It sounds acquainted… a lavish ITV costume drama chronicling the lives and loves of characters above and under stairs in a grand setting. No, not one other sequence of Downton Abbey however a brand new interval drama referred to as The Halcyon.
The eight-part sequence, beginning tomorrow, follows the goings-on at a luxurious London resort through the Second World Warfare. However haven't we seen all of it earlier than? Right here, we spotlight the uncanny similarities between the 2 sagas.
First discover a fabulous setting...
Highclere Citadel was the luxurious location for Downton Abbey
The Halcyon is a former Land Registry constructing in Lincoln's Inn Discipline in central London
Whereas Highclere Citadel was the luxurious location for Downton, The Halycon is, in actuality, not a resort in any respect however a former Land Registry constructing, in Lincoln's Inn Discipline, Central London. Inbuilt 1903, it's now owned by the London College of Economics.
... and fill it with all lessons
In The Halcyon, resort proprietor's spouse Woman Hamilton (Olivia Williams) is the boss who rubs shoulders along with her staff
Downton moved backwards and forwards between the Earl of Grantham's household and their servants
Downton moved backwards and forwards between the Earl of Grantham's household and their servants. In The Halycon, resort proprietor's spouse Woman Hamilton (Olivia Williams) is the boss who rubs shoulders along with her staff, above.
Take a rusty previous retainer
Lodge supervisor Richard Garland, performed by Steven Waterproof coat) is the center and soul of The Halcyon (left) whereas Downton's butler Carson (proper) was the epitome of stern dependability
Downton's butler Carson was the epitome of stern dependability. Lodge supervisor Richard Garland (Steven Waterproof coat) is equally the center and soul of The Halcyon, however has a extra sinister relationship together with his employers. Lodge proprietor Lord Hamilton tells him: 'You retain my secrets and techniques and I maintain yours.'
Add an acidic grande dame
Dowager Countess Maggie Smith in Downton (left) and Woman Hamilton within the Halcyon (proper)
As hostess of the Halcyon, Woman Hamilton drips cruel wit within the type of the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith) in Downton.
Put an attractive star centre stage
Lily James (left) oozed intercourse attraction as Woman Rose in Downton Abbey, whereas Kara Tointon (proper) cuts a shocking determine as Betsey Day, a voluptuous nightclub singer with a unstable intercourse life, within the new drama
In Downton Abbey, Lily James oozed intercourse attraction as Woman Rose, the 1920s socialite who precipitated scandal by frequenting seedy jazz golf equipment and putting off the period's inhibitions in some steamy love scenes. In The Halcyon, 2010 Strictly champion Kara Tointon cuts a shocking determine as Betsey Day, a voluptuous nightclub singer with a unstable intercourse life. It's not too far eliminated, actually, from the actress's greatest recognized position till now – because the 'tart with a coronary heart' barmaid Daybreak Swann in EastEnders.
Have a intercourse pest pounce on a maid
The rape of maid Anna Bates, was probably the most stunning second ever in Downton
The scene is echoed in The Halcyon when a visitor forces himself on a member of employees
The rape of maid Anna Bates, was probably the most stunning second ever in Downton… and – spoiler alert! – it's echoed in The Halcyon when an aristocratic visitor forces his attentions on a helpless member of employees, above.
Convey on the bed-hopping dangerous ladies
Woman Anstruther (left) was despatched packing from Downton Abbey, whereas blonde bombshell Charity Lambert (proper) is coverting with Lord Hamilton within the Halcyon
Woman Anstruther (Anna Chancellor) was despatched packing from Downton Abbey after being caught in mattress with footman Jimmy. In The Halcyon, blonde bombshell Charity Lambert (Charity Wakefield), left, is cavorting with Lord Hamilton when his spouse arrives on the resort unexpectedly. Will she catch them within the act?
Make the plot steamy with a shower scene
Kara Tointon's character Betsey is unexpedly visited by lothario resort proprietor Lord Hamilton in The Halycon
Downton's Woman Cora, performed by Elizabeth McGovern, was additionally filmed within the tub
Oh, I say! Kara Tointon exhibits fairly greater than her appearing expertise when her character, Betsey, is unexpectedly visited by lothario resort proprietor Lord Hamilton, the lascivious husband of Woman Priscilla. It is an much more revealing second than when Downton's Woman Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) was filmed within the tub. On that event, her evil maid positioned a cleaning soap bar on the ground to ship her sprawling. Will Betsey slip up too?
Let employees discover love upstairs
Branson discovered love with Woman Sybil till her tragic loss of life in Downton
Will humble resort receptionist Emma (Hermione Corfield) and Lord Hamilton's eldest son Freddie (Jamie Blackley) fare any higher in The Halcyon?
Downton chauffeur Branson discovered love above stairs with Woman Sybil till her tragic early loss of life. Will humble resort receptionist Emma (Hermione Corfield) and Lord Hamilton's eldest son Freddie (Jamie Blackley) fare any higher in The Halcyon?
Charles Edwards options in each exhibits, as Michael Gregson in Downton and Lucian D'Abberville in The Halcyon
And at last... even rent the identical faces!
As writer Michael Gregson, under, he broke the center of Woman Edith in Downton. Now Charles Edwards is in The Halcyon as Lucian D'Abberville, a mysterious consigliere to an aristocrat.
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