This is where he received his leg injury. Jace: The big set piece in this episode is the gorgeously elaborate Georgian ball that Victoria throws. Her off-screen look is quite a different one from what we see in the kitchen, especially with her very curly bangs that typically poke out from under her kitchen cap. The duo are starring in a film adaptation of Alan Bennett's play The Lady in the Van . And the choices he made, his foolishness, his naivéte, the fact that he that he then sort of floated through the rest of his life without any real purpose, that there was a sort of Shakespearean tragical sort of nature to his life, really, that I found fascinating. Alex Jennings is no stranger to playing real-life characters on stage or on screen. Peace at last for the warring Crawley sisters. My wife said when I was practicing at home, ‘Why are you playing it like Boris Becker.’ There was a little bit of sort of mid-Atlantic going on. Jace: Does he see her enduring sense of pain at all here? As the oldest daughter but unable to inherit the estate, Mary’s choice of partner … Jace: I mean Leopold, when Feo confronts him about backing the heir to the throne rather than her, Leopold says, ‘It was long ago, and her response is, ‘Not for me.’. It was just brilliant, the work he did on Victoria, really, and the sets that we filmed in up in Yorkshire was monumental, and kind of did a lot of the imaginative work for us, in a way. I think he absolutely does. Now that an untitled film adaptation of the TV series is in the works — and a touring exhibit is making the rounds — we decided to take a look at where the show's many actors are now. Anna Bates (nee Smith) was a character on the UK-US produced series Downton Abbey. It was really exciting, actually. It made her so unhappy. Daisy: I think she probably did, yes. But they corresponded a lot and he was a very important sort of father figure and influence in her life, and was genuinely very fond of them both, I think, and saw the opportunity to fix a marriage that was good for him, good for them, and that and it happened to be a great love match, I think, as well. Alex: I think he misjudges the effect it’s going to have. Jace: Actor Alex Jennings is no stranger to royalty, having played Prince Charles in the critically acclaimed film The Queen, King George III, and the Duke of Windsor in Netflix’s The Crown. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Downton Abbey original score by John Lunn - Track 07. But it was fun to do. I like the fact that you get a bit of the intelligent manipulator, the guy who sort of was connecting all manner of obscure European royal families and members together, primarily Albert and Victoria, of course. Yes she does. Watched all kinds of Pathé news footage of of how he was physically, I’m much bigger than him, much taller than he was. Alex Jennings (born 10 May 1957) is an English actor of the stage and screen, who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Theatre. Alex: It was…There was some debate at one point that Leah Williams, who played the Duchess and myself might sneak through because we were sort of peripheral royals, and that we might get through in season three, but I completely understand that they wanted a clean sweep. A sham! Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Leopold: Revenge! And it’s just an extraordinary event, and I think they all look so amazing in those costumes. Victoria: Did you really send her away so she wouldn’t marry Uncle George? Jace: In this week’s episode Leopold returns to Buckingham Palace after leaving Belgium due to unrest. Alex: Yes I think he was. Jace: This week we are joined by Victoria star, Alex Jennings. Well, I wish. Alex Jennings: I’ve done lots of historical characters which is fun to do, but brings its own kind of issues as well because you’re never going to be everybody’s idea of Prince Charles or somebody is going to think you’ve got it wrong. Leopold: My late father-in-law liked nothing better than to torment his brothers with the notion that he could still produce an heir. The star of the show: The Academy Award winner looked worlds apart from her Downton Abbey counterpart when she attended a photocall for her new film earlier on Tuesday 2 / 10 Jace: Fact or Fiction: Queen Victoria’s private drawings of domestic life at the palace ended up in the papers. How much fun was this to to film? The world he created for us to play in was quite extraordinary in his imagination, and how he could decorate the palace. How bad did things get for them? In fact he recently revealed that he has seen a script after Jim Carter, who plays Mr Carson, confirmed last year that the sequel was in the works. Alex: I guess in a way it’s become a little more serious, I think. Daisy: I think it did. Jace: Was there actually music on the set, or