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Samantha Bond: Born November 27, 1961 (Sagittarius)

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Samantha Bond is no relation to James Bond, but she might as well be. Bond is best known for her recurring role as Miss Moneypenny in the Bond films during the Pierce Brosnon era. She starred with Brosnon in GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. Her other famous role was Auntie Angela in the BBC comedy Outnumbered.

Costarring with Brosnan, yummers.

Samantha bond is married to Alexander Hanson and has two children. She is the daughter of showbiz folks too. Her father is actor Philip Bond and her mother is TV producer Pat Sandys. Her sister, actor Abigail Bond, has show business blood too. Bond lives in London and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She makes occasional appearances on Downton Abbey as Lady Rosamund Painswick, Violet’s independent heiress from London.

Downton Abbey costs an average of one million pounds per episode to produce.

As of 2013, Downton Abbey is the highest rated PBS "Masterpiece" drama series of all time, seen by an estimated 120 million viewers in 200 countries and regions.

Gillian Anderson reportedly turned down the part of Lady Cora Grantham.

The real estate that "plays" Downton Abbey, Highclere Castle, has been the home of the Carnarvon family since 1679. In 1922, George Herbert, the 5th Earl of Carnarvon, co-discovered the Tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun. On the show, the names of the Earl of Grantham's beloved dogs, Isis and Pharaoh, are nods to the real castle's connection to Egyptian history.

According to Julian Fellowes, the parts played by Hugh Bonneville, Brendan Coyle and Maggie Smith were written for the actors.

It was reported that Steven Waddington auditioned for the part of Bates.

When Downton Abbey first aired, Julian Fellowes (creator and producer) was annoyed at the media for pointing out anachronisms like TV aerials and the use of the word 'boyfriend'. (The word 'boyfriend appeared in print in 1889, long before the period setting of Downton). Fellowes said "they think to show how smart they are by picking holes in the program to promote their own poshness and to show that their knowledge is greater than your knowledge". In a later article coinciding with the start of the second season, Fellowes apologised and commented "I behaved rather badly by getting the hump."

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