What Michelle Dockery Will Miss About “Downton Abbey”
6 seasons and a motion picture.
That’s what Downton Abbeyfans were dealt with to when the duration drama debuted on Jan. 9, 2011 in the U.S. on PBS. Yes, it’s truly been over 12 years given that we were initially presented to the Crawley household and their servants in their sensational home in the English countryside. Once again, who can forget whenTheo Jamescharacter passed away while deflowering Michelle Dockery‘s Lady Mary throughout its freshman run?
Produced by Julian Fellowesthe series went on to end up being a popular culture phenomenon, turning Dockery, Dan Stevens and more of the cast into significant stars and presenting among television’s most precious characters in Maggie Smith‘s Dowager Countess, a.k.a. the lady born to end up being a meme, thanks to her quips and insults.
After ending its preliminary run in 2015, audiences made a return journey to Downton Abbey when the very first movie struck theaters in September 2019 followed byDownton Abbey: A New Erain May 2022.
Now, in honor of Smith’s 89th birthday Dec. 28, we’re spilling behind-the-scenes truths about the program, consisting of the genuine factor behind the series’ most stunning death and which star nearly bailed on her audition.
We’re not Laura Linney and this is 15 tricks about Downton Abbey being exposed …
(Originally released Jan. 9, 2021 at 3 a.m. PT)
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