1. Dame Maggie Smith Sucker Punches Somebody In The Face
The legendary jibes from the Dowager Countess of Grantham, played superbly by Dame Maggie Smith, are undoubtedly one of the main reasons Downton Abbey has been such a hit with viewers. Few characters have escaped her icy stare and acid tongue, as it's clear with her wit and putdowns she has little patience for time-wasters and doesn't suffer fools lightly. What we'd love to see in season 5 is for someone to really push her patience to the edge. Perhaps in one episode of the new season somebody could cross her character and then, not wanting to waste one of her venomous putdowns on whichever peasant it is who has crossed her, she could simply clock them in the face with her right hook, take a quick sip of sherry and then calmly leave the scene with nothing more than a frustrated exhale and a dramatic eye-roll. Iconic.