All Roads Lead to Maggie Smith

As I'm sure the news has informed you, the East Coast has spent the week preparing for and cleaning up after Irene. Fortunately, the most I suffered was having to stay inside, which is actually the best possible situation when you have Downton Abbey to watch. It got me thinking, and I realized that all of my favorite FBM&Ms (Fabulous British Movie & Miniseries) can all be brought back around to the illustrious and incomparable Maggie Smith.
So here's a quick game of Six Degrees:

Let's start with a movie that cemented m&k's friendship,







Nicholas Nickelby
Sophie Thompson takes us to the next movie:





Gosford Park
This does have Maggie Smith in it, but for funzies, let's keep going with Michael Gambin, who leads to:







The Kings Speech
Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle then bring us to:





Pride and Prejudice
Where once again Lydia (Julia Sawalha) reigns supreme, bringing us to:







Larkrise to Candelford
At this point I have a confession. We could have jumped right here from Gosford Park thanks to Claudie Blakley (below). I just wanted to get a Larkrise mention in here :)






So it is Brendan Coyle (right) who then takes us to where it all began:






Downton Abbey
If you haven't watched this series yet, you should. Right now.
Or else, Maggie Smith will make this face at you:





-k