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It will be a Happy New Year indeed for “Abbey-ites.” New episodes of “Downton Abbey” will hit the states just after the New Year. “Downton Abbey’s” upcoming fourth season will… More

Executive producer Gareth Neame announced Wednesday that “Downton Abbey” is officially adding its first black character to the hit British period drama. Actor Gary Carr has signed on to play… More

Viscount Timothy Torrington’s story reads like a real-life version of “Downton Abbey,” the hit period drama about the family of an earl who has no direct heir to inherit his title.

Former “Downton Abbey” star Jessica Brown Findlay regrets going topless in her film debut. Findlay, 23, dropped her top in the 2011 film “Albatross” and says she agreed to the… More

Here’s another blow for “Downton Abbey” fans. Siobhan Finneran will not be returning for Season 4 of the smash hit British series, the actress revealed to The U.K.’s Associated Press…. More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — PBS’ “Masterpiece” drama showcase is getting a fashionable new supporter. The public TV program said Monday that the Ralph Lauren Corp. will become a national sponsor,… More

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeremy Piven, who played uber-Hollywood agent Ari Gold on the series “Entourage,” is moving uptown to PBS’ “Masterpiece.” “Masterpiece” executive producer Rebecca Eaton said Wednesday that… More

Dame Maggie Smith, who plays the Dowager Countess on “Downton Abbey,” has reportedly requested that the upcoming third season be her last.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even the landed gentry of “Downton Abbey” would be impressed: A philanthropist is giving $1 million to PBS’ “Masterpiece,” U.S. home of the British upstairs-downstairs drama… More

(Reuters) – Move over, “Mad Men” and Kim Kardashian. There’s a new darling in U.S. pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes. British World War One-era… More