Maggie Smith's Dowager Countess was evidently a Bond Girl - Roger Moore is joining Downton Abbey (Express.co)

ROGER MOORE COULD BE JOINING DOWNTON ABBEY CAST

Saturday January 21,2012

By Lizzie Catt with Lisa Higgins and Jack Teague

Programme insiders say it is hoped Sir Roger, 84, will appear in the third series later this year as a potential love interest for Dame Maggie Smith’s character Violet Crawley.

“Sir Roger is considered the perfect choice and his involvement would obviously go down very well with fans of the show,” we’re told.

“He would represent an exciting part of Violet’s past. Hopefully Sir Roger will be able to fit it into his schedule.”

It has emerged that fellow national treasure Joan Collins, 78, is being lined up for a role in the next series and she has announced that she would be happy to join the cast, while the recent Christmas edition saw Nigel Havers appear as the caddish Lord Hepworth.



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