Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael (Picture: Getty)

ANNIE HALL

This is one of my all-time favourites. I think Woody Allen is a genius and particularly in this film: it’s stylish, funny and heart-warming. Just the perfect movie, really.

THE LION KING

I am obsessed with this. Michelle Dockery (Lady Mary Crawley) has never seen it and I’m like: ‘That’s probably one of the best films of all time!’ I remember going to see it at the cinema – I’m a big Disney fan.


ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER

I am a big fan of Pedro Almodóvar, too: in this film he manages to be both funny and moving, and he works with these amazing women. I met him recently and I nearly cried.



KRAMER VS KRAMER

I love the performances from Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep. But, then, I could watch anything with Meryl Streep in; she is a bit of a hero of mine.

TRULY MADLY DEEPLY

A really beautiful British film with, again, stunning performances from Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson. I saw it many years ago, then a couple of years ago I watched it again with my sisters and my mum. It was one of those comedy moments where the film ended and we were still crying for a good 20 minutes afterwards.

Downton Abbey series four is out now on DVD and Blu-ray.