The toffs upstairs and the servants below must pull together in Yorkshire's most famous fictional stately home when royals visit in this film spinoff of the storied TV show.
The French poet Paul Valery once wrote that a work of art is never finished, merely abandoned. But in this era of perpetually churning reboots, remakes and spinoffs, nothing successful is ever left for long. Every story spawns its own multiverse that can be re-entered at will, providing there's enough juice from those twin fuels for narrative time travel: financing and social media interest.
Indeed, there are even enough shots and mentions by name of the children being raised by assorted nannies seemingly in the library to suggest that creator-screenwriter Julian Fellowes and producers Gareth Neame and Liz Trubridge are laying down track for storylines deep in the future.
However, the Downton staff have their own noses put out of joint when an advance posse of royal servants arrive and start issuing orders like they own the place. Worst of all, it appears that the royal staff will be the ones to serve the formal dinner when the King and Queen eat with the Crawleys. Even Mrs. Patmore , Downton's formidable cook, is to be knocked aside so that a French chef can take over the range.
Upstairs, there's just as much trouble and politicking afoot, only the suits are more expensive and the hats are far, far fancier. Shout out, by the way, to costume milliner Sean Barrett for devising perfectly character-reflecting headgear particularly to the grande dames of the ensemble, working in concert with the film and series' most gifted off-screen artist, costume designer Anna Robbins.
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