"She is filming until August and then wants to leave, going out on a high. She thinks that three series is enough and she wants to get back to the stage and big screen," the source said.
The actress plays the Dowager Countess on the show, a character that is well liked for her witty one-liners. Fellowes is reportedly still completing the plotline of the upcoming series, though executive producer Rebecca Eaton has revealed that a character who is "pretty key in the cast" will die.
Other cast members including Dan Stevens, who plays Matthew Crawley on the program, were said to be stalling on contracts last month. The source added: "She is keen to pursue other roles so Julian is preparing to write her out.
He [Fellowes] always has several endings so it won't be too difficult for him, but losing Maggie will be a great loss."
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