Downton Abbey
Joanne Froggatt: ‘Mick Jagger is a big Downton fan’
The actor, 41, tells Michael Hogan about double entendres and the Duchess of Cambridge, her awe of musicians and why friends call her Jo-Fro
Michael Hogan
27, Nov, 2021 @2:00 PM
Dan Stevens: ‘The bodice ripper never quite goes away, I don’t think it ever will’
Ever since his days on Downton Abbey, the actor has segued seamlessly between British period drama and high-rolling US sci-fi. He talks about playing a robot – and why he has moved on from romance
Zoe Williams
13, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM
Downton Abbey film sequel set for Christmas 2021 release
A followup to the 2019 film is currently in production, with Dominic West, Hugh Dancy and Laura Haddock joining returning cast members
Catherine Shoard
19, Apr, 2021 @2:38 PM
'Downton Abbey is ludicrous': the biggest TV hits we've never seen – until now
Continuing our series on a year of bumper pandemic viewing, our critics finally watch the shows that had passed them by, from Downton to Twin Peaks
Ammar Kalia, Rachel Aroesti, Rebecca Nicholson, Stuart Heritage, Alex Mistlin, Hannah J Davies and Toby Moses
23, Mar, 2021 @2:38 PM
Brooke Shields: 'I'm such an addict of Downton Abbey'
The 80s star on the joy of an English roast dinner, her Ozark obsession, and her brush with the Dilbert Dunker
As told to Rich Pelley
19, May, 2020 @7:00 AM
From Downton to Belgravia: a guide to the posh programmes of Julian Fellowes
Blustering aristos, parasols, cutlery-based infractions – here’s how to distinguish between his indistinguishable shows
Sarah Dempster
21, Apr, 2020 @8:00 AM
Downton-shaped hole in your life? Belgravia is here to fill it
In ITV’s new show based on a book by Julian Fellowes, much of the drama comes from people whispering about manners
Joel Golby
14, Mar, 2020 @11:00 AM
Bodice-rippers! How period drama went from buttoned up to sexed up
In the decade that was simply ‘the worst of times’, we went from Downton Abbey dross to a swaggering masterwork about the first modern lesbian. Costume drama has loosened its corset at last!
Chitra Ramaswamy
28, Dec, 2019 @4:00 PM
Maggie Smith: Harry Potter and Downton Abbey weren't 'what you’d call satisfying'
The actor has said that, while grateful for the work, ‘I didn’t really feel I was acting in those things’
Staff and agencies
05, Dec, 2019 @11:17 AM
Misty-eyed ‘heritage’ shows like The Crown are useful to the Brexit narrative | Callum Alexander Scott
These shows too often distort history and romanticise a glorious Britain past, says PhD researcher Callum Alexander Scott
Callum Alexander Scott
17, Nov, 2019 @12:31 PM
Downton Abbey, like plantation houses, delivers fantasy over brute reality | Michael Henry Adams
The American south may seem a long way from the estates of England, but in both places a veil of caprice covers harsh truths
Michael Henry Adams
21, Sep, 2019 @5:00 AM
Live like a lord and lady: 'Downton Abbey' is listed on Airbnb
Earl and Countess of Carnarvon open doors of Highclere Castle in Hampshire to select guests
Frances Perraudin
17, Sep, 2019 @9:25 AM
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