{"id":14394,"date":"2022-04-26T11:19:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1632101"},"modified":"2022-04-26T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T09:45:11","slug":"the-cast-of-downton-abbey-are-this-weeks-radio-times-cover-stars","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-cast-of-downton-abbey-are-this-weeks-radio-times-cover-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"The cast of Downton Abbey are this week\u2019s Radio Times Cover Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Hannah Watkin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 26 April 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Downton Abbey stars Michelle Dockery, Dame Maggie Smith and new cast addition Hugh Dancy feature on the cover of this week\u2019s Radio Times magazine, celebrating their appearance in the new film, Downton Abbey: A New Era<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking with Emma Cox, Dockery explains how lovely it is to be back in a role she has now inhabited for 12 years: \u201cIt\u2019s really rare that you get back into the shoes of a character that you\u2019ve played for so many years. It\u2019s been three years since the last [Downton Abbey] film and we\u2019ve all been doing work in between. It\u2019s great to come back to something that is so familiar.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile Hugh Dancy reveals how he\u2019d never seen Downton before his starring role in the film: \u201cI\u2019ve got two kids, and I\u2019ve got 4,000 TV shows backed up in the library ready to watch, so I\u2019ve only seen snippets of Downton.\u00a0I was reading the script and about three times per page I\u2019d have to dip into the fan pages online and look up Mr Carson or whatever and get the entire back story. It took me four hours to read the script that way!\u201d<\/p>\n

Downton creator, writer and executive producer Julian Fellowes chats about his plans for Downton\u2019s next era, and reveals why he believes: \u201cNobody is more snobbish than the entertainment industry!\u201d<\/p>

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Also in the magazine this week:<\/h3>\n