The actor whose character Matthew Crawley met his maker on Christmas Day topped the GQ list - meanwhile singer Ed Sheeran was crowned the most sartorially challenged male of 2012

Following the Christmas special's shock ending, and the subsequent public outcry, ITV has released a statement regarding Dan Stevens's departure from the show

The feature-length episode delivered a Downton heir and another surprise - but not much drama, says Ellie Walker-Arnott. What did you think?

The feature-length Christmas special is just around the corner. Here's what we think might happen...

Fresh from another successful run, the Crawleys will return to our screens for another season of Julian Fellowes' period drama

From the scheming servant to the lowly lover - get to know the rather familiar characters of this new drama...

When will O'Brien get her comeuppance? What will become of Thomas? Will Mary and Matthew have a baby? We predict what another series might have in store...

We take a look at Sunday's episode of Downton, and make some guesses about what happens next...

Ahead of today's announcement, Peter Stothard assesses the works of Hilary Mantel, Jeet Thayil, Deborah Levy, Will Self, Tan Twan Eng and Alison Moore

We take a look at Sunday's episode of Downton, and make some guesses about what happens next...