Africa, eh, Mr Bates?

"I expect you saw worse things in South Africa, eh, Mr Bates?"

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Not worse, but...pretty bad.

"Not worse, but...pretty bad."

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but there are some good memories too. I'm sure there are.

"but there are some good memories too. I'm sure there are."

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Mr Bates, could you hand me that tray?

"Mr Bates, could you hand me that tray?"

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The ladies are out. We've given them coffee

"The ladies are out. We've given them coffee"

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and his Lordship's taken his port to the library.

"and his Lordship's taken his port to the library."

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Anna, Gwen, go up and help clear away.

"Anna, Gwen, go up and help clear away."

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Daisy, tell Mrs Patmore we'll eat in 15 minutes.

"Daisy, tell Mrs Patmore we'll eat in 15 minutes."

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I keep forgetting. Does this go next door or back to the kitchen?

"I keep forgetting. Does this go next door or back to the kitchen?"

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Those go back, but the dessert service and all the glasses

"Those go back, but the dessert service and all the glasses"

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stay in the upstairs pantry. Put it on here.

"stay in the upstairs pantry. Put it on here."

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She said to me, 'If only his Lordship had been content with Thomas.'

"She said to me, 'If only his Lordship had been content with Thomas.'"

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What are you doing up here? It's a free country.

"What are you doing up here? It's a free country."

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Well, I'm going for my dinner.

"Well, I'm going for my dinner."

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You two can stay here...plotting.

"You two can stay here...plotting."

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So, the young Duke of Crowborough is asking himself to stay.

"So, the young Duke of Crowborough is asking himself to stay."

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So, the young Duke of Crowborough is asking himself to stay.

"So, the young Duke of Crowborough is asking himself to stay."

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And we know why. You HOPE you know why.

"And we know why. You HOPE you know why."

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That is not at all the same.

"That is not at all the same."

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You realise the Duke thinks Mary's prospects have altered?

"You realise the Duke thinks Mary's prospects have altered?"

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I suppose so. There's no 'suppose' about it.

"I suppose so. There's no 'suppose' about it."

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Of course, this is exactly the sort of opportunity

"Of course, this is exactly the sort of opportunity"

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that will come to Mary,

"that will come to Mary,"

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if we can only get things settled in her favour.

"if we can only get things settled in her favour."

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Is Robert coming round? Not yet.

"Is Robert coming round? Not yet."

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To him, the risk is, we'd succeed in saving my money but not the estate.

"To him, the risk is, we'd succeed in saving my money but not the estate."

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He feels he'd be betraying his duty if Downton were lost because of him.

"He feels he'd be betraying his duty if Downton were lost because of him."

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No-one wants to kiss a girl in black.

"No-one wants to kiss a girl in black."

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Oh, do stop admiring yourself!

"Oh, do stop admiring yourself!"

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He's not marrying you for your looks.

"He's not marrying you for your looks."

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That's if he wants to marry you at all.

"That's if he wants to marry you at all."

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He will.

"He will."

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You look beautiful. Thank you, Sybil.

"You look beautiful. Thank you, Sybil."

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(DOOR OPENS) CORA: We should go down.

"(DOOR OPENS) CORA: We should go down."

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Let's not gild the lily, dear. (And Mary, try and look surprised.)

"Let's not gild the lily, dear. (And Mary, try and look surprised.)"

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Are you all ready?

"Are you all ready?"

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