* Neame got a bit sheepish when the subject of the show’s Christmas episodes came up; the Season 3 finale, which aired in the U.K. on Christmas Day, infamously ended with family heir Matthew Crawley dying in a car accident. “15 million households felt they lost a member of their family,” he remembers. “That was a bit awkward.”

　　当谈及该剧的圣诞特辑时，尼姆有些难为情了。全是因为在第三季那个不讨人喜欢结尾，播放时正值英国圣诞节之际，结果大家却看着家族继承人马修•卡劳利在一场车祸中丧生。“150万家庭主妇们都好像自己失去了至亲一样痛苦，”他回忆道。“感觉确实有点怪异。”

　　* Bonneville says that a big theme of Fellowes’s writing on Downton is that “human nature tries to do good” — even villainous characters like Thomas have good intentions on some level. But he adds that the one thing he did learn from his years on Downton was: “The only people who smoke cigarettes are up to no good.”

　　博纳威尔说法勒斯笔下的唐顿庄园中一个重要的主题是“人性向善”——即使是反面角色比如汤姆斯也会在某些层面上想做些好事。但是，凭他多年参演唐顿庄园的经验，他又增加一条：“只抽烟的人都不干好事。”

　　* Downton’s eternally put-upon butler Mr. Molesley, played by Kevin Doyle, got a nice shout-out from Neame, who said that Molesley was only meant to be a minor character, but Doyle “was so impressive in his initial scenes… instantly, we knew we wanted to keep him as a regular character.” Alright, Molesley!

　　唐顿庄园中由凯文•多勒饰演的永远被人愚弄的管家莫斯利，得到尼姆的大加赞许。据尼姆透露，莫斯利本来只是剧中的小角色，然而多勒“在开始几场戏中出色的表现...马上使得我们改变主意，让他成了常规角色。”太厉害了，莫斯利!

　　* It didn’t take long for Elizabeth McGovern (Cora) to see the potential in Downton Abbey. She remembers that their very first table read together as a cast was magical: “On that day, I knew it was going to be something special.”

　　伊丽莎白麦克•古温很快看到了唐顿庄园这部戏的潜力。她回忆说，他们首次作为一个剧组在一起对台词的时候，她就觉得很奇妙。“那天起，我就知道这部剧一定会火。”