Downton Abbey

Interview: The cast and crew of Downton Abbey: A New Era on their exciting return home

The Lords and Ladies of Downton have returned. Ushering in a new year and a new era on screen, Julian Fellowes‘ acclaimed drama series has graduated from six television series, to now two acclaimed filmic continuations. To coincide with the anticipated release of Downton Abbey: A New Era (you can read our review here), which…

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Film Review: Downton Abbey: A New Era is a jaunty, dramatic continuation sure to please long-time fans

2019’s Downton Abbey, a filmic continuation of the long-running upstairs/downstairs television series that very much played to its strengths of catering to its devoted fans, was a product that very much felt like it had little interest in truly introducing a new dynamic. For Downton Abbey: A New Era, its bi-line is particularly apt, with…

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Film Review: Downton Abbey is a touch of class

Downton Abbey was a television show filled with glamour, wealth and manners. For six seasons, viewers were treated to a bird’s eye view of the community connected to that famous British estate. While the film adaptation could have become just an extended episode of the series, this film instead manages to hold its own as…

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Interview: Actress Phyllis Logan Looks Back on Downton Abbey

The sun had set on Downton Abbey last week but not so when Phyllis Logan, who plays housekeeper Mrs Hughes, visited Sydney. The view of Circular Quay from her hotel suite was bathed in picturesque sunlight but Logan was kind enough to take her time away from the weather and view to talk about the…

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DVD Review: Downton Abbey Season 6

Fans of Downton Abbey shouldn’t be disappointed with the end of the series. After all, it ended on a high note. Now you can add the DVD to your collection and have an elegant marathon. The complete sixth and final season begins in 1925. Life continues to change at Downton with servants including the ones…

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This Week’s DVD Release Picks: Reality Bites (27th November 2015)

This week sees several reality television shows – and shows with as much drama as a reality series – released just in time for Christmas. I AM CAIT, SEASON 1 We all knew when Caitlin Jenner revealed herself to the world in June that it would only be a matter of time before a reality…

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Lily James (Downtown Abbey/Cinderella) added to WHONIVERSE events in Melbourne & Adelaide!

Doctor Who fans have been revelling in the fact they’ve had Doctor number 11 himself, Matt Smith, in the country with two previous companions (Alex Kingston and Freema Agyeman), meeting fans, partaking in various Tim Tam slams and generally being a cool dude. The Hub Productions’ WHONIVERSE fan meet and greet tour has been and…

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