Downton Abbey star, Allen Leech, has closed the lid of speculation over his characters future regarding his recently widowed sister-in-law, Lady Mary.

Fans of the hit ITV period drama will know how Allen’s character, Tom Branson, was left devastated when his wife, Sybil (Jessica Brown-Findlay) died shortly after giving birth to their daughter during last year’s series of the show.

Since then Tom has remained at Downton Abbey, bringing up baby Sybil with the help of his late wife’s family, desperately lonely and lost.
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Last night saw the final episode of the current series of Downton Abbey, and whilst we all stocked up with tissues in preparation having been caught blubbing tidal waves at the shows two previous series finales, we were all rather surprised to see series three end on rather a high note.

Of course the finale wasn’t without its fair share of drama, however.
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Last night saw the 6th episode of the current third series of the hit ITV period drama, Downton Abbey, and whilst the house is still deeply in mourning after the sudden and tragic death of Lady Sybil last week, life must carry on both upstairs and downstairs!

Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) still blames her husband, Lord Grantham (Hugh Bonneville) for the death of her youngest child, and refuses to speak to him, or share her bed with him, much to his devastation!
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Ever since the start of the current series, series 3, of Downton Abbey hit our screens last month, speculation has been ripe about the shows shelf life, with many rumours suggesting that it only has two more series left (one of which has been confirmed) as well as the possibility of a prequel being made.

Fans of the epic ITV1 period drama will know how in the last three series the fantastic drama has spanned from 1908 thought to the roaring 20′s, with many viewers worrying that it was travelling to quickly ahead to last much longer, with others joking it could last a decade.
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Last night saw the fifth instalment of the current series of Downton Abbey, and what a shocker it turned out to be!

We reported earlier this week that rumour had it Lady Sybil was due to have her baby last night, and that she did, but a dramatic twist of fate left fans of the epic period drama shaken to the very core, when after a safe delivery, Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown Findlay) dies after a series of fits in her sleep.
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It feels like forever since the unique and fabulous world of the residents of Downton Abbey was on our screens, but fear not, next month see’s the launch of the new series on ITV.

Fans of the show will know how from last year’s Christmas day special, Matthew and Mary had finally given to their very obvious feelings for each other and decided to get married, Bates had been arrested for the murder of his ex-wife and Sybil had run off with Tom Branson  to start a new life in Ireland as the humble wife of a radical journalist.
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The genius behind ITV sensational hit period drama, Downton Abbey, Nigel Marchant, has revealed that he wants the show to end on a high-note.

The hit drama, which  has found huge success in the US as well and has even been spoofed by Jimmy Fallon on his late night US show, has always had an expiry date attached, with Marchant previously commenting that he would never let it over run with any of his other projects on the period time line.
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Allen Leech, who stars in Downton Abbey as chauffeur and rebel Branson, has revealed that although he tends not to be recognised in the street, he has a dedicated band of followers on Twitter…

And two of them have asked him to marry them!

Allen – whose character is head over heels in love with Lady Sybil – told The Sun, “I’ve honestly not been recognised once — but it’s a different story on Twitter.

“I’ve had two marriage proposals so far, and I’m still making my mind up.

“I don’t actually know these women, so it might be a bit strange to accept a marriage proposal from someone I haven’t met.

“Can you imagine what it would be like at the register office? ‘Do you, @allenleech, take you, @MrsX…’?” Read more & comment »

Downton Abbey actor Allen Leech has been telling What’s On TV magazine what it’s like playing political activist and Crawley family chauffeur, Branson.

And during the course of the conversation, Allen let slip that in next Sunday’s episode, Branson will ask Lady Sybil (Jessica Brown-Findlay) to run away with him!

Of that plotline, Allen said, “After laying his cards on the table in the first episode – he took his hat off and everything – you can see he’s completely in love and infatuated with Lady Sybil.

“He did get a rebuttal at first, but being a headstrong Irishman he doesn’t give up. There is a fire and spirit about Sybil which appeals to him.

“She’s interested in politics and he stokes that. He is quite well educated, and throughout the series we see him constantly questioning her and a definite bond growing between them.

“Whether they do get together, and can cross the class divide, is essentially the personal drama for Branson… Read more & comment »