were you dancing to sort of nothingness? Alex Jennings at the premier of The Lady In The Van Bennett first wrote about Mrs Shepherd in 1989 and a play followed 10 years later, also starring Smith and directed by Hytner. Victoria: You know she blames me? Alex: Oh, totally and possibly not that much makeup. Daisy: She did throw an elaborate Georgian ball in the fashions of 100 years ago. Jace: I mean what’s strange is throughout this season, I had a theory that Feodora was an imposter, one which was served by Leopold not recognizing her. Jace: So you would have been open to getting aged-up with some, or a lot of makeup. She stayed there for 15 years, and their unlikely friendship is chronicled in the play, and now film. Daisy: No. Daisy: They didn’t end up in the papers, but they were they were sold, you know, they were sold as prints by the printmaker. But the duet yesterday was so charming…. Jace: Jennings joins us to talk Leopold, the fallout with his beloved Albert, and why he always seems to be cast as a crowned noble. Jace: I mean he has very specific views on monarchy, that it ought to be shrouded in mystery and not paraded as a what he says a public spectacle. No money. I don’t know. Jace: Does Victoria name Arthur after the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley? Everyone who died on "Downton Abbey" By Ned Ehrbar March 4, 2016 / 1:53 PM / CBS NEWS PBS Spanning 13 years of the early 20th century, "Downton Abbey" has seen its … Alex Green was probably one of the most hated characters in Downton Abbey history. Smith has been married twice: to actor Robert Stephens and to playwright Beverley Cross. And interestingly, because I’m also in The Crown, as you probably know, similar, you know, similar themes are addressed in that as well. That it had big repercussions in Albert, particularly, of him learning how to accept this possibility that Leopold was might be his father, and our relationship was given time to develop and to sort of find each other again, I guess. There’s a beautiful moment in this episode between Leopold and Albert. Does he see her at all as a threat, or is she just a secondary thought? Brian Percival. Yeah, but we got it together, actually. My entire life a lie, Victoria married to a bastard, my children illegitimate. Jace: How much of Leopold’s character is informed by the loss of Charlotte, and indeed of the monarchy he so desperately craved? Alex: Well I think he he’s he’s obviously saying like you haven’t disappointed me. Jace: What was your experience like on that series? Alex: He was both of those things in reality, and was very influential, very influential and very close to Victoria historically, which you don’t necessarily see in the series. And that always, when you’re doing these historical series, the work of the designers, or the fact that you’re filming in one of our many, many stately homes, helps your imagination a lot. I’ve done Benjamin Britten and Alan Bennett at the National, I’ve played George Bush in a David Herr play at the National. The sort of the majesty, the mystery of the monarchy kind of came back in a way, I think, and Victoria in some ways was protected from all of that. She first crosses Bennett’s path (played here by Alex Jennings, “The Queen”) in the early ’70s, when the playwright has just moved into a new house. Terms of Use: PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The play is based on a true story in Mr Bennett’s life and Mrs Smith plays Miss Mary Shepherd, a transient woman living in her car on Mr Bennett’s (played by Alex Jennings) driveway. The Downton Abbey and Harry Potter star was on the show to promote her new film ‘The Lady in the Van’ an adaption of the 1999 hit West End play by Alan Bennett. Jace: What was it like filming this confrontation with Tom Hughes? Welcome. Lesley Nicol played Mrs. Patmore in Downton Abbey and, while the cook of the house would not have been found in makeup, that's not the case for Nicol, who shines on the red carpet in subtle makeup and with straightened hair. He visits Downton Abbey in 1917 as part of a tour of England to drum up support for the war effort. “It was much easier, as an actor, to be Miss Shepherd because she didn’t mind about how she looked and it was such a relief,” Smith told The Telegraph. It was exciting to film, and also in a completely believable, stately home in Yorkshire that stood in for Leopold’s schloss. Sign up to get the latest news on your favorite dramas and mysteries, as well as exclusive content, video, sweepstakes and more. Jace: But Leopold could also be Albert’s father, a rather oily prospect that left Prince Albert reeling in the wake of the revelation last season. Jace: Do you have a favorite scene from these last three seasons of Victoria thus far? We first meet Anna as the head housemaid and Second in