Downton Abbey stars play 'Edwardian Ant and Dec' in event hosted by Allen Leech and Rob James-Collier

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May 21, 2014 16:10 By Lorcan Lovett

Members of the Downton Abbey Cast with Chilterns MS Centre Trustee Linda Oatley, chief executive Robert Breakwell and fundraiser Hannah Asquith

Seven members of the award-winning Downton Abbey cast joined 115 guests at Hedsor House for a fundraising dinner last Friday (May 16).

The evening in Taplow was in aid of Chilterns MS Centre which provides treatment to people with Multiple Sclerosis across South Bucks.

Rob James-Collier who plays under butler ‘Thomas Barrow’ and Allen Leech ‘Branson’ once the chauffeur and now part of the ‘Grantham’ family, hosted the event and described themselves as the Edwardian Ant and Dec.

The guests had plenty of opportunity to talk to Michelle Dockery ‘Lady Mary’ from ‘upstairs’ and Jim Carter ‘Carson’, Phyllis Logan ‘Mrs Hughes’, Lesley Nichol ‘Mrs Patmore’ and Sophie McShera ‘Daisy’ all in the ‘downstairs cast’.

Robert Breakwell, chief executive of Chilterns MS Centre, said: "It is not often that a small, local charity like the Chilterns MS Centre is supported by the cast of a global TV phenomenon.  I would like to sincerely thank Rob James-Collier and his fellow cast members for making this Downton Dinner possible."

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DOWNTON ABBEY STARS TAKE OVER THE SAG AWARDS

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January 20, 3014


Sophie McShera, Cara Theobold, Laura Carmichael, Lesley Nicol, Michelle Dockery and Phyllis Logan attend the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on 18 January 2014 in Los Angeles.

The Screen Actors Guild Awards took place on 18 January in Los Angeles and we couldn't help but notice that Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and a whole host of other Downton Abbey stars were in attendance. They scrubbed up pretty well for the red carpet and, between them, they managed to pull off a fair few trends. Let's take a look...

Colour pops

Colour is a huge trend for 2014 and the Downton crew weren't shy to try it out.
Lesley Nicol went for a chic emerald green coat in satin whilst Phyllis Logan opted for a deep purple dress. If you don't feel like going all out with a colourful dress like Phyllis then wearing a bright coat is an excellent way to rock the trend.

Side-swept sisters

Michelle Dockery and Sophie McShera were both rocking very on-trend side-swept hairstyles. Sophie styled her long bob into a straight and sleek style with a side parting, slicking the hair under at the ends to add extra finish.

LESLEY NICOL, KEVIN DOYLE, PHYLLIS LOGAN AND DAVID ROBB

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‘Downton Abbey’: Photos released from series 3 Christmas special (HYPABLE)

by Michal Schick
@inkasrain
Posted on 3:00 pm,

December 3, 2012Several stills have surfaced online from Downton Abbey‘s upcoming Christmas special, featuring a distinct change of setting for characters both upstairs and downstairs. Potential spoilers ahead!

Downton Abbey fans still have a few weeks to wait until the two-hour Christmas special comes to their screens, but a few stills from the episode have come to light to sate (or perhaps torture) our Downton desperation. Check out the photos below!

It looks like two distinct plotlines will carry this year’s Christmas special: The Crawleys’ summertime in Scotland, and the adventures of Downton’s staff left behind in Yorkshire.

“As ever, Downton will take its audience through a whole range of emotions,” says Laura Mackie, ITV’s Director of Drama. “All of life’s experiences will feature in this episode… best have the tissues ready.”

According to ITV’s press release, Edith’s love life will be an important element of the series 3 Christmas special, as her attached editor also turns up in Scotland along with the Crawleys. Mary and Matthew, never ones to keep their noses entirely to themselves, will apparently find themselves at odds over the motives of Edith’s potential suitor.

READ MORE: http://www.hypable.com/2012/12/03/downton-abbey-photos-released-from-series-3-christmas-special/

Brendan Coyle & Lesley Nicol to Perform at 2012 HighTide Festival (DOWNTON ABBEY ADDICTS)

Both Lesley Nicol and Brendan Coyle will be appearing in Seizing Cinderella, at The HighTides Festival in Halesworth, Suffolk.  The 2012 HighTide Festival runs from May 3-13 at The Cut, The Rifle Halland The Printworks in Halesworth, Suffolk. For more info visit www.hightide.org.uk or call 020 7566 9767.


