Downton Abbey

WHERE IS ISOBEL CRAWLEY NOW? Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton) is the distant cousin of the main Crawley household and the mother to the late Matthew Crawley. She trained as a nurse during the...

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WHERE IS ANNA BATES NOW? Anna Smith (Joanna Froggatt) was originally head housemaid at Downton Abbey though was promoted to Lady’s maid to Lady Mary.In series one of Downton, Anna is awoken...

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DOWNTON ABBEY BY LIZ TRUBRIDGE The Beginning: Finding Downton Abbey: I joined Gareth and Julian on Downton in the very early days. There was a greenlight, a budget and a first episode bu...

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WHERE IS ELSIE HUGHES NOW? Arriving at Downton Abbey in 1895, Mrs Hughes’ (Phyllis Logan) first job was Head Housemaid, though she was later promoted to housekeeper. Despite going by the nam...

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Hot chocolate and homemade fruit cake

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Ready for a Perfect evening After this fantastic Day :) Ready for downton !!! :)

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Tonight’s supper

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My #DowntonNight with the girls. What more could you want that red wine, blue cheese and Downton Abbey!

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WHERE IS CHARLES CARSON NOW?  Charles Carson, played by Jim Carter, is the beloved butler, and almost, surrogate Father figure at Downton Abbey. When we first meet Carson he is the one to brin...

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WHERE IS LADY MARY CRAWLEY NOW? We first met Lady Mary in 2010 when the sudden death of her cousins, James and Patrick, changes the potential fate of the estate. With these deaths, a distant re...

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WHERE IS LADY EDITH CRAWLEY NOW? When we first met Lady Edith, played by Laura Carmichael, we met a woman who was unsure of her place in her family. She was not as confident as her little sist...

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By Jessica Fellowes A thin white line on the horizon signals the dawn of a new year at Downton Abbey. The house sits atop its cold hill, the valley falling below, still shrouded in darkness, as...

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By Jessica Fellowes It’s Christmas at Downton Abbey: the mistletoe hangs quietly, hoping to witness a kiss beneath its white berries, pine and holly are laid on every surface, a Yule log crack...

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November, The Sporting Season by Jessica Fellowes If there is anything that defines the aristocratic country gentleman, it’s his love of sports, particularly those that both celebrate and ta...

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All about Lord and Lady Grantham… Lord and Lady Grantham are the bedrock of the Crawley family. As the heir to the Downton Abbey estate, Robert Crawley married Cora Levinson – a young, forw...

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All about Daisy… Dear Daisy has been a steadfast part of the servants at Downton Abbey since the very first series. Beginning her career as a kitchen maid, she was thrust into the very heart ...

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All about Tom Branson… From chauffeur to gentleman, Tom Branson has traversed the English class system to become an integral and much loved member of the Crawley family. However, his journey ...

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All about Isobel Crawley… The journey that Isobel Crawley has taken has not been a simple one since she first arrived at Downton Abbey. A distant relative of the family, she was shocked and s...

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Guest post by John Lunn, the Emmy Award winning composer of the theme and soundtrack music for Downton Abbey. When a TV series starts out nobody really has any idea how long it will run for or ...

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Downton Abbey Fabrics: The Dowager Countess The Long Road to Downton Capturing the essence of an era, especially one as grand and rich in tradition as that of Downton Abbey, takes a historic ...

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