command to Elsie Hughes, the housekeeper. He has no manners. And you know, it’s interesting sort of filming dances because of course, you rehearse the whole piece, but then when you’re filming it, it’s broken up into tiny little segments. Courtesy of Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited 2015 for MASTERPIECE. Very lucky. .. You know, it was a huge scandal at the time and Victoria and Albert, were, you know felt horrified by this. Ruined…And everything I’ve done for the, for the palace, for the monarchy, it all amounting to sheer hypocrisy — because of your behavior. It’s tiring, actually, because you’re doing it again and again and again and again. What was your take on that moment specifically? What was it like filming this particular moment with Jenna Coleman? He also wore fantastic clothes, so that was good to do. You feel you shouldn’t judge these people in a way. Jace: I mean I will say he remains one of my favorite characters on Victoria, and he’s always ready with perfectly turned phrase or an eyebrow-raising insinuation. Maggie Smith says her starring role was a relief after the rigours of playing Lady Violet in Downton Abbey It had to be here … Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings on location for The Lady in the Van. Is it just Leopold being Leopold? 1 Biography 2 Notes 3 Behind the Scenes 4 Appearances 5 External Links a While not explicitly shown on screen, it is made clear that Green raped Anna. Alex: Yes I think he absolutely feels that it should be kept behind closed doors. (6 episodes, 2010-2012) David Evans. I’ve done lots of historical characters, which is fun to do, but brings its own kind of issues as well, because you’re never going to be everybody’s idea of Prince Charles, or somebody is going to think you’ve got it wrong. I completely get that. So they did, they were seen by people who weren’t meant to have seen them. Poor Feodora was completely neglected by the rest of the family because she had no power. Jace: Next week on the podcast, actor Kate Fleetwood joins us to discuss how it felt to play the severe and sour Princess Feodora. Michael Howes, who is our production designer who died, very sadly, last year, did absolute wonders, I think. I think it was just a name that came in, that sounded right. For comfort alone, it was better to be Miss Shepherd.”. It could never go public. Alex: I think especially in series one, the loss of Charlotte is very sort of at the front, and that sort of that diminishes as season two goes on. Michelle Dockery played pampered socialite Lady Mary Crawley. I would have liked that, because there’s a wonderful description of his final meeting with the Queen ten days before he died, and I would have liked to have played that. But we ran with it. I was sad not to do his complete story. And you know, what’s he going to do with that information? Jace: But Prince Charles in The Queen, King George the Third, Edward the Eighth a.k.a. They did believe in phrenology, and they really thought that phrenology would help explain why Bertie was so backward, in comparison to his older sister. It is some time before the rest of the servants learn that Bates is an old friend, and served Lord Grantham in the Boer War as batman. Jace: One of my favorite Leopold moments is in the second season, when Albert finds out that Leopold might be his father. I think that’s definitely a sense at this time in their marriage that Albert is trying to control her, and she doesn’t want to be controlled. Composite: HBO/NBC/FX The Lady in the Van opens in limited theaters on December 11. Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. And to up age us all. Dame Maggie Smith and Alex Jenning. Alex: One of the great joys of it and the fun of it was the relationship with Jenna, and how she could be quite sort of snappish with Leopold and that he was interfering too much, and that little sort of grit in their relationship was great fun to play. Alex: No he’s never — he’s looked at me with a bit of a sort of twinkle in his eye, a sort of ‘I know what you’ve been doing,’ but he’s never, he’s never actually said anything to me. Find out about new shows, get updates on your favorite dramas and mysteries, enjoy exclusive content and more! But he could easily have done. He will not disappoint.’ How difficult is it for Leopold to broach that subject openly, and say what he wants to say here? It culminates in a big fight complete with armor. I don’t know whether it was actually after the christening, but it certainly happened around that time. During a visit to the Abbey, Mr. Green rapes Anna and leaves her trying to keep the assault a secret from her husband, Mr. Bates (via CheatSheet). She also served as Lady Mary Crawley's long time lady's maid. Actor Alex Jennings calls himself “a common boy from Essex,” but his career on stage and screen has included at least four different royal roles. Universal Pictures. What’s that the actual subtext in this scene? Jace: I mean, in looking at Bertie, Leopold is able to say the words he’s wanted to say to Albert, ‘He is your son. Daisy: Well, her wearing the crown, that was her idea, but the lack of the inscription, that was Albert’s fault. Bask in the glory of Dame Maggie Smith as hilarious Anglophiles Kelly Anneken & Amy Schneider explore the class struggle, history, fashion, and the art of staring wistfully into the middle distance on Downton Abbey, The Crown, Mr. Selfridge, Peaky … We were able to be quite quite free with it. Victoria: I’m sorry, Uncle, but Albert and I are not suited. His trousers are too tight.’ In another he’s quote, ‘Loathsomely emollient.’ What were your first impressions of Leopold when you initially read the scripts for season one? But when it comes to the British period drama Downton Abbey, Dame Maggie Smith is okay with saying goodbye. You and Albert, you remind me so much of her. And you can see from the gaps in the children, that there is a physical distance between them that hadn’t been previously. Series Directed by. Did he say anything to you about your performance? Leopold: I’m so proud of you, Albert, and now that you are a father you must understand my feeling. And he felt, I guess, that he would, that his influence would continue, I suppose, on a on a large European stage. When Downton Abbey began airing, it quickly became an international sensation. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights. Welcome. Released February 17, 2019June 24, 2019 29:56. He was in the right place at the right time to have possibly been Albert’s father, but it’s no more than conjecture, really. It’s quite a responsibility, sometimes. I don’t know, really. Alex: I think he’s a little vague about who she is. We see more how it plays out for Albert but how does this moment do you think play out internally within Leopold? Alex: Sometimes it was music, and they would then cut it, and you would sometimes have earpieces secreted beneath your wig to try and vaguely keep in time with what you were meant to be doing. But I guess that Victoria was one of the first that was opening things up. She wants to have her revenge. Jace: As Britain moves towards a decimal currency, a new coin is introduced worth a tenth of a pound called the florin. Lady Mary Crawley. I’ve done quite a lot on stage and on film of real people, as it were. Charlotte used to like to like sweets, too, but her doctors would not let her eat them. Jace: Actor Alex Jennings is no stranger to royalty, having played Prince Charles in the critically acclaimed film The Queen, King George III, and the Duke of Windsor in Netflix’s The Crown. While it's been nearly five years since we said goodbye to the Downton Abbey series, we've seen plenty of the show's performers in other amazing films and TV series. But prior to her, the monarchy had been treated as fodder for satirists, some were. “Lady Violet was forever in those corsets and things that Miss Shepherd would never dream of getting into. They were much more robustly traduced and treated generally, than they were in Victorian times. Downton Abbey fans spend entire episodes waiting for a glimpse of the period drama’s M.V.P. Alex Green was valet to Lord Gillingham and visited Downton Abbey with him in 1922. They were really taken apart in newspapers and journals and cartoons of Georgian England. All rights reserved. I am so proud of you, Albert. Jace: Do you see him as more of a kingmaker, or a puppet master? Laura Carmichael, left, told the BBC, … That’s a huge amount of built up resentment. See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro. Your behavior! Afterwards, Victoria creator, head writer, and executive producer Daisy Goodwin joins us for another round of fact or fiction. Jace: But the fact remains that she could do quite a lot of damage, actually. Alex: I think he sort of sees her as more of an irritant, really. Yeah, it’s been really good, and again, it was a wonderful thing that both the production of Victoria and the producers of The Crown enabled me to to play Leopold and and the Duke of Windsor and they were up for sort of helping to finesse and make it possible for me to do both. Leopold: It is the weather, I think. She’s not going to do that much damage. The podcast that watched Downton Abbey so you didn't have to is still going! There are wonderful pictures from the real ball that you can look up online. I like those descriptions, that gave me something to go on, and indeed the trousers were very, very tight. Three years ago I thought this country would go the same way as France, but while it seems that the English, they may grumble, but they do not come to the boil. Jace: The actors