Devotees enjoy a Downton Day Out

The villa and apartment residents were the talk of the town as they approached the ticket booth with no cucumber sandwich in sight... but maybe an ice cream each. The cinema is hardly accustomed to such nobility as the group posed stately for their portrait photos next to the Downton Abbey movie poster.

“I absolutely love Downton Abbey because of the beautiful costumes and also the class distinction that the era had. It really was a different and glorious time,” Trisha explained.

The residents say they’re regularly having fun with lots of laughs in the Stanmore Bay village. While Dianne enjoys mahjong and rummikub, Trisha is a member of the ukelele and singing groups – and Maree is part of the champagne group.

When the credits rolled, the group said while they did miss Maggie Smith's Violet Crawley character, there was still lots to enjoy in the movie.

"We thoroughly enjoyed it. The elegant clothes and the beautiful house, it was wonderful," Dianne said.

"Lady Mary Crawley was actually wearing a black dress similar to mine so that was another plus," Trisha added.

An Abbey-solutely delightful day of Downton came to an end for the residents as they remain hopeful for another Downton movie chapter one day.

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