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Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith reveals she has never seen an episode Downton Abbey star Maggie Smith reveals she has never seen an episode
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Dame Maggie Smith has revealed that she has never watched a single episode of Downton Abbey.Dame Maggie Smith has revealed that she has never watched a single episode of Downton Abbey.
The 78-year-old actor who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the ITV drama series said she would find it too frustrating to watch and notice how she could have done things better. She told the US TV show 60 Minutes that she might tune in but only after leaving the show.The 78-year-old actor who plays the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the ITV drama series said she would find it too frustrating to watch and notice how she could have done things better. She told the US TV show 60 Minutes that she might tune in but only after leaving the show.
The veteran screen star has appeared in all three series of the TV period drama, which has drawn huge Sunday night audiences.The veteran screen star has appeared in all three series of the TV period drama, which has drawn huge Sunday night audiences.
Asked whether she was proud of the programme, she said: "I've never actually seen it. I don't sit down and watch it. No, I've never watched it."Asked whether she was proud of the programme, she said: "I've never actually seen it. I don't sit down and watch it. No, I've never watched it."
Steve Kroft, the 60 Minutes presenter, suggested she must be the only person in England not to have seen the show.Steve Kroft, the 60 Minutes presenter, suggested she must be the only person in England not to have seen the show.
Smith replied: "Well, that's a record then isn't it, of some sort? I will look at it when it's all over, maybe, because it's frustrating.Smith replied: "Well, that's a record then isn't it, of some sort? I will look at it when it's all over, maybe, because it's frustrating.
"I always see things that I would like to do differently, and think why in the name of God did I do that?""I always see things that I would like to do differently, and think why in the name of God did I do that?"
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