Last week, an amazing 500 Downton Abbey fans responded to our online survey – thank you for your insights! We asked you….
If you could join the cast of Downton Abbey, would you choose to be “upstairs” or “downstairs”?
67% of you said “Upstairs”
33% of you said “Downstairs”
Who should Mary choose?
You really do like Charles, a lot more than you like Tony. We’re not really sure if Tom has ever been in the running as a potential suitor for Mary, but you seem to think they make a good team in running Downton Abbey. Wonder what Mary would think?
Who should Mary choose?
All of Maggie Smith’s lines as the Countess of Grantham are great. Can you possibly choose a favorite from these?
As it turns out, no clear winner emerged. But of the seven quotes, four did stand out as your favorites. Nearly tied for first place with 21% of the vote each:
“No guest should be admitted without the date of their departure settled.”
and
“I won’t take sides, it’s true, but I don’t think I could ever be described as neutral.”
“What is a weekend?”
And at 18%:
“What is a weekend?”
and
Robert, Earl of Grantham: “I’ll do it on the condition that you admit it when you realize you were wrong.” The Countess responds: “Well, that’s an easy caveat to accept, because I’m never wrong.”
We also asked if you have your own favorite Maggie Smith quote, which resulted in some very good quotes of your own.
“She has made me laugh out loud many times. Sometimes when she says nothing, her body language says it all!”
“I am just as funny as Maggie, but my family never pays attention to my wit — I like how she commands attention. She is witty, but more importantly, everyone in her family (and community) knows it, respects it, looks for it!!!! Maybe I should get a walking stick…”
And we asked you which characters are good, and which are evil. Here is how you ranked these characters from “All virtue and goodness” to “100% Rotten Scoundrel”
Good and Evil
1. Anna Bates
2. Isobel Crawley
3. Violet Crawley
4. Mary Crawley
5. John Bates
6. Rose MacClare
7. Sarah Bunting
By a landslide – the Rottenest Scoundrel, according to you:
8. Thomas Barrow
Finally, we asked What elements would you choose for the perfect Downton viewing party at home? Describe your ideal evening for the Season 5 finale. The results were priceless. We’ll share those in another blog post next Thursday.
If you haven’t weighed in, there’s still time to give us your thoughts…Take the survey now! If you didn’t receive our email last week, sign up for WPT’s Be More Connected e-newsletter for updates on all of the great programs on WPT.
