- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Alison Graham
There’s a big celebration at Downton Abbey, but morose Robert is in no mood to join in the fun now that the unthinkable has become the thinkable — Downton must go. There’s no money left in the Crawley kitty. Apart from Matthew’s unexpected fortune, of course, but he’s obstinately refusing to cough it up for the benefit of his persistent wife’s family.
Ah well, what are the Crawleys to do but up sticks and move to another house, which they have decided to name Downton Place. It’s a sumptuous country pad that everyone treats as if it’s a diseased tenement. Where
will the Dowager live, she wants to know? “We still own most of the village,” says her son-in-law. So that’s all right.
Meanwhile, Mrs Hughes has to keep an important appointment, and there’s a sweet scene when Mr Carson is overwhelmed by affection.
About this programme
3/8. Edith's big day finally arrives, but will her enthusiasm convince the family that Strallan's age doesn't matter? Meanwhile, Mrs Hughes anxiously awaits her results, Anna makes a breakthrough to help Bates, and Mary takes matters into her own hands to secure the estate's future - but the personal cost could be high. Costume drama, starring Laura Carmichael, Robert Bathurst, Phyllis Logan, Joanne Froggatt and Michelle Dockery.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Maggie Smith
- Robert, Earl of Grantham
- Hugh Bonneville
- Lady Sybil Branson
- Jessica Brown Findlay
- Lady Edith Crawley
- Laura Carmichael
- Mr Carson
- Jim Carter
- John Bates
- Brendan Coyle
- Lady Mary Crawley
- Michelle Dockery
- Molesley
- Kevin Doyle
- O'Brien
- Siobhan Finneran
- Anna
- Joanne Froggatt
- Thomas
- Rob James-Collier
- Tom Branson
- Allen Leech
- Mrs Hughes
- Phyllis Logan
- Cora, Countess of Grantham
- Elizabeth McGovern
- Daisy
- Sophie McShera
- Alfred
- Matt Milne
- Mrs Patmore
- Lesley Nicol
- Ethel
- Amy Nuttall
- Matthew Crawley
- Dan Stevens
- Isobel Crawley
- Penelope Wilton
- Sir Anthony Strallan
- Robert Bathurst
- Durrant
- Neil Bell
- Rev Travis
- Michael Cochrane
- Craig
- Jason Furnival
- Dent
- Karl Haynes
- Mrs Bartlett
- Clare Higgins
- Mavis
- Emma Keele
- Mr Charkham
- Mark Penfold
- Dr Clarkson
- David Robb
- Turner
- Ged Simmons
Crew
- Director
- Andy Goddard
- Executive Producer
- Gareth Neame
- Executive Producer
- Julian Fellowes
- Executive Producer
- Rebecca Eaton
- Producer
- Liz Trubridge
- Writer
- Julian Fellowes
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