Actor David Robb is no less forthright in real life, claiming in an exclusive interview with the Daily Express that Laura Carmichael (who plays Lady Edith) has been given a raw deal by the hugely popular show’s makers.
He also offers a teaser that the doctor may be about to embark on a relationship with Matthew Crawley’s mother Isobel.
Laura, whose character was jilted at the altar, is underrated and every bit as attractive as her screen sisters Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary) and Jessica Brown Findlay (Lady Sybil), he says.
Robb adds: “Laura, who plays the middle sister, is very underappreciated because she is not a plain Jane by any means. In fact she’s quite gorgeous.
“She’s meant to be a plain Jane because you can’t have three gorgeous girls so the middle one has got to be the one who doesn’t get the blokes. Well Laura might not be as classically striking as the other two but she’s extremely attractive.”
And while the real upstairs, downstairs worlds would never socialise, at Downton Abbey, behind the scenes, the story is different.
Giving away some fascinating insights, Robb, 65, says Maggie Smith (Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess) does crosswords with Jim Carter (head butler Carson), while Phyllis Logan (Mrs Hughes), with whom he has had a 30 year friendship, and Michelle greet everyone with huge hugs.
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2 comments:
I was so disappointed for Edith when Sir Anthony chickened out at the altar. I hope the poor girl will find true love too - if not in s3, then at least in s4!
I haven't seen it yet but I've heard what happened - I hope they have something decent happen for her. I really like that actress
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