Countdown to Downton

I fell in love with the British series "Downton Abbey" last year, and am waiting with baited breath for the second season to begin (two weeks!!). I think I would have loved to live during those times... for the hats alone! Of course, I'd probably end up a ladies' maid or a cook, so perhaps not.

It's been a year since series one aired to critical acclaim. The series has a terrific cast (including the venerable Dame Maggie Smith) with a few great new additions joining this season (Maria Doyle Kennedy who played Queen Katherine of Aragon in another great series "The Tudors"-- whoop-whoop!). Filmed at Highclere Castle, methinks there may be another adventure in England on the horizon...