- Radio Times
- Review by:
- Alison Graham
Mr Carson has a face of granite and a heart of lead as he tells quivering Thomas Barrow, who is wallowing in disgrace after last week’s, ahem, “misunderstanding”: “I find your situation revolting, you have been twisted by nature into something foul.” Steady on, Mr C, that’s a bit harsh. But not everyone below stairs at Downton is so rampantly anti-gay.
It’s the final episode in the series and there is a very strong sense of hope and of new beginnings as everyone looks forward to a sunny future at the annual Downton Abbey house versus village cricket match. The Downton gels are forging ahead in the world – Edith’s new career as a columnist is flourishing as she basks in her editor’s praise, while Lady Mary looks enigmatic in some lovely hats. By the end you will have a smile on your
face, a tear in your eye and possibly a song in your heart.
About this programme
8/8. There is excitement throughout the house and nearby village as the annual cricket match draws near, and the event brings out Robert's competitive side. Violet's great-niece Rose arrives, but a trip to London reveals there is more to her than meets the eye, while Matthew and Mary seem to be keeping secrets from each other. Thomas's future lies in Carson's hands, but the earl's valet may have found an unexpected ally in Bates. Last in the series.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
- Maggie Smith
- Robert, Earl of Grantham
- Hugh Bonneville
- 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
- Jimmy
- Ed Speleers
- Terence Margadale
- Edward Baker-Duly
- Lady Rosamund Painswick
- Samantha Bond
- Gregson
- Charles Edwards
- Bill Molesley
- Bernard Gallagher
- Lady Rose MacClare
- Lily James
- Mead
- Edmund Kente
- Mrs Bryant
- Christine Mackie
- Dr Clarkson
- David Robb
- Dr Ryder
- Richard Teverson
- Ivy
- Cara Theobald
- Insp Stanford
- Tony Turner
- Taxi driver
- Jordan Long
Crew
- Director
- David Evans
- Executive Producer
- Gareth Neame
- Executive Producer
- Julian Fellowes
- Executive Producer
- Rebecca Eaton
- Producer
- Liz Trubridge
- Writer
- Julian Fellowes
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