Behind the Scenes | Downton Abbey movie dir. Michael Engler
LEECH: There was always more of a frenetic energy when you were filming downstairs as opposed to when you were up in the house. Everything’s slightly more sedate, especially in the dining room, where it’s very difficult to shoot those scenes, so you kind of have a certain level of calm.
CARTER: Because the scenes were more formal, people were more dressed up, there was less hurly-burly. There was a sort of slightly quieter sort of feeling to it. Plus–and, um, you heard it here first– the upstairs people would always get their mobile phones out between takes, which kept them quiet. [laughs] Downstairs was much more rambunctious. But the scenes were more hustle and bustle, and getting food ready and there’s a much more energetic/chaotic atmosphere downstairs.
FOX: The days upstairs, you can’t help but feel you have to be respectful of…this incredible building. Whereas, when you’re downstairs, you’re in a studio. You got a cup of tea, you spill the cup of tea, it doesn’t matter because behind the set is just an old studio.
- Return to Downton Abbey: A Grand Event Sept 19, 2019
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