in The Crown were replaced with older actors for the third season. Is it true that the name of the coin, the florin, is offered up by Leopold? Jace: I mean it is a heartbreaking moment for both these men considering their closeness. Alex Kingston reprises her role as River Song in Saturday’s Doctor Who and travels back in time for the new season of Upstairs Downstairs . Matt Crossick/PA. Does Leopold truly not recognize Feodora, or is he deliberately snubbing her? Adapted from Alan Bennett’s hit West End play of the same name, Smith reprises her stage role of Miss Shepherd, a homeless eccentric based on a real-life woman Bennett befriended in the 1970s, before eventually letting her park her battered van in the driveway of his home. We weren’t sort of glued down by too-specific blocking for the scene. I’m afraid Feodora was just a pawn in that game. Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking® and Raymond James, with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The Masterpiece Trust, created to help ensure the series' future. Your Duke of Windsor in The Crown, I think, is extraordinary. Alex: Yes, I think they absolutely have. Dame Maggie Smith. MASTERPIECE Studio is hosted by me, Jace Lacob and produced by Nick Andersen. He was a kind of genius, Michael Howles. Jace: Her Serene Highness Feodora has been a prickly outsider this season of Victoria, scheming against her estranged half-sister, the Queen, while the kingdom seethes with rebellion and unrealized reform. Alex: I really don’t know why I’m cast as royalty, because I’m a kind of common boy from Essex, which is sort of the east of London, for people who don’t know. It was meant to be there, but Albert left it off, and that was something that absolutely enraged Victoria. She was played by Joanne Froggatt. Jace: I mean, after playing after playing Charles in The Queen, you’ve run into the Prince of Wales since. Jace: I mean something I have always wondered about him is whether his belief that he was Albert’s biological father. So that’s always good, when you have a trust with somebody you’re playing with, which we certainly do. Jace: Before this next question, a quick word from our sponsors…. Mr. Bates finally says to the astonished and speechless staff with perfect timing, \"You never asked.\" Bates received the Queen's South Africa Medal and the King's South Africa Medal, meaning he served at least 18 months service, and up to the end of the war in M… Alex: The big scene with Tom, the big the big fight with Tom was really fun, and rewarding to do, and some of the big set pieces, the ball scenes, which can be quite laborious to film. They have that bond. Jace: Fact or Fiction: Did Victoria throw an elaborate Georgian costume christening ball after Arthur’s birth? He hasn’t seen her for a very long time. Receive our email newsletter to get schedule updates, exclusive features, and news on shows including Atlantic Crossing. She missed out on being Queen. I think he thinks it is possibly going to bring them closer. Jenna Coleman Reflects On A Truly Royal Season, Princess Feodora Could Have Been Queen, But Kate Fleetwood Already Reigns, Laurence Fox Is A Devilishly Charming Lord Palmerston, Nell Hudson’s Nancy Skerrett Is A Bombe Surprise, Lady Emma Portman Keeps All The Queen’s Secrets (And So Does Anna Wilson-Jones), Ferdinand Kingsley Knows The Real Francatelli Is A Good Guy, Daisy Goodwin Sketches Out Dramatic Tensions In ‘Victoria,’ Season Three, Bonus: Victoria, Season Two Outtakes And Extras, Lord Alfred — And Jordan Waller — Seeks A Love Without A Name, Only David Oakes Wonders How Prince Ernest Is Feeling, Tom Hughes Searches For Prince Albert’s Emotional Foundations, Daisy Goodwin Melds Fact And Fiction In Victoria’s Second Season, Jenna Coleman Returns To Her Queenly Duties, Jenna Coleman & Tom Hughes Relive Their On-Screen Romance, Writer Daisy Goodwin Brings Victoria to Life, Jenna Coleman: Behind the Scenes of Victoria. Directed by Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys), the film co-stars Alex Jennings, as Bennett’s on-screen surrogate, and Jim Broadbent, as a mysterious fellow who stops by the van periodically. If You Were the Only Girl in the World - Alfie Boe Why do you think you’re so often cast as royalty? David, the Duke of Windsor, in The Crown. I had some fun with it, I think. Jace Lacob: I’m Jace Lacob, and you’re listening to MASTERPIECE Studio. Bit of a German accent, I think that’s what it was. No status. Directed by Nicholas Hytner (The History Boys), the film co-stars Alex Jennings, as Bennett’s on-screen surrogate, and Jim Broadbent, as a mysterious fellow who stops by the van periodically. Did it drive him even more to make that marital match with Victoria, was he securing a dynasty in that way? 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