FROM THE WONDERFUL DOWNTON ABBEY ADDICTS SITE: http://www.downtonabbeyaddicts.com/2012/04/brendan-coyle-lesley-nicol-to-preform.html

Downton Abbey stars thrilled by 'extraordinary' Golden Globes win (Metro)

The stars of Downton Abbey have expressed their joy at scooping the award for best mini-series at the Golden Globes, with Hugh Bonneville saying the win was 'wonderful' and 'surreal'.

 

Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes described the show's success as like 'spotting a promising child and waking up to find they have won the Olympics' (Picture: Getty)

 

Show creator Julian Fellows and stars Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern were on hand to collect the prize at the Los Angeles awards ceremony, with the rest of the show's cast waking up to the good news back in the UK this morning.

Dan Stevens, who plays Matthew Crawley, tweeted: 'Woohoo! Look at that! #GoldenGlobe #Downton #nicewakeupmoment', with Lesley Nicol, Downton's Mrs Patmore, adding: 'Isn't it fantastic – a real thrill'.

The much-loved ITV period drama was honoured as the Best Mini-Series Or Motion Picture Made for Television at the Golden Globes, fending off competition from fellow nominees Mildred Pierce, The Hour, Too Big To Fail and Cinema Verite.
Following the win, Bonneville said: We've had a great night and one out of four nominations isn't bad, is it? It's the most important one – the fact that the show is being celebrated here in America and we're thrilled.'

MORE:Downton Abbey leads British TV charge at Golden Globes

 

Elizabeth McGovern with Downton Abbey's Golden Globe, which will be brought back to the UK (Picture: Getty)

 

He added to Daybreak: 'It's wonderful and a bit surreal…it's extraordinary, everywhere you turn in the room tonight there was someone that you've either watched growing up or someone that you admire.
'I was actually in the men's room, as they say over here, with Owen Wilson – washing hands I hasten to add. And I just said, 'Can I just say Mr Wilson that I think you're amazing?' as I reached for the soap! It's quite bizarre over here but wonderful.'

Speaking of the show's success on both sides of the Atlantic, Elizabeth McGorvern (Countess of Grantham) said: 'I think they love the same thing the Brits love about it. It's an escape into a world that is simpler, that is beautiful, that is full of drama and intrigue and humour.'

It was a good night for the UK, with Luther's Idris Elba also being invited on stage to an accept the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, with Kate Winslet winning the female equivalent for her role in Mildred Pierce.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/tv/887514-downton-abbey-stars-thrilled-by-extraordinary-golden-globes-win#ixzz1jd4e7LXF

Downton Abbey Stars support the wonderful charity THE RAINBOW TRUST- and enjoy some champaign at London's Savoy!

DOWNTON ABBEY: WHAT WOULD HIS LORDSHIP SAY?

Sunday October 16,2011

THIS is the kind of scene that would have the Earl of Grantham ­choking on his champagne – the aristocratic residents of Downton Abbey mixing socially with staff from “below stairs”.

Even the Earl would probably breathe a sigh of relief though as the glamorous bash was to help sick children.

Stars of the hit ITV drama, rocked by love affairs, scandal and the horrors of the First World War, swopped breeches and bonnets for modern glad rags at the Rainbow Trust’s ­Silver Jubilee ball.

Hugh Bonneville, who plays the Earl of Grantham, Thomas Howes (footman William Mason), Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley, heir to the Crawley title), Allen Leech (chauffeur Tom Branson) and Lesley Nicol (cook Mrs ­Patmore) joined show ­creator Julian Fellowes and his wife Emma Kitchener-­Fellowes at the £250 a ticket do at London’s Savoy hotel.

The Rainbow Trust supports families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness. About 14,000 families have been helped since 1986.

Heather Wood, chief executive of Rainbow Trust, said: “We are ­overwhelmed by the names and faces that have stepped out to ­support us