Mrs. Miniver - Downton Abbey Comparison - Who Did It Best?

Mrs. Miniver and Downton Abbey both explored issues of class through a flower show. Was the competition for the best rose rigged? This video compares the two approaches.

[@AB-rb2hk]

Mrs Miniver è un film meraviglioso. Vederlo dà forza, scaccia stress o tristezza, ci riconduce ad alcuni essenziali fondamenti della vita. Ha questo contenuto. Downtown è una commedia in costume, e piuttosto laccata. Greer Garson è stata un’attrice grandissima: la sua intonazione di voce, il suo fraseggio, la sua bellezza posta al servizio di una recitazione raffinata, incisiva, elegante, sono straordinarie. Ottima anche May Whitty: che voce !

[@scott72able]

Lady Beldon. So beautiful… makes me cry every time.

[@bernardgray6309]

Mrs Miniver by a mile! Lovely gesture by the formidable lady who showed much heart in awarding the prize. Downton Abbey was an almost direct steal of this scene.
Actually both scenes were very well performed by two of GB's superb actresses bringing tears to the eyes.

[@dinomate01]

Mrs Miniver wins hands down but interesting to note that Downton Abbey saw fit to copy the story as it was a pivotal scene in Mrs Miniver :)

[@lentilgirl3000]

There is no comparison. Mrs Miniver was a brilliant piece of work. Downton very second rate.

[@bobbyjosson4663]

Mrs Miniver was about an upper middle class family trying to save a way of life, directed by a master film maker. Downton is a cosy and false piece of aristro-trash soap with the upper classes white-washed. Not a patch on the classic Upstairs, Downstairs from the '70s.

[@dobazajr]

I have seen Mrs. Miniver before Downton. I was amazed how Downton's flower has a resemblance to Miniver's.

[@jetblack.7186]

Complete steal of a scene. No comparison with the original.

[@davidbarlow350]

Mrs Miniver is obviously fiction.I mean a Station Manager in a UK railway station!

[@summertummer2394]

What contest would allow a nominee to announce the winner? It's like the Oscars allowing a man to say the Oscar goes to myself. Dame Smith's acting is considerably better than Dame Whitty's

[@zzzbbbooo]

Downton Abbey is tripe compared to a superb piece like Mrs Miniver...no comparison whatsoever!