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The 'W1A' Team Returns for 'Twenty-Twenty Six'
The World Cup is coming, and naturally, Ian Fletcher has figured out how to hitch a ride in 'Twenty Twenty Six.'
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'The Gold' Premieres with a 24k Episode in “To Be a King”
The Brink's-Mat gold heist was one of the defining crimes of the late 20th century in the U.K. Twenty-six million pounds in gold bullion was stolen from a Heathrow airport warehouse. Although many were charged and some served jail time, four of the six thieves who carried
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'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' Closes the Crawley Era with Class
Downton Abbey and its fans have had a good run. Since the series debuted on PBS Masterpiece in 2011, there have been six seasons and two feature films' worth of Crawley family intrigues, affairs, deaths, and everyday existence to sate the most ardent of Anglophiles. However, the passing in
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The Final Hats of 'Downton Abbey'
Downton Abbey was the beginning of a new era on PBS when it debuted, even though no one knew it at the time. Meant as a truncated one-and-done miniseries when it premiered in the depths of winter in 2011, the series became a word-of-mouth sensation via burgeoning social media. By
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The Final 'Downton Abbey' Featurette Will Leave You Teary-Eyed
It is rare for a franchise to conclude in the 21st century, when the landscape is heavily marked by reboots, revivals, and reimaginings of older titles. It's not just shows like The Forsytes remaking The Forsyte Saga for a new century, or boyish comedy All Creatures Great &
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'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale's Posters Give a Last Look at Fan Favorites
One of our favorite traditions for Downton Abbey was the release of the yearly "Character Posters" that would arrive every season like clockwork, a few weeks before the new season premiered. (Longtime fans may recall the uproar that occurred one year when the image of Lord Grantham and
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'Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale' Trailer Hits Right in the Feels
Not every fan of Downton Abbey knows that the series theme song has a name and lyrics, beyond just "The Downton Abbey Suite." When the original soundtrack was released in the UK in 2011, it included a version of the track titled "Did I Make the Most
BBC
'Twenty Twelve' Follow Up 'Twenty Twenty Six' Confirmed for 2026
One of the best aspects of the U.K.'s primary export being entertainment is that whenever something historically significant happens, it often inspires a BBC-produced TV series. Such was the case with the London 2012 Olympics, which not only was a ratings hit in sporting programs, but also
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'The Gold' Will Shine on PBS for October 2025
The last ten years in the television industry have been a virtual tsunami of new shows. Between Hulu and Amazon's early attempts to compete with Netflix, and Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount, and Warner Bros. launching their own services, the sudden demand for more original series surged as networks discovered
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The First Teaser for 'Downton Abbey's' "Grand Finale" Is a Delight
We've officially reached the 100-day mark until the release of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the third and, as the title desperately insists, final big-screen installment* of the beloved franchise that began 15 years ago on ITV and PBS. A series that consistently surprised both producers and critics
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Hugh Bonneville to Join 'The Gentlemen' for Season 2
One of Netflix's big swings in 2024 was hiring uber-producer Guy Ritchie to create, write, and direct a TV series spinoff/sequel to his film The Gentlemen, which had been a hit in the U.K. when it premiered at the end of 2019, but was eclipsed by
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Third & Final 'Downton Abbey' Film Christened "The Grand Finale"
Downton Abbey is revving up for one more round of storytelling on the big screen, but after this, the story is done. Thus proclaims the third movie's new title, Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale, revealed by Focus Features along with the poster key art for the film. The