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Ramachandran, Naman (12 February 2021). "Hugh Bonneville Teases Next 'Downton Abbey' Film, After Vaccinations For Cast". Variety. Archived from the original on 12 February 2021 . Retrieved 20 April 2021. Spill the Tea (Time)": Sit down with Allen Leech (Tom Branson) and Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith) as they spill all the details of what life on the set of Downton Abbey: A New Era was really like. a b Wiseman, Andreas (19 April 2021). " 'Downton Abbey 2': Cast, Director & Release Date Confirmed As Production Gets Underway". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021 . Retrieved 19 April 2021. In 1928, Tom Branson, the Earl of Grantham's widowed son-in-law, marries Lucy Smith, the illegitimate daughter of and sole heir to Lady Maud Bagshaw, Queen Mary's lady-in-waiting. Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of Grantham, astonishes the family by revealing that long ago she was gifted a villa in the South of France by the Marquis de Montmirail, who has recently died. Violet is bequeathing it to her great-granddaughter, Sybbie, the daughter of Tom and the late Lady Sybil Crawley, to ensure that she is more on a par socially and financially with her cousins George, Caroline, Marigold, and Peter. A film production company wants to use Downton to shoot a silent film called The Gambler. Robert declines, until his eldest daughter and estate manager, Lady Mary Talbot, convinces him that the fee would be enough to replace Downton's leaking roof. The household staff are eager to see the film's stars, but lead actress Myrna Dalgliesh's haughtiness offends several of them.Rooney, David (25 April 2022). " 'Downton Abbey: A New Era': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022 . Retrieved 8 May 2022.

Downton Abbey: A New Era Movie (2022)". WatchWard. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022 . Retrieved 27 February 2022. Sarah Mills (26 April 2022). "Crawley family return in new 'Downton Abbey' film". GMA News Online. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022 . Retrieved 1 May 2022. The new marquis de Montmirail invites the Crawley family to visit the villa. The ailing Violet is unable to travel, but Tom and Lucy, Lady Bagshaw, Robert Crawley and his wife Cora, their daughter Edith and her husband, Bertie Pelham, the Marquess of Hexham, accept. The servants they take with them are Downton's former butler Carson, Mr Bates, and Miss Baxter.Scott, Daniella (20 April 2021). "Here's everything we know about the Downton Abbey sequel". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021 . Retrieved 20 April 2021.