Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Allen Leech, Dame Maggie Smith, back in character as the Dowager alongside co-star Penelope Wilton (also Rob James-Collier) as Downton Abbey series 5 gets under way

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By FAY STRANG
PUBLISHED: 15:01 EST, 23 April 2014 | UPDATED: 05:11 EST, 24 April 2014



Her character, Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, is without a doubt one of the best loved character on Downton Abbey.

 So fans of the period drama will be pleased to see Dame Maggie Smith back in costume while filming scenes for the fifth series in Bampton Village, Oxfordshire on Wednesday.

The actress was joined by Penelope Wilton, who plays Isobel Crawly – the mother of the late Matthew, who is known for her amusing relationship with the Dowager.

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