You Can Stay in the Villa From Downton Abbey: A New Era

When the teaser trailer for “Downton Abbey: A New Era” premiered last year, it didn’t take the standard route of listing the cast for the film. Instead, the promo elegantly trumpeted the presence of Lord Grantham, Lady Grantham, et al.

The first Downton Abbey film gave us Thomas Barrow, played by Rob James-Collier, a gay butler whose sexuality was explored throughout the film by way of a short-lived romance with the king’s royal dresser. However, in Downton Abbey: A New Era, currently playing in theatres, Thomas Barrow’s story gets more of a spotlight and his experiences as a gay man are presented under a warmer more optimistic light, with bright hope for his future. For LGBTQI fans of both the show and western television, the introduction of this storyline back in 2010 was a milestone moment. Thomas Barrow is an openly gay character played by an openly gay actor; while in this moment in time this alone may not be much to celebrate, in 2010 this was relatively rare in Hollywood, considering shows like Will & Grace were the height of mainstream gay representation, with straight actors playing the lead roles. At this time streaming services which have now majorly streamlined production and allowed more marginalised stories to be told, were also not yet around. Thomas Barrow.

Downton Abbey: A New Era released in cinemas last week to praise from fans and critics, with the ending leaving some viewers particularly devastated. The film sees Dame Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern reprise their roles, as the Crawleys attempt to solve the mystery of why the Dowager Countess (Smith) has suddenly inherited a French villa.

Naman Ramachandran The latest in the Downton saga, Universal’s “Downton Abbey: A New Era” topped the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.07 million ($3.8 million), according to numbers released by Comscore.

Downton Abbey's Lesley Nicol has been left devastated after the passing of her beloved husband David Keith Heald. The 68 year old's agent, Paul Pearson, confirmed the news of his death to The Sun as he shared: “I would like to confirm the passing of Lesley’s beloved husband David Heald, known to all his wonderful friends as Da’arboth. “Da’arboth was an amazing, unique and inspirational man who was always at Lesley’s side ‘her warrior’.

Die hard fans of Downton Abbey will all have wondered just what it’s like to step inside the historic home. It’s no secret that Downton is in fact a real place, and tourists flock to experience the upstairs-downstairs life depicted in two blockbuster films and an incredible six series on TV. As Downton Abbey: A New Era arrives in cinemas, we meet Lady Fiona Carnarvon who opened up her outstanding home - Highclere Castle in Hampshire - to create one of our most treasured TV shows of all time.

Refresh for latest…: On a weekend we could term “the calm before the Strange,” there was nevertheless sustained holdover business at the international box office, and a new entry in the form of Universal/Focus’ Downton Abbey: A New Era.

Downton Abbey couple Laura Carmichael and boyfriend Michael C Fox reportedly secretly welcomed a baby boy in March last year. The 35 year old actress, who played Lady Edith Grantham on the ITV period drama, gave birth to a son she named Luca, according to The Sun.

Edinburgh's Royal Yacht Britannia features in the new Downton Abbey film.

EXCLUSIVE: When Downton Abbey first burst on the scene in 2010, the Julian Fellowes-created series quickly drew audiences and made headlines for its unique spin on the traditional British period drama. This was not your grandmother’s upstairs/downstairs look at the upper crust, rather its take on the aristocracy gave contemporary audiences characters and storylines they could relate to with strong women, quotable dialogue and tons of heart.

Dana Walden knew she was part of a historic Hollywood moment when she drove onto the Disney lot the following day for the first time as an employee. The executive, who is now chairman of entertainment for Walt Disney Television, knew she had an enormous job to integrate two studios — 20th Television and what was then ABC Studios — in addition to steering ABC Entertainment and adding Hulu Originals soon after she started.

Downton Abbey has been in production on-and-off for the better part of a decade, it can sometimes be difficult to divorce the show's characters from the real life actors who play them— especially where personal style is concerned.However, at the premiere of Downton Abbey: A New Era, the women of Downton had the chance to showcase their own taste—and they didn't miss.Laura Carmichael, who plays Lady Edith in the series, arrived at the premiere in London on April 25 in a pink Giambattista Valli mini that might be best described as a reverse mullet dress: Party in the front, business in the back. Stylist gave the actor a blowout, while makeup artist gave her a subtle glow. Carmichael's on-screen sister, , went in a more modest direction, arriving in a cape dress from Valentino featuring a shower of silver beading from shoulders to ankles.

Downton Abbey: A New Era at Leicester Square's Cineworld on Monday evening. The actress, 54, who reprised her role of Phyllis Baxter for the film, stunned in a black gown with white panelling down the sides. The gown featured a plunging v-neckline with bow tying shoulder details, with a figure hugging waist before falling into a wide hem.

Downton Abbey star Tuppence Middleton is expecting her first child as she unveiled her blossoming baby bump at the premiere of the new film.The 35 year old actress, who plays Lucy Branson in the franchise, made the revelation as she walked the red carpet for the Downton Abbey: A New Era premiere at Leicester Square's Cineworld on Monday 25 April evening.Tuppence, whose co-star Allen Leech is expecting his second child with wife Jessica, looked gorgeous as she walked down towards photographers in a tight-fitted black gown with off-the-shoulder straps that featured sparkling silver sequins. It also had a thigh-high split on her left leg.

“Hollywood is the ultimate dream factory … and I need dreams as much as the next man,” says Mr Molesley (Kevin Doyle) in Downton Abbey: A New Era. It’s a line that sums up the mission of the TV series’ second cinematic outing: to continue the “dream factory” tradition. And so the wishes of many a familiar character are granted over the course of two hours — along with plenty of drama.

Downton Abbey stunned on the red carpet as they attended the A New Era film premiere in London on Monday evening. Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt looked every inch the leading ladies as they joined the cast for the Downton Abbey: A New Era screening, which fans have been eagerly awaiting since the 2019 film.