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Auction: ‘Downton Abbey’ Servant for an Evening

Brigid Brown — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:24 +0000

Has it been a dream of yours to appear on Downton Abbey as an extra? To rub elbows with the upstairs and downstairs actors? Well … keep dreaming, because that’s not going to happen (at least this time around).

The Simpsons go to Downton Abbey

Leah Rozen — Fri, 17 May 2013 23:14:22 +0000

The pixels were barely dry on P. Diddy’s parody video of Downton Abbey before a new one popped up on YouTube, this time featuring those paragons of elegance and gracious living, the Simpsons.

WATCH: P. Diddy Joins Cast of ‘Downton Abbey’ in Spoof

Leah Rozen — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:39:07 +0000

The Downton Abbey spoofs just keep coming. The latest, which is totally NSFW, stars P. Diddy (aka Puff Daddy and Sean Combs), the rapper-music business mogul-actor.

WATCH: Dan Stevens’ First Movie Role Post-’Downton Abbey’

Leah Rozen — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:02 +0000

Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens, who played Matthew Crawley on the series, is hoping to prove that there’s life after death.

‘Downton Abbey’ News Roundup

Leah Rozen — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:34:38 +0000

Downton Abbey may be off the air until the start of Season 4 but that doesn’t mean there’s no news of the show or its stars. (Season 4 will begin showing in the U.K. in September and in the U.S. on January 5.)

10 Tips To Help You Write The Perfect British TV Show

Fraser McAlpine — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:00:07 +0000

Before we start, it should be noted that I’ve never written a hit TV show. Or any kind of TV show at all.

10 British Acting Families (Who Are Not the Redgraves)

Rachel Marie Paquin — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:09:18 +0000

This week Doctor Who fans will get to see mother-daughter duo Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling in “The Crimson Horror.” The actresses will also be playing a mother-daughter pair in the show with Rigg as Winifred ...

Brit Binge Watching: Five British Costume Dramas You Can View Online

Brigid Brown — Fri, 03 May 2013 20:40:49 +0000

With Downton Abbey on hiatus, we expect you may be jonesing for some British costume dramas. Just a friendly reminder, there are plenty of shows streaming online and we’ve picked out a sampling of five to highlight:

Who Is Jazzing Up ‘Downton Abbey’ For Season Four?

Fraser McAlpine — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:30:09 +0000

Changes are afoot in Downton Abbey. With the show’s creator Julian Fellowes pledging to, as he put it “widen the show ethnically,” new storylines are being written about the arrival of jazz in 1920′s Britain, ...

‘Downton Abbey’ Gets a Musical Makeover by Broadway Stars

Leah Rozen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:06:14 +0000

Hey gang at Downton Abbey, let’s put on a show.

That was the impetus for the latest video spoof of the hit British TV show. In the 10-minute parody, a group of Broadway performers, including Tony winner Randy Graff and Smash’s Jeremy Jordan, perform in an all-musical episode ...