The Dowager Countess would be impressed! How the Downton ladies scrub up nicely with a lick of modern make-up
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The bonnets are off, the aprons are down - the ladies of Downton Abbey are stepping into the 21st century - and what a change it is.
The dowdy Dowager becomes a glamorous Dame Maggie Smith, Amy Nuttall casts off Ethel's frumpy hat and lets down her thick, lustrous locks, and Elizabeth McGovern looks decades younger than her tired, troubled alter ego, Cora Crawley.
We take a peak behind the doors of the Abbey to see how the stars of upstairs and downstairs look with a 21st-century tint...
Class act: Elizabeth McGovern looks striking away from the troubles of Cora Crawley
Hughes that girl: From Elsie the unflappable housekeeper to sparkling star Phyllis Logan
Lip service: Bright vivid scarlet suits Sophie McShera, who plays assistant cook Daisy Mason
Best tressed: Joanne Froggatt is much more glam than her character, sweet lady's maid Anna Bates
Transformed: Scheming housekeeper Sarah O'Brien becomes stunning Siobhan Finneran
Lady in red: Laura Carmichael is much more relaxed in real life than Lady Edith
When you're smiling: Amy Nuttall looks happy to be away from Ethel Parks's problems
There is nothing like a Dame: Maggie Smith casts off the Dowager look for a night out
Tasty dish: Cara Theobald has a new recipe for kitchen maid Ivy Stuart
Cooking up a new look: We've never seen Mrs Patmore glammed up like Lesley Nicol
Shame about these scruffy chaps...
Dressing down: Lord Grantham's valet Bates would have to disown Brendan Coyle
Get a shave: Rob James-Collier could not appear above or below stairs as Thomas with this fuzz
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