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‘Downton Abbey’ To End Next Year

Elizabeth McGovern is shown as Lady Grantham, Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham, Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley, Penelope Wilton as Isobel Crawley, Allen Leech as Tom Branson, Jim Carter as Mr. Carson, and Phyllis Logan as Mrs. Hughes, from the TV series, "Downton Abbey." (AP Photo/PBS, Carnival Film & Television Limited 2012 for MASTERPIECE, Nick Briggs)

The next season of ITV's period drama "Downton Abbey" will be its last, its makers have announced. "Inevitably there comes a time when all shows should end and Downton is no exception," said the programme's executive producer Gareth Neame. Created by Julian Fellowes, the show follows an aristocratic family's fortunes from 1912 to the mid-1920s. Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern have played the Earl and Countess of Grantham since the show began in 2010. The drama has won a string of awards since its inception, including two Baftas, three Golden Globes and 11 Primetime Emmys/BBC. More here.

Question: "Downton Abbey" is a guilty pleasure of mine. I enjoy the period drama, the costumes, the focus on the different stories in the house below and above, etc. I'll miss the show. How about you?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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