When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
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Film Cast:
- Lady Mary: Michelle Dockery
- Robert Crawley: Hugh Bonneville
- Cora Crawley: Elizabeth McGovern
- Elsie Hughes: Phyllis Logan
- Charles Carson: Jim Carter
- Lady Edith: Laura Carmichael
- Anna Bates: Joanne Froggatt
- Tom Branson: Allen Leech
- Andy Parker: Michael Fox
- Daisy Parker: Sophie McShera
- Thomas Barrow: Robert James-Collier
- John Bates: Brendan Coyle
- Isobel Merton: Penelope Wilton
- Phyllis Baxter: Raquel Cassidy
- Mrs Patmore: Lesley Nicol
- Joseph Molesley: Kevin Doyle
- Bertie Hexham: Harry Hadden-Paton
- Guy Dexter: Dominic West
- Harold Levinson: Paul Giamatti
- Noël Coward: Arty Froushan
- Gus Sambrook: Alessandro Nivola
- Sir Hector Moreland: Simon Russell Beale
- Lady Petersfield: Joely Richardson
- Albert Mason: Paul Copley
- Lord Merton: Douglas Reith
- Lady Shayne: Marilyn Cutts
- Susie: Lorna Nickson Brown
- Sylvie: Daisy May
- Betty: Sophie Colquhoun
- Mrs. Vanneck: Lucy Briers
- Lady Gwendoline: Rose Galbraith
- Princess Arthur: Lisa Dillon
- Marigold: Eva Samms
- Marigold: Karina Samms
- Caroline: Esme Creegan
- George: Oliver Barker
- George: Zac Barker
- Lady Manville: Sarah Crowden
- Sybbie Branson: Fifi Hart
- Miss Grant: Lucy Black
- John Bevan: Nathan Wiley
- Estate Agent: Peter Sandys-Clarke
- Johnnie Bates: Archer Robbins
- Dancer: Stuart Barrett
- Dancer: Deborah Bundy
- Dancer: Joshua Eldridge-Smith
- Dancer: Theo Fraser Steele
- Dancer: Victoria Hanlon-Martinez
- Dancer: Graeme Henderson
- Dancer: Mark Joslin
- Dancer: Lewis Kennedy
- Dancer: Luci MacNair
- Dancer: Kate Milone
- Dancer: Joshua Moody
- Dancer: Dave Perry
- Dancer: Josselyn Ryder
- Dancer: Laura Schofield
- Dancer: Jenny Wall
- Bookmaker Clerk (uncredited): Jean-Pascal Heynemand
- Conductor (uncredited): Alastair King
- Sheep Shearer (uncredited): Karl-James Langford
- County Show Farmer (uncredited): Stephen McKay
- Ballroom Guest (uncredited): Leah Perkins
- Royal Ascot Gentleman (uncredited): Nick Owenford
- Royal Ascot Bell Ringer (uncredited): Dave Simon
- Hallboy (Uncredited): Robert Paul
- …: Nathan Hall
Film Crew:
- Producer: Gareth Neame
- Director: Simon Curtis
- Producer: Julian Fellowes
- Costume Design: Anna Mary Scott Robbins
- Producer: Nigel Marchant
- Producer: Liz Trubridge
- Production Design: Donal Woods
- Associate Producer: Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes
- Editor: Adam Recht
- Director of Photography: Ben Smithard
- Art Direction: Naomi Bailey
- Art Direction: Philippa Mumford
- Set Decoration: Linda Wilson
- Co-Producer: Mark Hubbard
- Original Music Composer: John Lunn
- Casting Director: Jill Trevellick
- Makeup Supervisor: Laura Blount
- Makeup Artist: Krystal Buckley
- Makeup Trainee: Grace Firmin
- Wigmaker: Samuel James
- Makeup Artist: Kirstie Lavin
- Makeup Artist: Julia Plant
- Makeup Artist: Sarah Spears
- Makeup Trainee: Sarah Webster
- Unit Production Manager: Aneta Chalas
- Executive In Charge Of Production: Louis Phillips
- Executive In Charge Of Production: Tiffany Tiesiera
- Second Assistant Director: Jamie D. Allen
- Third Assistant Director: Glen Carroll
- Production Assistant: Viki Carter
- Production Assistant: Emily Eyre
- Third Assistant Director: Pippa Feldberg Collins
- First Assistant Director: Adam Lock
- Third Assistant Director: Liam Thornton
- Carpenter: Marc Bee
- Props: Toby Bilton
- Construction Manager: Paul Bowring
- Standby Property Master: Dominic Byles
- Dressing Prop: John Condron
- Assistant Art Director: Francis Dixon
- Assistant Set Decoration: Amy Cooper Goodrich
- Standby Art Director: Catherine Oswald
- Props: Brett Ridge
- Dressing Prop: Paul Whale
- Sound Effects Editor: Jamie Allen
- Boom Operator: Jodie Campbell
- Sound Assistant: Emma Chilton
- Sound Assistant: Michael Fearon
- Supervising Sound Editor: Nigel Heath
- Production Sound Mixer: David Lascelles
- Sound Assistant: Andrew Mawson
- ADR Mixer: Chris Whiteside
- Special Effects Supervisor: Mike Crowley
- Special Effects Technician: David Vialls
- Special Effects Technician: Mark Weatherbe
- Special Effects Supervisor: Chris Reynolds
- Visual Effects Coordinator: Sibel Allen
- Digital Compositor: Barnaby Brown
- Digital Compositor: Galina Yakovleva
- Visual Effects: Fran Saa
- Visual Effects: Josh Sapsford
- Aerial Director of Photography: Phil Arntz
- Drone Pilot: Luke Bannister
- Grip: Jamie Brittain
- Electrician: Dean Chambers
- Camera Trainee: Stephanie Chao
- Second Assistant “A” Camera: Matthew Clements
- Digital Imaging Technician: Matthew J. Hicks
- Video Assist Operator: Erin Hobbs
- Camera Trainee: Katie Jenkins
- Rigging Supervisor: Mike King
