After 'bottlegate' , the cast of Downton Abbey have been banned from wearing modern underwear, jewel
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[QUOTE]After the “bottlegate” crisis hit Downton Abbey – a very contemporary bottle of mineral water had been left on the mantlepiece as Hugh Bonneville and Laura Carmichael posed for a publicity shot in period costume – Mandrake hears that the cast and crew have been banned from bringing anything contemporary on to the set.
“Modern watches and jewellery are out and so even is modern underwear as the danger is apparently too great it could be seen if we bend over,” one member of the cast whispers.
“They have relented in the case of prescription glasses and asthma guns, but that’s about it.” Lord Fellowes, the creator of the series who has always prided himself on the historical verisimilitude of what is depicted and said on screen, says he was unaware of the ban, but imagined that there would be reprisals for the individual who was responsible for leaving the bottle of mineral water in the now notorious shot.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11046357/Water-bottles-and-designer-underwear-banned-from-Downton-Abbey-set.html[/url]
I survived bottlegate 2014
Anyone who doesn't see this as a publicity stunt needs their head tested. This story has gone around the world. Genius marketing.
[QUOTE=Memobot;45764241]Anyone who doesn't see this as a publicity stunt needs their head tested. This story has gone around the world. Genius marketing.[/QUOTE]
Whether or not they purposely put the bottle there and then spread the story, the show is benefiting from this.
[QUOTE=Memobot;45764241]Anyone who doesn't see this as a publicity stunt needs their head tested. This story has gone around the world. Genius marketing.[/QUOTE]
I didn't hear about it anywhere else other than Facepunch. Although I don't watch this show or know anyone else that does.
And I thought Zoe Quinn was the big outrage of the week.
My immersion!!
Bottle or not it was still two actors from 2014 surrounded by replica stuff.
No modern underwear? So my dreams of seeing Hugh Bonneville in a latex thong are dashed?
I bet they did the bottle thing on purpose. Hell, it did a good job of reminding me that Downton Abbey still exists.
