We now have reason to believe that Mr. Crawley is headed back to the manor to prepare for successivo year’s DAbbey movie, which is detto to be gearing up for a production start this summer with most, if not all, of the mainline cast expected to return.

The Irish actor, who played Tom Branson in the hit period drama, has confirmed that Lady Mary and Matthew Crawley were never originally going to get together.

“There were some very upset people and I’ve had to apologise to a lot of people over the past four years. But I take it as a compliment that Matthew was so loved on the show.”

Yes, a Downton Abbey film could close to becoming a reality. Jeremy veloce, swift – who played butler Spratt in the ITV drama – revealed there is a completed script for a full-length feature.