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Julian Fellowes, the writer and creator of ITV period drama Downton Abbey, says the late Maggie Smith "managed to catch that mix of comedy and drama" and made an "iconic figure" out of Violet Grantham. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00We obviously lost Dame Maggie Smith last year. Just how influential was she on Downton?
00:05Oh, I think she created, I mean, obviously I wrote it, but she managed to catch that mixture
00:13of comedy and drama and seriousness and lightheartedness. And she made a really
00:21an iconic figure out of Violet Grantham.
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