Maggie Smith as Violet, the dowager countess of Grantham

Maggie Smith gets only Bafta nomination for Downton Abbey

First Post Tue 24 Apr, AT 13:24

Fred West drama and Sherlock win Bafta nods but Downton suffers and Simon Cowell is ignored

Upstairs Downstairs

Upstairs Downstairs cancelled by BBC after two seasons

One-Minute Read Mon 23 Apr, AT 10:59

Poor viewing figures to blame as Downton Abbey wins battle of maids-and-ladies TV

In pictures: Ralph Lauren meets Downton Abbey

Ralph Lauren Downton Abbey

Shirley MacLaine's Hollywood career in pictures

Shirley MacLaine and Joan Collins
Shirley MacLaine

Shirley MacLaine waltzes into Downton Abbey as Cora's mom

One-Minute Read Tue 31 Jan, AT 10:40

Oscar-winning MacLaine joins the cast for a third series as Americans 'go nuts' for the period drama

'Trashy' Downton – a nice antidote to highbrow US TV

One-Minute Read Tue 10 Jan, AT 15:30

'A smart, seductive soap' – how the US media are explaining Downton to American viewers

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