GETTING CURIOUS | What’s It Like To Return To Downton Abbey? with Laura Carmichael and Allen Leech

Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness

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Science, Self-improvement, Comedy, Education, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 25 May 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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*A note from the Getting Curious team: We delivered this episode just as news broke about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Elementary schools are supposed to be spaces for learning, growth, and creativity. No child or adult should ever have to worry about gun violence when they step into a classroom. You can follow our @CuriouswithJVN social media pages for resources and developments.* Jonathan has spent a decade preparing for this week’s episode: they’ve pored over countless hours of footage, consulted with historians, even married a Brit. Today, that research pays off, as Jonathan interviews Allen Leech and Laura Carmichael aka Tom Branson and Lady Edith of Downton FUCKING Abbey. Listen in as they discuss behind-the-scenes stories, the work that goes into creating a historical drama, and the new film Downton Abbey: A New Era. A note to Downton fans! This episode contains spoilers, notably around 21 minutes, 32 minutes, and 51 minutes in. Downton Abbey: A New Era is playing in theaters now. You can follow the latest on Twitter @DowntonAbbey, Instagram @downtonabbey_official, and Facebook @DowntonAbbey. A native of south Dublin, award winning actor Allen Leech is best known for his role in Downton Abbey, where he plays Tom Branson, chauffeur turned estate manager. You can follow Allen on Twitter @Allenleech and on Instagram @therealleech. Laura Carmichael plays Lady Edith in Downtown Abbey and will also play the lead role in the second season of thriller series The Secret She Keeps later this year. You can follow Laura on Twitter @carmichelle and Instagram @larrycarmichael. Join the conversation, and find out what former guests are up to, by following us on Instagram and Twitter @CuriousWithJVN. Jonathan is on Instagram and Twitter @JVN and @Jonathan.Vanness on Facebook. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Love listening to Getting Curious? Now, you can also watch Getting Curious—on Netflix! Head to netflix.com/gettingcurious to dive in. Our executive producer is Erica Getto. Our associate producer is Zahra Crim. Our editor is Andrew Carson. Our socials are run and curated by Middle Seat Digital. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com. Getting Curious merch is available on PodSwag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Getting Curious, I'm Jonathan Van Ness, and every week I sit down for a gorgeous conversation with a brilliant expert to learn all about something that makes me curious.
0:09.0	On today's episode, I'm joined by Alan Leach and Laura Carmichael aka Tom Branson and Lady
0:15.8	Fucking Edith them downtown Abbey where I asked them can I not have a nervous breakdown while I interview two of the most amazing cast members from Downtown Abbey?
0:28.0	Welcome to getting curious, this is Jonathan Venice. I'm literally going to
0:32.0	shit my pants.
0:34.0	We have not one but two cast members from the upcoming film,
0:38.6	Down to Abbey, a new era.
0:40.4	The film follows, if you are listening to this podcast and you don't know the name of, okay fine, it's the
0:46.6	Crawley's, it's the Crawley's and it follows their journey as they go to the south of France,
0:50.0	they uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess's newly inherited villa.
0:53.0	It is such a stunning movie, you guys.
0:56.0	I cried so hard, I literally get me chills.
0:59.0	I had, as soon as I finished, I had to call my mom,
1:01.7	both my aunties, my best friend Patty, I had to tell everybody and they were like, I feel you about to spoil it and I was like,
1:06.5	I was so anyway everyone. We literally have Alan Leach, who is Tom Bronson, and we have Laura Carmichael, who's Lady E. Day and welcome to get a curious.
1:16.0	Oh my God, thank you for having us.
1:19.0	So let me just take you back.
1:20.0	And obviously we're going to talk about the movie, but I just have to take us back to 2013.
1:24.0	In America, we had to get your guys' DVD sets because we didn't have it on PBS yet.
1:28.4	We were on this like horrific delay.
1:30.3	Thank God my step sister who introduced us to Downton
1:33.0	was married to the Scottish man at the time,
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