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'Downton Abbey' Ratings Healthy In Us: Is It Really All About To End?
Downton Abbey is on a high in the USA: the British period drama is charming scores more viewers than ever before for a fourth season, hitting new records for its stateside performance. American viewers are...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 February 2014
Downton Abbey Hits Record Ratings Upon Us Series 4 Premiere
Downton Abbey's fourth season premiere in the USA attracted a magnificent 10.2 million viewers, proving the British period drama is as popular as ever across the Atlantic, despite falling viewing figures in the UK. Sunday's...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 January 2014
Julian Fellowes Admits That 'Downton Abbey' Could End Next Season
Downton Abbey is by far one of the most successful TV series on the small screen today, drawing in huge, devoted viewer figures week in week out on both sides of the Atlantic. However all...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 January 2014
Downton's Back, Alright! Downton Abbey Returns To Us Screens
Downton Abbey will return to PBS for a fourth season this Sunday, 5 January, and anticipation for the quintessentially English period drama couldn't be higher in the United States. The early 20th century-set story of...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 03 January 2014
Angelica Huston Eyes Downton Abbey Role
Actress Angelica Huston has appealed to Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes to offer her a part on the hit British period drama after confessing she is a big fan.The Witches star admits she would jump...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 November 2013
Downton Abbey Behemoth Trudges On With Fifth Season Confirmation
Downton Abbey has unsurprisingly been renewed for a fifth series by ITV following its season four finale on Sunday evening (November 10, 2013).Tom Branson, Played By Allen Leech."We promise all the usual highs and lows,...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 November 2013
Downton Abbey Season 5 Confirmed Despite Season 4'S Failings
Series 4 may have been the most controversial and criticised in the show’s back catalogue, but Downton Abbey’s strong viewing figures secured the period drama’s 5th season.Julian Fellowes will write another series of Downton.The new...
By Jack de Aguilar in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 November 2013
'Downton Abbey' Green-lit For Fifth Season
Downton Abbey came to a close in the UK last night (10 Nov.) on ITV and even though it won't air in the US (on PBS) until January, producers of the show and bosses at...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 November 2013
'Downton Abbey' Recap: Season Four, Episode Six
Downton Abbey is moving through the years with gusto, and already we're seeing some of the effects of time play havoc with the lives of some of the landed gentry trying to keep up with...
By Joe Wilde in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 October 2013
Julian Fellowes Needed Bodyguards After Downton Death
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes enlisted the protection of bodyguards over fears he would be accosted by fans of the period drama after he killed off Dan Stevens' beloved character.Viewers were left outraged when the...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 October 2013
'Romeo And Juliet' Released: Worth The Reboot?
The news that there was a planned new Romeo and Juliet movie was initially akin to learning that there was a new Dracula in the works, sparking cries of "Another one?", "Again?" Rightly so; Baz...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11 October 2013
Julian Fellowes Defends Downton Abbey Storyline
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has defended his decision to include a shocking rape storyline which prompted a backlash from viewers.In Sunday's (06Oct13) episode of the quaint period drama, fans were left aghast when lady's...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 October 2013
Downton Abbey's Joanne Froggatt Defends Controversial Rape Storyline
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom received "a number of complaints" after Sunday's episode of historical period drama Downton Abbey offended many of its viewers with a brutal rape scene.Joanne Froggatt, AKA Anna Bates, Has Defended Downton's Rape...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 October 2013
Julian Fellowes Outrages Critics By Rewriting William Shakespeare
Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes has been criticised for altering the words of William Shakespeare.The creator of hit British drama Downton Abbey came under fire when he was accused of rewriting lines in his adaptation of...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 02 September 2013
Is Julian Fellowes Really Pondering A Role For P Diddy In Downton?
When the news broke that P-Diddy was going to appear in Downton Abbey, only for it to be revealed as a joke, fans of the series will have breathed a sigh of relief: this is...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 June 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
Downton Abbey Casts First Black Character, Has It Taken Too Long?
