Did someone else write the rest of Downton Abbey then and he just wrote those bits?Quote:
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Did someone else write the rest of Downton Abbey then and he just wrote those bits?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
Did someone else write the rest of Downton Abbey then and he just wrote those bits?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chloe O'brien
Downton Abbey exec producer Gareth Neame confirmed to TVLine Sunday at HBO’s post-Golden Globes bash that Maggie Smith will indeed be returning for the drama’s upcoming fourth season.
Over the summer, Abbey creator Julian Fellowes admitted that even he didn’t know if the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actress would be back. “I can’t tell you, ‘Oh, yes, she’s definitely contracted [for Season 4] — because she isn’t,” he said. “It’s entirely up to her when she stays and when she goes.
“With Maggie, you never know,” he added. “Other [actors] sign on for the next series and they sign for this and they sign for that, but she doesn’t. She stays her own person. But as far as I’m concerned, I hope she stays with the show until Downton falls down.”
Smith’s decision to stick around ensures that all of the show’s major castmembers are on board for Season 4, with the exception of Jessica Brown Findlay and Dan Stevens, whose respective characters, Sybil and Matthew, are killed off in Season 3.
Downton Abbey exec Gareth Neame has hinted that the show will "turn in a whole different direction" in the new series.
The hit period drama's 2012 Christmas special concluded with the shock death of Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens).
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Neame told E! Online that Matthew's wife Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) will attempt to "rebuild her life" in the 2013 episodes.
"This is a lesson in something that seems like a really big loss in the moment, but will actually turn into a great opportunity... which it will also be for the show, to take a turn in a whole different direction," he said.
It was recently confirmed by Neame that Dame Maggie Smith will reprise her role as the Dowager Countess in Downton's fourth run.
The new series is expected to debut on ITV in the autumn, with a 2013 festive special to follow this Christmas. In the US, the third series is currently airing on PBS.
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No of course he wrote all of it, but killing off two of the most sweet characters was dispicable.Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
No of course he wrote all of it, but killing off two of the most sweet characters was dispicable.Quote:
Originally Posted by parkerman
Digital Spy caught up with Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and star Hugh Bonneville backstage at last night's (January 23) National Television Awards.
The duo, who picked up the 'Best Drama' gong for the ITV series, spoke about the exit of Dan Stevens in the Christmas special and what series four has in store.
Fellowes confessed that he was just as upset as viewers about Stevens's exit, but claimed that he couldn't do anything about it because the actor wanted to leave.
"I'm not going to criticise him," he said. "It's a very funny career to try to make any sense of as I only know too well. And when you definitely feel like something is the right move you've got to do it. But I was very sad."
The writer teased that the departure of Matthew Crawley would dominate future episodes, claiming that "Mary [Michelle Dockery] trying to rebuild her life" would be a dominant theme of series four.
Fellowes also hinted at a return for guest star Shirley MacLaine and suggested that he would be avoiding killing off any further characters this year.
"We don't want it turning into Midsomer Murders, where they live in the same village and 450 people get murdered," he laughed.
Joking about who they would love to see join the cast in the future, Bonneville suggested comic Julian Clary, while Fellowes suggested fellow NTAs winner and Lily Savage star Paul O'Grady.
"Paul O'Grady would be great as Violet's cross-dressing brother," said Fellowes. "Suddenly appearing and introducing a different note in England in 1922."
Downton Abbey begins filming series four in three weeks.
Tom Ellis is reportedly being lined up to star in the next series of Downton Abbey.
The Miranda actor auditioned for the role of Lady Mary's new love *interest and has since been shortlisted for the part by producers, the Sunday Mirror reports.
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Tom Ellis in 'Miranda'
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Tom Ellis with wife Tamzin Outhwaite
An ITV source said: "Tom has always been popular but he has really become hot property since his role as Gary in Miranda.
"He really showed his versatility and he's also incredibly popular with the female viewers. It was an absolute no-brainer to get him in for an audition.
"We know that Tom's got a lot of other options at the moment but if he does get the role it will be an incredible opportunity for him. A lot of the current cast have become global superstars.
"And it is always a bit of a coup for us to attract a *major BBC star to a flagship ITV show like Downton *Abbey."
Lady Mary, played by Michelle Dockery, seemingly lost husband Matthew (Dan *Stevens) in a car crash during Downton Abbey's Christmas special. Her new romance will be a key plot in the next series.
MIRANDA star Tom Ellis has ruled out joining the cast of Downton Abbey.
Rumour was that the BBC sitcom’s heart-throb would be a new love interest for Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) in the next series of ITV toffs drama Downton.
But Tom tweeted: “OK, so it’s been lovely to hear all the congrats for Downton but the truth is I’m not going to be in it... but thank you for your messages xxx”
Yet Tom, wed to actress Tamzin Outhwaite, did reveal he has landed a role in a pilot for new American TV horror series Gothica.
He is to play Victor Frankenstein in the show, described as a “sexy gothic soap” set in the present day, and will appear with Smash actor Raza Jaffrey.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz2Lm7mrRfF
MIRANDA star Tom Ellis has ruled out joining the cast of Downton Abbey.
Rumour was that the BBC sitcom’s heart-throb would be a new love interest for Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) in the next series of ITV toffs drama Downton.
But Tom tweeted: “OK, so it’s been lovely to hear all the congrats for Downton but the truth is I’m not going to be in it... but thank you for your messages xxx”
Yet Tom, wed to actress Tamzin Outhwaite, did reveal he has landed a role in a pilot for new American TV horror series Gothica.
He is to play Victor Frankenstein in the show, described as a “sexy gothic soap” set in the present day, and will appear with Smash actor Raza Jaffrey.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...#ixzz2Lm7mrRfF