28 m. ago Downton Abbey Grand Finale premiere: Michelle Dockery leads red carpet glamour

The stars of Downton Abbey have come together for one final time as they head to Leicester Square in London for the final premiere of the last film, The Grand Finale

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2 h. ago Downton Abbey cast reveal secrets and memories ahead of final film release

The third film Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale really will signal the end of the ITV period drama

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7 h. ago Downton Abbey stars tease final film as they pose together in stunning new photos

Downton Abbey movie The Grand Finale is set to conclude the hit period drama and will be released in September

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7 h. ago Downton Abbey's final film features unexpected cameos from relatives of iconic star

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale will see the beloved period drama come to an end, but one star managed to fit in some real-life family members during the final film

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26 h. ago Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt, 45, seen pregnant for the first time in character

When Joanne Froggatt fell pregnant as filming for the final Downton Abbey movie approached, writer Julian Fellowes knew exactly what to do.

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31 h. ago Downton Abbey creator teases 'you could make a case' for character spin

Downton Abbey is coming to the big screen for the final time later this month and ahead of the film's release, creator Julian Fellowes has teased a potential spin-off

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8 d. ago Elizabeth McGovern says she is ‘over’ Downton Abbey and ‘ready to move on’

Downton Abbey is returning for a third and final film titled The Grand Finale.

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3 w. ago ‘I knew my job was to fulfil a man’s fantasy’: Elizabeth McGovern on Downton, early fame and co

As the Downton Abbey finale hits the big screen, the actor looks back on the pitfalls of scoring huge success so young – and the liberation she later found singing in a band and writing a play about Ava GardnerFor the maudlin among us, the final Downton Abbey film should perhaps come with a warning. Everything in it is tinged with wistfulness – a goodbye to cherished characters and a farewell to a stately home that was a sturdy presence in a transient world. When the ITV series started in 2010, wasn’t life better? Did Elizabeth McGovern feel this too, the sense of time passing? After all, her character, Cora, is now ageing out of custodianship of Downton along with her husband, Lord Grantham, in favour of a younger generation and a changing era as the 1930s dawn.“No!” says McGovern, snapping me out of my melancholy. “I feel very excited that I’m going into a gratifying new phase in my career.” As well as reviving Cora, there is the play she has written, Ava: The Secret Conversations...

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