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Downton Abbey Script
Christmas Special 2011
By Julian Fellowes
ACT ONE [00:00:00, EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY] [OPENING CREDITS: A man drives a truck holding a large pine tree.] -[00:00:08, EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, FRONT DOOR - DAY] [Thomas exits the front door to direct the workers unloading the tree.] THOMAS Come here. Up you get. Start untying these ropes. Come on, quickly as you can. -[00:00:17, INT. GREAT HALL - DAY] [Daisy walks into the hall where Robert and Carson direct as Edith and O'Brien decorate the tree.] LADY EDITH What do you think, Mary? LADY MARY Perfect. ROBERT Well...Yes, a little bit higher. [Daisy stands admiring the tree. Mrs Hughes passes by and sees her standing there with the buckets of cleaning supplies.] MRS HUGHES Daisy, get downstairs with those, now! [Daisy scurries off and Mrs Hughes is captured by the sight of the Christmas tree as the lights turn on.] LADY MARY Ah. Lovely. ROBERT Ah. Well, I say. -[00:00:51, EXT. ROAD - DAY] [Lady Rosamund's car drives towards Downton. Her maid, Marigold Shore catches sight of the house.]
[00:01:07, EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, FRONT DOOR - DAY] [Thomas opens the door for Rosamund. Mary and Edith greet her as she steps out.] LADY ROSAMUND Mary. LADY MARY Happy Christmas. LADY ROSAMUND And to you. -[00:01:18, INT. LIBRARY - DAY] [Violet reads the Christmas cards sitting on a table.] -Christmas 1919 [00:01:29, INT. GREAT HALL - DAY] [The family hands out presents to the servants.] CORA Anna, this is for you. LADY MARY The usual cloth for a frock, I‟m afraid, but I hope you like the other thing. ANNA BATES I‟m sure I will, milady. Thank you. CORA We all prayed for him in church this morning. ROBERT Happy Christmas, Anna. ANNA Happy Christmas. [Edith hands a gift to Mary, who hands it to Cora, who presents it to Mrs Patmore.] CORA
I can‟t wait for you to open this. MRS PATMORE Thank you, Your Ladyship. ROBERT Happy Christmas, Mrs Patmore. [Anna returns to her place next to Mrs Hughes.] MRS HUGHES What did
Christmas Special 2011
By Julian Fellowes
ACT ONE [00:00:00, EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY] [OPENING CREDITS: A man drives a truck holding a large pine tree.] -[00:00:08, EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, FRONT DOOR - DAY] [Thomas exits the front door to direct the workers unloading the tree.] THOMAS Come here. Up you get. Start untying these ropes. Come on, quickly as you can. -[00:00:17, INT. GREAT HALL - DAY] [Daisy walks into the hall where Robert and Carson direct as Edith and O'Brien decorate the tree.] LADY EDITH What do you think, Mary? LADY MARY Perfect. ROBERT Well...Yes, a little bit higher. [Daisy stands admiring the tree. Mrs Hughes passes by and sees her standing there with the buckets of cleaning supplies.] MRS HUGHES Daisy, get downstairs with those, now! [Daisy scurries off and Mrs Hughes is captured by the sight of the Christmas tree as the lights turn on.] LADY MARY Ah. Lovely. ROBERT Ah. Well, I say. -[00:00:51, EXT. ROAD - DAY] [Lady Rosamund's car drives towards Downton. Her maid, Marigold Shore catches sight of the house.]
[00:01:07, EXT. DOWNTON ABBEY, FRONT DOOR - DAY] [Thomas opens the door for Rosamund. Mary and Edith greet her as she steps out.] LADY ROSAMUND Mary. LADY MARY Happy Christmas. LADY ROSAMUND And to you. -[00:01:18, INT. LIBRARY - DAY] [Violet reads the Christmas cards sitting on a table.] -Christmas 1919 [00:01:29, INT. GREAT HALL - DAY] [The family hands out presents to the servants.] CORA Anna, this is for you. LADY MARY The usual cloth for a frock, I‟m afraid, but I hope you like the other thing. ANNA BATES I‟m sure I will, milady. Thank you. CORA We all prayed for him in church this morning. ROBERT Happy Christmas, Anna. ANNA Happy Christmas. [Edith hands a gift to Mary, who hands it to Cora, who presents it to Mrs Patmore.] CORA
I can‟t wait for you to open this. MRS PATMORE Thank you, Your Ladyship. ROBERT Happy Christmas, Mrs Patmore. [Anna returns to her place next to Mrs Hughes.] MRS HUGHES What did