It would have been easy to make O’Brien Downton Abbey’s irredeemable villain. Hell, all the pieces were there to place her alongside small screen scoundrels like 24′s Sherri Palmer, Once Upon A Time’s Evil Queen or Melrose Place’s Amanda — but that would have been predictable, obvious and completely contrary to the elegant character development Downton has embraced since day one.
O’Brien has not only been given a breadth of rich material which makes her so multifaceted, but also a remarkable actress capable of bringing this dynamic duality to life. ETonline recently caught up with the effervescent Siobhan Finneran (who could not be more different from her character) to find out why she loves O’Brien so, what fans can expect from the remainder of season two and when the past will come back to haunt her!
ETonline: Why do you think the world has become so obsessed with Downton Abbey?
Siobhan Finneran: I think we all quite like seeing into other people’s homes. In the time it came out, there was very little set in that time and people love a period drama. Also, I think
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