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Telegraph
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Watch: First look at final Downton Abbey film
The place we'll always remember. The family we'll never forget. Everything has led to this. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is only in theaters September 12. Watch the teaser trailer now. — Downton Abbey (@DowntonAbbey) June 2, 2025 The trailer for the new Downton Abbey film has hinted at a poignant final chapter. After six series and two films, a final cinematic release will conclude the story of the Crawley family in September 2025 with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. A teaser trailer suggests that there will be an emotional end to the Edwardian saga devised by writer Lord Fellowes, which began with the first series on ITV in 2010. Promotional material for the third and final film in the franchise shows Hugh Bonneville's character Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham, apparently bidding farewell to Downton. The trailer includes a portrait of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, who was played by the late Dame Maggie Smith. Her character was killed off in the 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era, two years before Dame Maggie herself died aged 89. Executive producer Gareth Neame said that the film would contain a 'meaningful' tribute to Dame Maggie, and her loss would be reflected in the plot of the finale of the Downton story. In an interview with TV Line in 2024, Neame said: 'The fact that Dame Maggie herself has now passed away since that time has given a real added poignancy to a story that we would have planned anyway.' Few further details of the film's plot have been revealed. The film stars Dominic West as silent film star Guy Dexter, and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary, who will be shown navigating London high society. The trailer hints at the plot revolving to some degree around a stage show and shows Lady Mary being mobbed by the press and treated like a star. Her former on-screen partner Matthew Goode's character Henry Talbot will not be returning for the final film. The actor said that he felt his character was 'edging towards becoming a bit of a wet lettuce' and suggested it was a 'good thing' he would not return, allowing Lady Mary to find another love interest.
BreakingNews.ie
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Hugh Bonneville appears to kiss estate goodbye in Downton Abbey finale trailer
Hugh Bonneville's Robert, the Earl of Grantham, has appeared to kiss his country estate goodbye in the trailer for Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The movie is promoted as bidding 'farewell' to the Yorkshire-set series about the life of the landed gentry and their servants that began with a TV show before a series of films. Advertisement It sees the return of Bonneville; Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary; Elizabeth McGovern as Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham; Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith; Jim Carter as the butler Charles 'Charlie' Carson; and Joanne Froggatt as Anna Bates. The teaser begins with the family attending an opulent day at the races, and Mr Carson as an announcer saying: 'Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to 1930.' The following clips show London theatrical productions, Dominic West as Guy Dexter and Lady Edith telling Lady Mary that she will be a 'sensation'. The family then return to Downton Abbey, where a painting of Dame Maggie Smith's Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, who died in the 2022 film Downton Abbey: A New Era, is shown along with dances and the staff. Advertisement Last year, Oscar-winning actress Dame Maggie died in September at the age of 89, with Bonneville remembering her at the time as a 'true legend of her generation'. Joanne Froggatt (left), Michelle Dockery (centre) and Dame Maggie Smith starred in Downton Abbey together (Ian West/PA) The trailer shows the words: 'It's almost time to bid farewell' before ending with the family and staff all waiting outside the grand estate, while the Earl presses his finger to his lips and then places them on the wall. Starting as a series in 2010, the programme won a number of awards, including 15 Emmys, with three of them going to Dame Maggie for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series. The series, the final of which aired on TV on Christmas Day in 2015, has also won a special TV Bafta award and earned Dame Maggie a nod. Advertisement Released in 2019, the first film in the trilogy depicted a royal visit to the Crawley family and Downton staff, while the second film, Downton Abbey: A New Era, saw them travel to France after Violet inherited a villa. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale will release in cinemas on September 12.
