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The cast of 'Downton Abbey' reminisces about their favorite on-set memories with the legendary Dame Maggie Smith. Hear Allen Leech, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville, and Joanne Froggatt share heartwarming and hilarious stories about filming iconic scenes with the Dowager Countess.
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00:00I loved watching her because she loved actors.
00:04When Kev did his scene in front of the king and queen in the first movie,
00:09everyone gathered round to watch, including Maggie.
00:12And when he'd finished and he was incredibly hilarious,
00:16she just turned and went, oh, isn't that delicious?
00:19And that was lovely.
00:21I was remembering the other day the telephone scene.
00:25I am an observer and if you watch it, you can see me laughing.
00:31Shrimpy? Yes, it's on violet.
00:34Is it Laura laughing? Is it Edith laughing?
00:37I loved it when she got confused by that chair.
00:42It was early on in the seasons and she goes to, is it Matthew's office?
00:45And she's, this chair's spinning.
00:46On the swivel chair.
00:47The swivel chair.
00:48And she's sort of like, oh, oh.
00:52What happens? What am I sitting on?
00:53It was a glorious moment.
00:55That was it with Dan, wasn't it?
00:56Yeah, it was with Dan.
00:56You went to visit Dan's character.
00:58Yeah, yeah.
00:58It's just so brilliant.
01:00It's just such comedy genius.
01:03Yeah.
01:03She just lands it perfectly.
01:06Yeah.
01:06Another modern brainwave?
01:08Not very modern.
01:08They were invented by Thomas Jefferson.
01:10Why does every day involve a fight with an American?
01:13I'll fetch a different one.
01:14No, no, no, no.
01:16I'm a good sailor.
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