Well done to Brendan on his nomination. Don't know if we will get it as he's up against Aidan Gillen and he's a tough act to beat.
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Well done to Brendan on his nomination. Don't know if we will get it as he's up against Aidan Gillen and he's a tough act to beat.
Fay Ripley has revealed she would love a role in Downton Abbey - provided she didn't have to play a maid.
The Cold Feet actress is a dab hand in the kitchen and has an award-winning cookery book to her name, but insisted she'd stay well out of the servants' quarters if she landed a part in the hit period drama.
She confessed: "I want to be in Downton Abbey! But I don't want to be a maid. I want to be upstairs doing something lovely and glamorous.
"I think the next series is set in the Twenties and I do not look good in a Flapper dress, so I might have to wait for the series after that."
Fay, who is back with a second series of the cookery show Perfect..., is married to fellow actor Daniel Lapaine - best known for playing the groom in Muriel's Wedding.
"I still love the film; I've always loved it. It's brilliant and it definitely stands the test of time," Fay said.
"(Daniel) looks so different now. When I watch it I just scream with laughter."
Fay Ripley narrates Perfect... which is exclusive to Good Food, Monday to Wednesday at 7pm from tonight (January 16).
Downton Abbey stars Elizabeth McGovern and Michelle Dockery are apparently releasing an album together.
The actresses - whose costume drama clinched the Golden Globe for best miniseries or movie at the weekend - have been hard at work making the record, reports the Daily Express.
Speaking at a screening of the film My Week With Marilyn, Elizabeth - who has been fronting a band called Sadie And The Hotheads for four years - revealed: "It's going to come out later in the year."
Michelle is no stranger to music either. The actress is also a jazz singer and she has performed at events including the 50th anniversary of Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London.
The 30-year-old said it's been "so much fun" working on the album with her Downton co-star Elizabeth, 50.
Elizabeth and Michelle played the Countess of Grantham and her eldest daughter, Lady Mary Crawley, in the award-winning TV series.
THE Downton Abbey gang could be back again in Hollywood quite soon — making Downton: The Movie.
Show creator Julian Fellowes was the toast of Tinseltown on Sunday night after the ITV1 costume drama landed a major TV prize at the Golden Globe awards.
He was virtually mobbed at the event's after-party at the Beverly Hilton, with actors and movie bosses wanting to know whether there was a film on the cards.
A source said: "Julian was chatting with various film directors and movie executives about the show and the possibility it would make a fantastic feature film.
"Reese Witherspoon and Meryl Streep were also seen chatting and congratulating him.
"He was very much flying the flag for British TV.
"They were all chatting about how much of a success the film version would be.
"Julian was explaining he would have to give the idea a lot of thought and that lots of people have already asked him about film rights."
He wrote the 2001 film, which starred Downton's Maggie Smith, and earned himself an Oscar for best screenplay.
Downton has become a hit in the US after it started airing on the PBS channel as part of the Masterpiece slot.
The channel also shows other British programmes such as Sherlock, the second series of which ended on BBC1 on Sunday.
Downton star Elizabeth McGovern, who plays the Countess of Grantham, explained the show's appeal to Americans.
She said: "I think they love the drama and the intrigue, and they also love the solidity of the life — that you're free of mobile phones and Twitter."
ITV is in the process of making a third series of Downton Abbey.
It will be set in 1920 and 1921, and cover 18 months in the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them.
DOWNTON ABBEY will see an influx of Americans — and TWO weddings — for its third series.
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Miranda new role is a labour of loveDownton Abbey is a real Carry OnDermot O’Leary’s Dame for a laughCorrie’s Kevin is a very Abbey manUS-born actress Elizabeth McGovern, who plays Lady Grantham, revealed there will be reunions with her relatives from the States — and told how much she loves the show.
Elizabeth said: "I feel a bit guilty because I get paid to do something that is so much fun. We have a lot of laughs. I love the team behind Downton so it really is a joy."
But while the lavish outfits are a joy there is one drawback.
"They put you in a corset and, baby, they squeeze that tight! At the end of the day my intensities are in my throat and in my legs! It's very hard work.
"I enjoy wearing them but it's nice to leave them at work."
Downton Abbey has cast Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine in the show's new series.
MacLaine has been unveiled as Lady Grantham's mother, Martha Levinson, ahead of filming on the hit period drama's third run, which starts in February.
The six-time Academy Award nominee is being billed as a "wonderful combatant" for Dame Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess in the Julian Fellowes-penned series.Quote:
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Laura Mackie, director of drama at ITV said: "It is so exciting to have an actress of Shirley MacLaine's stature joining our brilliant Downton Abbey cast for series three and a tribute to the show's success on both sides of the Atlantic."
MacLaine's distinguished career includes roles in Terms of Endearment, Bernie, In Her Shoes and The Apartment. She also released the best-selling books Sage-ing While Age-ing and I'm Over All That - And Other Confessions.
Series three of Downton Abbey is expected to air in the autumn in the UK. The second run is currently showing on Masterpiece on PBS in the US.
Producer Carnival Films' managing director, Gareth Neame commented on the casting: "My late grandfather directed Shirley MacLaine in Gambit in 1966 so it is a delight for me that she will be joining us on Downton Abbey.
"Julian has written another brilliant character in Martha Levinson, who will be a wonderful combatant for Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess and we are excited at the prospect of Shirley MacLaine playing her."
I hope the show dont go too Hollywood by getting loads of big names I like the cast as it is
Production on the third series of Downton Abbey begins this week, with the cast returning to their roles in the critically acclaimed drama.
Stars Laura Carmichael, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol and Allen Leech spoke to Digital Spy's Anna Williamson on the red carpet of the Elle Style Awards last night, confirming that they would be back filming in Highclere Castle.
"We had a read through of the first five scripts, and they are really, really good," Leech said. "I think it's going to be very exciting."
They were joined by fellow castmembers including Hugh Bonneville and Thomas Howes at the Elle Style Awards, where they collected the award for 'Best TV Show'.
It was recently confirmed that Oscar-winning actress Shirley MacLaine has joined the cast as Lady Grantham's mother, Martha Levinson.
Matt Milne has signed up for a role in the third series of Downton Abbey.
The actor, who recently played Andrew in the movie War Horse, is joining the cast as a footman called Alfred.
Alfred is also the nephew of O'Brien (Siobhan Finneran), Digital Spy has learned.
As well as appearing in War Horse, Milne will star as Agathon in the upcoming movie Wrath of the Titans.
Oscar-nominated actress Shirley MacLaine has already signed up for a role in the new series of Downton Abbey and will play the mother of Lady Grantham (Elizabeth McGovern).
Downton Abbey is expected to return with a new series on ITV later this year.