Tonight The Girl and I are going to watch The Secrets of Highclere Castle. It is a PBS documentary on the true past and present of the castle and family Downton Abbey is based upon. It’s supposed to be a pretty interesting look into the English aristocracy. Plus, I LOVE my Downton Abbey, and think it would be kind of cool to know the basis.
It first aired on PBS in January, so some of you may have already seen it, I’m going to suck it up and pay the $1.99 to rent in on Amazon Instant Video, though. I figure $1.99 for a night of entertainment for me and The Girl is more than worth it.
Let me know what you think if you decide to watch it–or if you have already seen it. Did you love it? Hate it? Can’t wait to watch it over and over?
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Peace out Girl Scouts & have yourself a great weekend,
~Mavis
Jennifer Jo says
I sure do miss me some Downton Abbey! That movie looks like fun. And I can’t even watch the trailer here (an out of country thing), boo-hiss!
Lulu says
Enjoy. My family loved Highclere, the natural views are fantastic!
Erin M says
It was awesome. I think you’ll like it.
Kara says
It was good. I think it’s awesome that they use some of the real rooms to film Downton Abby.
Preppy Pink Crocodile says
I’ve seen it twice and loved it. It was so interesting to see the family that actually lives there and the realities of caring for a castle.
But it made one thing clear for me: I *need* a castle. Obviously! 🙂
KK
Lynn says
I hardly ever watch TV. I was SO happy to accidentally tune in at the exact time it started. I loved the show.