- Data Management Technician: Dom Lloyd
- Data Management Technician: Jess Pezet
- Digital Imaging Technician: Tomas Posada
- Lighting Technician: Justin Range
- Aerial Camera: Will Roth
- Grip: Alfie Sankey-Green
- Camera Trainee: Ashley P. Saunders
- Camera Trainee: Josh Shutler
- Digital Imaging Technician: Chris Speddings
- Digital Imaging Technician: Isabella Thompson
- Second Assistant “B” Camera: Josh Tilley
- Gaffer: David Tyler
- Seamstress: Nina Barnes
- Seamstress: Carly Andrews
- Costume Supervisor: Ellen Crawshaw
- Costume Assistant: Aimie Dauchez
- Seamstress: Sarah Ferdinando
- Seamstress: Anna Maria Genuise
- Costume Coordinator: Ruth Maclellan
- Costumer: Callum Miller
- Costume Assistant: Elise Perry
- Set Costumer: Amy Rogers
- Costumer: Kieron Stone
- Costume Assistant: Clara Tenfelde
- Textile Artist: Amy Towle
- Seamstress: Elizabeth Wang
- Costume Standby: Anna Witcombe
- First Assistant Editor: Joe Goode
- Colorist: Daniel Rosenberg
- Unit Manager: Nuno Antoniotti
- Location Manager: Omar Alboukharey
- Location Manager: Tom Barnes
- Assistant Location Manager: Lucy De Cort
- Assistant Location Manager: Louise Garner
- Music Editor: Janet Grab
- Assistant Script: Ada Stachura
- Cast Driver: Neal Beagley
- Cast Driver: Craig Pedelty
- Head of Production: Charlotte Ashby
- Standby Carpenter: Rick Brophy
- Title Designer: Matt Curtis
- Key Production Assistant: Lizzie Debonnaire
- Production Consultant: Stephen Dixon
- Production Assistant: Matthew Evans
- Payroll Accountant: Natalie Garces-Bovett
- Payroll Accountant: Temi Adegbesan
- Production Assistant: Mia Garfield
- First Assistant Accountant: Francesca Hughes
- Catering: Saif Jones
- Production Executive: Debbie Kim
- Production Accountant: Jessica Lester
- Assistant Production Coordinator: Mandy Lo
- Assistant Accountant: Tayyab Manan
- Production Coordinator: Robin Marsh
- Unit Publicist: Jessica Morris
- Choreographer: Diana Scrivener
- Assistant Accountant: Frances Stevens
- Production Coordinator: Robbie Torbuck
- Assistant Production Coordinator: Amy Vearncombe
- First Assistant “A” Camera: Tobias Eedy
- First Assistant “B” Camera: Paul Snell
Movie Reviews:
- CinemaSerf: I’m sure I remember reading that the first of this trio of films (2019) was going to be a one-off? Well obviously it wasn’t and despite a fairly thin plot here, it is quite hard to believe that the “Crawley” clan and their staff are really going to be hanging up their hats here, either. This time, it’s the American cousins who are due to visit them all with, they hope, some good news on the inheritance front following the death of the mother of the Countess (Elizabeth McGovern). It also transpires that “Lady Mary” (Michelle Dockery) is at the centre of a scandal that could well have lasting repercussions for her role as the new mistress of the Abbey. On that front, the Earl (Hugh Bonneville) is struggling to let go of the reins and with “Carson” (Jim Carter) and “Mrs. Hughes” (Phyllis Logan) retired; “Mrs. Patmore” (Lesley Nicol) about to hand over the kitchen to a “Daisy” (Sophie McShera) who’s now married to the newly promoted butler “Parker” (Michael Fox) it’s all change at this grand stately home. They might be able to rescue their socially volatile situation if they can convince none other than raconteur Noël Coward (Arty Froushan) to come visit with their acting pal “Dexter” (Dominic West) – remember he took “Barrow” (Robert James-Collier) to be his “dresser” last time. With all of this happening, brother “Levinson” (Paul Giamatti) arrives with his dashing financial advisor “Sambrook” (Alessandro Nivola) to reveal to “Cora” that there is quite a fly in the ointment and that irreversible change is looming for everyone. If this were a soap, this film would advance the plot only slightly from the last film. We have moved into the 1930s with fashions, music and attitudes beginning to change and though character progress is inevitable, the film misses the sparring between the now “Lady Merton” (Dame Penelope Wilton) and Dame Maggie Smith (to whom the film is dedicated). There is an attempt to recreate that, of sorts, with the curmudgeonly snob “Sir Hector” (Sir Simon Russell Beale at his most entertainingly pompous) and the whole production is classy, stylish and shows clearly that the spirit of Merchant Ivory high British costume drama is not only alive and well, but thriving too. Democracy and end of empire are coming to “Downton”, but let’s hope not too swiftly – else the late dowager will be spinning in her grave and the upstairs/downstairs mystique that made this work will evaporate into something altogether too egalitarian.
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