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The Downton Abbey Actors Do a Scene With American Accents, Crushing Your Anglophile Dreams Forever

Three cast members of Downton Abbey graced Stephen Colbert’s American couch on The Late Show last night: Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley), Hugh Bonneville (Dad Crawley), and Allen Leech (Tom!). Stephen Colbert had the mad-genius idea to have the cast read a scene with American accents. It’s brilliant. It’s horrific. Someone fetch us our smelling salts!

Downton Actors Do Scene With American Accents