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'Downton Abbey' Season 4 Episode 2 Enjoys High Ratings As Lady Mary's Mood Lifts
The second episode of Downton Abbey's fourth season managed to pull in 9.6 million viewers according to Inquisitr - beating the premiere episode last week. Ratings are expected to be equally impressive for the American...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 September 2013
'Downton Abbey' Consoles Emmy Loss With 10.5m Tune-in To New Series
Downton Abbey has finally returned to television for a fourth season meaning Sunday nights are once again sorted for fans of the meaty period drama. The ITV1 show failed to scoop any awards, apart from...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23 September 2013
Colin Firth Will Put On His Wellies & Raincoat As He Lends His Voice To Paddington Bear
Colin Firth has agreed to play Paddington Bear in a re-boot of the famed Michael Bond books about a bear from Peru with a taste for marmalade. In the original Bond books, Paddington is found...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 September 2013
Visit The 'Downton Abbey' Castle In Anticipation Of The Next Series.
The awe-inspiring Highclere Castle, set of the fictitious Golden Globe-nominated Downton Abbey television drama, is now open to the public so that fans of the show can stroll through the hallways and dining rooms and...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 September 2013
Downton Abbey Unveils Two New Stars: One-year-old Twins Logan & Cole Weston
ITV's hit period drama Downton Abbey will return to our screens later this year, and in the meantime we've been given plenty of tidbits about what we can expect from season four, and our latest...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 15 August 2013
Downton Abbey Hands Out Golden Deals To Avoid Dan Stevens Style Exits
Bosses behind the major British period drama Downton Abbey - which has also proved a huge hit stateside - have moved quickly to tie down the show's biggest stars in a bid to avoid another...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 August 2013
Downton Abbey's Surprise Success Means Huge Ratings Boost For Pbs
In 2013, cable is dominating traditional broadcast giants and unexpected cult hits like Downton Abbey are where it’s at. By “it” we of course mean huge rating boosts. While ratings at the major networks plateau...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 07 August 2013
Stars To Play God In Spamalot For Charity
Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville and Carry On star Barbara Windsor are among an eclectic group of celebrities who will take on the role of God in West End show Spamalot to raise money for...
By WENN on 11 July 2013
Paul Giamatti Continues American Invasion Of Downton Abbey With Season Four Appearance
Paul Giamatti will become the next American actor to appear in the hugely successful British period drama Downton Abbey, with the American Splendour actor set to appear as a maverick American playboy during the upcoming...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 June 2013
Hollywood Meets Sussex: Clooney And Co Shoot 'The Monuments Men' [Pictures]
A host of Hollywood stars, including Clooney, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bill Murray and Hugh Bonneville have landed in southern English locations while filming World War II movie The Monuments Men in Rye, Sussex, and...
By Lauren James on 06 June 2013
Hugh Bonneville Becomes Youth Theatre Patron
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville has signed up as a patron of a youth theatre organisation in his native Britain.The star is supporting The National Youth Theatre, which he attended when he was younger....
By WENN on 28 May 2013
Downton Abbey Will Return To Pbs In January 2014
After the surprise ending of series three, many were left wondering whether or not the hugely successful period drama Downton Abbey would be come back at all, but there's good news to all you Downton...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 May 2013
Gary Carr Joining The Downton Abbey Cast As The Show's First Black Character
Downton Abbey is going to get a whole lot more complicated and interesting, with the addition of a host of cast members, including Gary Carr. Carr will play the period drama’s first black character, the...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 May 2013
Downton Abbey Actor Hugh Bonneville Would Welcome A Part In Eastenders
There’s a strange kind of dichotomy in soap land; Downton Abbey is considered a highbrow, period drama, aired on ITV – not everyone’s idea of premium television, while Eastenders remains the jewell in the crown...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 March 2013
James Mcavoy Gets The Critics And Stars Excited With His Performance In Macbeth
James McAvoy in Macbeth is causing quite a stir. Both the critics and the stars in the audience have lavished praise over the Scottish actor who has applied his trade in Hollywood, in X Men...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 February 2013
Ronnie Wood And Hugh Bonneville Team Up For Charity
Rock legend Ronnie Wood is teaming up with Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville to raise money for charity.The stars are joining forces to pull in cash for healthcare organisation Merlin by offering fans the chance...
By WENN on 20 February 2013
Downton Abbey Returning For Another Season Of Drama In Dinner Jackets
Downton Abbey is about to return to PBS’s Masterpiece Classic, in what is shaping up to be a defining season opener for the show.The last season left many more than a little disappointed with the...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 January 2013
Downton Abbey's Cast Enjoys Golden Globe Nominations
It's not all that rare to find a British television show nominated at the Golden Globes, both The Tudors and Cranford enjoyed their days in the sun in 2008 and 2009, but Americans really do...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 December 2012
George Clooney Wants Matt Damon For The Monuments Men Role
George Clooney wants Matt Damon to star in 'The Monuments Men'. The Hollywood actor is roping in his old friend and 'Oceans Eleven' co-star Matt for a role in his new World War II period...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 December 2012
Farce, Or Fair Enough? Olivia Colman To Battle Herself At British Comedy Awards
Olivia Colman has been nominated twice in the same category for the upcoming British Comedy Awards. The 39-year-old, perhaps best known for playing Sophie on Peep Show, is up for Best Actress for two BBC...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 December 2012
George Clooney To Star In Alien Movie 1952?
George Clooney is set to star in Disney alien movie '1952'. The 51-year-old actor is reportedly in negotiations for the motion picture, which sees 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' director Brad Bird in line to...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 November 2012
Downton Abbey Series 3 Finale Pulls In Record Viewing Figures
ITV's flagship period Drama, Dowton Abbey, aired it's season finale last night, and was viewed by a massive 10.7m people, making it easily the highest rated drama of the year, reports The Daily Mail.Sunday night...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 November 2012
George Clooney Signs Up Daniel Craig For Ww2 Flick 'The Monuments Men'
George Clooney has signed up British actors Daniel Craig and Hugh Bonneville for his new World War 2 movie The Monuments Men. The Bond and Downton Abbey stars will join established Hollywood actors John Goodman,...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 October 2012
Hugh Bonneville Urges Tv Bosses To Reduce Downton Abbey Piracy
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville is urging Tv bosses to speed up international broadcasts of the hit British Tv show to avoid storyline spoilers and piracy.The actor fears the period drama is ruined for many...
By WENN on 29 October 2012
Julian Fellowes To Pen ‘Downton Abbey’ Prequel?
Julian Fellowes wishes to write a prequel on the main characters in his hit ITV1 show ‘Downton Abbey’ after the last series is aired. The Oscar winning screenwriter, who also wrote the recent ‘Titanic’...
By Michael West on 28 September 2012
Hugh Bonneville Causes Woman To Hyperventilate
Hugh Bonneville recently made a woman hyperventilate by speaking to her. The 48-year-old actor was visiting Los Angeles when a fan of 'Downton Abbey' - in which he plays lead character the Earl of Grantham...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 August 2012
Hugh Bonneville Causes Woman To Hyperventilate
Hugh Bonneville recently made a woman hyperventilate by speaking to her. The 48-year-old actor was visiting Los Angeles when a fan of 'Downton Abbey' - in which he plays lead character the Earl of Grantham...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 August 2012
Downton Abbey On Pair With Kim Kardashian In Tv Ratings
Downton Abbey has triumphed over some of the biggest home-grown shows in the USA, according to Reuters, today (February 8, 2012). The first show of the second series of Downton Abbey attracted around 4.2 million...
By Lew Irwin on 08 February 2012
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