Actor Gary Carr has been cast as the first black character on ITV's hugely popular series Downton Abbey. Exectuive producer Gareth Naeme said on Wednesday that the British actor would play Jack Ross, a jazz...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 01 May 2013
New Trailer Revealed For 'Romeo And Juliet', Starring Douglas Booth (Trailer & Pictures)
Douglas Both as Romeo and Hailee Steinfeld as Juliet in Romeo And JulietIt’s been a while since anyone’s attempted to pull off a film adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic doomed love story Romeo & Juliet. We...
By Contributor in Fashion / Beauty on 15 April 2013
Richard Griffiths Is Laid To Rest
Daniel Radcliffe was one of 300 mourners to mourn Richard Griffiths at his funeral yesterday (09.04.13).The 'Harry Potter' actor wept for his co-star, who played his cruel uncle Vernon Dursley in the wizard franchise, as...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 April 2013
Bafta Rightly Snubs Downton Abbey In Favour Of Accused, The Girl, Last Tango
This year's BAFTA nominations is a pretty well rounded list, favouring Jimmy McGovern's superb 'Accused' series, the Sienna Miller starring 'The Girl' and 'Last Tango In Halifax,' a drama about elderly sweethearts reuniting through the...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 April 2013
Wanted: Black Actor And Drunk Man For Downton Abbey Season Four
Award winning ITV drama Downton Abbey is to introduce its first black character as part of a storyline about race relations in the 1920's, set to air during series four. Are you an attractive looking...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 February 2013
Could Julian Fellowes Be Leaving Downton Abbey?
Julian Fellowes may be leaving 'Downton Abbey'.The British screenwriter has sparked speculation he may depart the ITV period drama to focus on his new US TV show 'The Gilded Age', for which he has penned...
By Clive King on 20 February 2013
Downton Abbey Writer Julian Fellowes Considers Leaving The Show
Such is the success of Downton Abbey, that its writer, Julian Fellowes is busy with a number of projects. One of these – Gilded Age – is threatening to end his involvement in Downton, as...
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 20 February 2013
Julian Fellowes On Gay Story Line And Matthew Crawley's Death In Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is safe viewing. Entertaining, witty and with great dialogue it's simply a pleasure to sink yourself deep into your sofa and while away an hour of your time in a marginally recent history,...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 February 2013
Gwyneth Paltrow In Downton Abbey? Maybe Not, But She Should Be
Rumours have abounded lately that Gwyneth Paltrow is set to appear in a cameo role in Downton Abbey. Since starting her family back in 2004, Gwyneth Paltrow has kept away from starring roles, not liking...
By Lorna Greville in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 January 2013
Stuart Varney Ponders The Social And Political Impact Of Downton Abbey In America
Julian Fellowes' Downton Abbey enjoyed a fruitful migration to U.S shores, proving to be a great success, which was a surprise considering the British brand of comedy is yet to truly take America by storm....
By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 January 2013
Downton Abbey Finally Returning To Us Screens
The season premiere of the beloved period drama Downton Abbey is about to hit PBS this Sunday. But, with half the season and a Christmas special already broadcast across the pond, impatience among fans...
By Victoria Pavlova in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 January 2013
Unusual September Setting For Downton Abbey’S Christmas Special
As Christmas specials go, the festive treat for Downton Abbey will be an unusual one… because it’s set in September. Rather than skipping to the yuletide period, Julian Fellowes and his team decided that they...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 December 2012
Festive Tv War - Downton Abbey Christmas Special Beats Call The Midwife
In the battle of the Christmas specials, BBC have been forced to back down and move their 75 minute episode of Call the Midwife, to make way for a 2 hour episode of the Julian...
By Hayley Avron in Movies / TV / Theatre on 06 December 2012
Hailee Steinfeld For Mcg Action Film
Hailee Steinfeld has been cast in McG's new movie.The 15-year-old 'True Grit' actress will star as Kevin Costner's daughter in the hotly-anticipated untitled action film.Kevin, 57, plays terminally ill Secret Service agent Ethan Runner who...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 November 2012
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