{"id":45967,"date":"2024-02-15T13:46:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T12:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1992933"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T15:39:19","slug":"downton-abbey-revival-rumours-explained-is-the-itv-hit-returning","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/downton-abbey-revival-rumours-explained-is-the-itv-hit-returning\/","title":{"rendered":"Downton Abbey revival rumours explained \u2013 is the ITV hit returning?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The period drama was a fan favourite. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 15 February 2024 at 12:46 PM<\/p>

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Downton Abbey fans were given reason to be excited this week following reports that the hit period drama was set to return to TV.<\/p>\n

Since its departure from the small screen in 2015, fans have been introduced to a wealth of high society dramas, from the likes of Bridgerton<\/a> and Belgravia, to Vanity Fair and The Gilded Age<\/a>, but fans have always been yearning for more from the ITV series.<\/p>\n

And now with speculation of a return, it begs the question if it\u2019s too good to be true.<\/p>\n

As reported by MailOnline<\/a>, the period drama was said to be making a \u201csurprise comeback\u201d, with filming apparently already under way and bosses hoping to bring back the likes of Hugh Bonneville and Michelle Dockery.<\/p>

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So, is Downtown Abbey coming back for a seventh season?<\/p>\n

Well, despite the rumours, RadioTimes.com<\/a> understands that there are no immediate plans for new episodes of Downton Abbey.<\/p>\n

There is still hope though, as creator Julian Fellowes said as recently as last year that he wouldn\u2019t definitively rule out returning to the franchise.<\/p>\n

Speaking on TalkRadio, as reported by The Sun<\/a>, Fellowes said: \u201cI have said goodbye to Downton so many times, and I have written the last scene about six or seven times.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow I\u2019ve got out of the habit of making permanent statements whether it\u2019s gone. It just gives me a lot of pleasure that so many people enjoyed it, so to feel that you created a show that cheers people up and they had a good time with it, I love that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Downton Abbey ran for six seasons between 2010 and 2015, and returned for two films in 2019 and 2022.<\/p>\n