An Old Friend From The Past | The Dowager and Prince Kuragin | Downton Abbey

Impressively, in spite of their ages, the Dowager and Prince Kuragin meet again, this time in Downton. Dare we say that this is more genuine-seeming sexual chemistry than any other relationship that we've seen in Downton Abbey so far! Who is this mysterious man?

From season 5 episode 3: Violet learns about Mary and Tony from Spratt; Mary tells Violet she plans to wed Tony, but admits to Tom that she has no such intention.

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[felipeestopado]

*Prince Kuragin: When i heard the others are coming i could not resist the temptation.*

*Granny is a temptation*

[GoldenRose]

Violet is so cute getting all flustered. Kind off wish she had a spin off about her past.

[Aarontlondon]

Loved this story line. They should do a special spinoff / prequel featuring the Countess of Grantham in St Petersburg, 1874 😂

[hbzzghe]

They show so much chemistry with so little screen time 😍

[j.verdikto]

"Away with your impertinent conclusions!" Perfect delivery, makes me crack every time

[defycgn]

To me one of the most touching situations on Downton Abbey. Lady Violet meeting her old friend from a long forgotten past again.

[deadiemeyers]

Dame Maggie...a treasure to the UK. A treasure to the world.

[edukid]

It's clever of the writers to write the late Lord Grantham as a member of Prince Alfred's household, thereby providing an excellent excuse for him and Violet to attend the 1874 wedding in Russia (which by the way DID happen in real life). Prince Alfred was also the first British royal family member to travel extensively across the British Empire -- making trips to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, HK, India & Ceylon. Presumably Violet's husband traveled with him; that's why she said her husband was an avid traveler who brought back all sorts of stories to his wife at Downton!

[Ja-zzgn]

Believe it or not this man (Rade Šerbedžija) played in Harry Potter, Mission impossible, X-men:first generation , Eurotrip and Batman begins and many others.Most of the times those were really small roles, just some Slavic guy, but he is really a big thing in Yugoslavian cinema.Really he is one of the best.

[Kelaiah]

He was definitely one of the better romantic partners on this show. I wish he had stayed on and married Violet. He was such a match for her in a battle of wits (I still love his comeback to her, "Why? Do you want more children?").

[stylesdani]

We need a prequel centered around Violet's arrival at Downton as a young bride! We need to see her and her husband grow to a place where she is seduced by the Russian Prince and tried to run away. We need to see her go head to head with her own mother in law. Does Violet have siblings? We need more of her!

[swastikausa]

and lord grantham is looking at himself in the mirror thinking am i half russian.

[QueerOkie]

If there was ever a piece of Downton Abbey fan art that I would love to see it would be the Dowager in the Winter Palace! What a gown that must’ve been!

[florian]

Robert: "That's amazing. You met in Saint Petersburg."
Kuragin: "We did."
Oh.

[shannonhughes]

How come barely anyone is talking about Mrs. Hughes’s remark at 3:39? 😂 It made me laugh out loud!

[cocopunk]

Maggie Smith is a gem. Make sure she’s kept safe at all costs

[Emy-fvny]

She was so nervous when she saw the prince...I need a prequel with this story.

[stokerjane]

Mrs. Carson-Hughes; "There seems to be a good deal of Emotions being vented in the Library, but then they are Foreigners..." 🤣🤭👌🏻

[ShaunakDesaiPiano]

2:51 rather a curt reply. I doubt the writers and even the actor thought this deeply but I just realised, that Igor Kuragin may well resent Robert simply for existing; for being a reason Violet didn’t try and run away with him again after the first attempt was foiled.

[jcs]

This plot line adds so much depth to Violet’s character. So well done.