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Allen Leech, Harry Hadden-Paton, Tuppence Middleton, and Laura Carmichael in Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era review

Leave a Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / November 2, 2022 / Allen Leech, Dominic West, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Elizabeth McGovern, Harry Hadden-Paton, Hugh Bonneville, Jonathan Zaccaï, Kevin Doyle, Laura Carmichael, Laura Haddock, Lesley Nicol, Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Nathalie Baye, Penelope Wilton, Robert James-Collier, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton

Downton Abbey: A New Era has so many things happening, and so many happy endings, that you don’t notice that the 2022 spinoff from the popular TV series is over two hours long. The time is bursting with a big cast, lots of changes, and the continued emphasis on the continuity of family brought up in the previous film, Downton …

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Phyllis Logan, Lesley Nicol, and Sophie McShera in Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey (2019), clever capers and royal visits

1 Comment / Movies, Streaming / By Virginia DeBolt / October 25, 2022 / Allen Leech, Downton Abbey, Elizabeth McGovern, Geraldine James, Hugh Bonneville, Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Joanne Froggatt, Laura Carmichael, Lesley Nicol, Maggie Smith, Max Brown, Michelle Dockery, Phyllis Logan, Robert James-Collier, Simon Jones, Sophie McShera, Susan Lynch, Tuppence Middleton

Downton Abbey has spun off two movies from the popular TV series. This one, from 2019, is about a royal visit from King George V (Simon Jones) and Queen Mary (Geraldine James) that set the residents of Downton Abbey atwitter. It featured a delightful minor rebellion from the servants quarters that made the story fun.