Daily Mail
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
BAFTA TV Awards leaves viewers 'disgusted and outraged' as legendary star is snubbed from In Memoriam tributes - but all isn't as it seems
BAFTA TV Awards left viewers 'disgusted and outraged' after a legendary star was snubbed from In Memoriam tributes on Sunday evening. Actress Dame Maggie Smith, who is best known for roles in the likes of Harry Potter, Downton Abbey and The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie, passed away aged 89 on September 27 2024. During the prestigious television awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall in London on Sunday, a number of much-loved stars were paid tribute to. Michael Moseley, The Bill's Roberta Taylor, Drag Race UK star The Vivienne and American actor Richard Chamberlain were among those who were included. Broadcaster Henry Kelly, Coronation Street 's Timothy West and Brian Murphy were also spoken about. However Maggie wasn't included. Many of those watching at home to take to X, formerly known as Twitter, to point it out and share their upset. One said on the social media platform: '@BAFTA - unless I missed it, Dame Maggie Smith not on your list of those departed in tonight's award show. I'd say she was a lot more worthy of mention than some of those also-rans.' '#BAFTAS no mention of Dame Maggie Smith when remembering those who died in the last year. Shame on BAFTA.' 'Where was Dame Maggie Smith's acknowledgement in roll of honour?' '@BBCOne @BAFTA ….. where was Dame Maggie Smith in the remembrance section? Dame Maggie Smith how on earth could the BBC miss that one shameful.' '@BAFTA why no mention of Dame Maggie Smith in tonight's memoriam section???' Another pointed out: 'Bafta TV Awards Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright, snubbed Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright, even if they are know mostly for film/theatre. 'They did a lot of TV, especially in the early days when they did plays on TV and period dramas especially Shakespeare. 'Maggie Smith was in iconic Downton Abbey. Plowright has a Golden Globe and Emmy for TV!' However it has been highlighted that late Maggie and Joan were paid tribute to at the Bafta Film Awards in Memoriam in February. Back in September, Larkin and Stephens, Maggie's sons from her first marriage, said in their statement: 'It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September. 'An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother. 'We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and unstinting kindness during her final days. 'We thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time.' Among the first to pay tribute was her friend Gyles Brandreth, who said: 'The saddest news: the death of Dame Maggie Smith marks the end of a golden era and a quite extraordinary life. 'She was a truly great actress, 'one of the greats' and simply the best company: wise, witty, waspish, wonderful. One of a kind in every way and consequently irreplaceable.' British theatre owner and producer Sir Cameron Mackintosh told the PA news agency: 'It is with enormous sadness that today, British theatre has lost one of its greatest stars - the incomparable Dame Maggie Smith. 'Many of Maggie's finest performances have been on the stages of theatres now in my care - one of the dress circle boxes in the Sondheim Theatre is proudly named after her. 'Over the decades, I have been privileged to see many of her unforgettable performances from her early days in revue, in the late-50s. 'Whatever she was in, every line was electric - she was the master of the zinger. 'I, and everyone at Delfont Mackintosh Theatres, salute a truly great artist. Maggie was a brilliant original who can never be replaced or ever forgotten.' 2025 BAFTA TV AWARD WINNERS AT A GLANCE Drama Series - Blue Lights (BBC One) Limited Drama - Mr Bates vs the Post Office (ITV1) International - Shogun (Disney+) - WINNER Scripted Comedy - Alma's Not Normal (BBC Two) Entertainment - Would I Lie To You? (BBC One) Entertainment Performance - Joe Lycett, Late Night Lycett (Channel 4) Strictly Come Dancing: Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell's Waltz to You'll Never Walk Alone (BBC One) Factual Entertainment - Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour (BBC Two) Factual Series - To Catch a Copper (Channel 4) Specialist Factual - Atomic People (BBC Two) Live Event Coverage - Glastonbury 2024 (BBC Two) News Coverage - BBC Breakfast: Post Office Special (BBC One) Leading Actress - Marisa Abela, Industry (BBC One) Leading Actor - Lennie James, Mr Loverman (BBC One) Supporting Actress - Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Supporting Actor - Ariyon Bakare, Mr Loverman (BBC One) Female Performance in a Comedy - Ruth Jones, Gavin & Stacey (BBC One) Male Performance in a Comedy - Danny Dyer, Mr Big Stuff (Sky Comedy) Reality - The Jury: Murder Trial (Channel 4) Soap - EastEnders (BBC One) Daytime - Clive Myrie's Caribbean Adventure (BBC Two) - WINNER Current Affairs - State of Rage (Channel 4) Shortform - Quiet Life (BBC Three) Sport - Paris 2024 Olympics (BBC Sport) Children's Non Scripted - FYI Investigates: Disability and Me (Sky Kids) Children's Scripted - CBeebies As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe (CBeebies)
