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THE END OF AN ERA
Nottingham Post
|September 12, 2025
THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THE DOWNTON ABBEY STORY OFFERS A POLITE FAREWELL
JULIAN Fellowes’ lavish period drama comes to a heartfelt and gushingly sentimental conclusion with a third big screen instalment directed by Simon Curtis, which struggles to conjure up enough satisfying drama to fill two hours of gorgeously lit screen time.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale teases pomp and majesty with its sweeping subtitle but the script divides its cheerios across a pedestrian running time, interspersed with biting one-liners for which Fellowes and his chocolate box creation have become rightfully renowned.
The screenwriter can’t resist an in-joke using Mr Molesley (Kevin Doyle) as his mouthpiece.
This story is from the September 12, 2025 edition of Nottingham Post.
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