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Saturday, 2 February 2013

Martin Clunes adjusts to new pace (BELFAST TELEGRAPH)



"If anyone had told me 10 years ago that I would have my own farm, and be driving a cart pulled by two Clydesdales, I would have laughed in their face.

"I just didn't see it coming," the actor said of life on the farm.

He added: "I found this new speed quite shocking to begin with, very slow. But I've turned 51 recently and I have a six-month ban on my driving licence, and this speed could be my future, staring at my horses' bums as they plod me around the countryside."

Martin, who has been filming a two-part documentary about working horses for ITV, added: "It's quite a nice way to go."

:: Martin Clunes: Heavy Horse Power is on ITV on Thursday, February 7.



Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/martin-clunes-adjusts-to-new-pace-16269244.html#ixzz2JmUW6aC9

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Downton Abbey: Twitter Event: Season 3 (MASTERPIECE)



Winner of nine Emmy awards, Downton Abbey resumes for a third season as wrenching social changes, romantic intrigues, and personal crises grip the majestic English country estate. The international hit is written by Julian Fellowes and features an all-star cast including Dame Maggie Smith, Elizabeth McGovern, and Hugh Bonneville, plus a new guest star, Academy Award-winner Shirley MacLaine!

MASTERPIECE celebrates the return of Downton Abbey with live Twitter events during the national broadcast premiere of each new episode of  Downton Abbey Season 3.

You’re welcomed whenever you’re watching, but during 9-10pm Eastern time, PBS and MASTERPIECE insiders - as well as moderators from Austenprose, The Daily Beast, Tom and Lorenzo and Vulture - will be tweeting too.

Tag your posts with the hashtag #DowntonPBS  then follow along using your own favorite aggregator.

WHAT: PBS and MASTERPIECE are hosting a live Twitter discussion (#DowntonPBS)

WHEN: Sundays, January 6- February 17, 2013, during the national broadcast of each part. (Our next event is Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013.)

WHERE: The Twitterverse!  (Use hashtag #DowntonPBS ).

TOPICS: Downton Abbey, fashion, MASTERPIECE Classic

WHO: @pbs ; @masterpiecepbs ; Laurel Ann Nattress(@Austenprose ) of Austenprose; Jace Lacob(@televisionary ) of The Daily Beast; Tom and Lorenzo (@tomandlorenzo ); and Vulture (@vulture ) – and YOU!

RSVP: Please follow and be followed (on Twitter, of course!) by other #DowntonPBS tweeters

MASTERPIECE CLASSIC: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/features/twitter-event/downton-abbey-season-3-twitter-event?elq=d4deaf20bc37415d938e78968327b080&elqCampaignId=514

Monday, 14 January 2013

Maggie Smith wins Golden Globe for 'Downton Abbey' role Published Monday, Jan 14 2013, 1:10am EST | By Sarah Luoma (DIGITAL SPY)


Downton Abbey's Dame Maggie Smith took home an early award at the 70th annual Golden Globes.

Smith was honored with the award for 'Best Performance By An Actress In A Supporting Role In A Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made For Television' at Sunday evening's (January 13) ceremony.

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Wednesday, 26 December 2012

'Quartet' Star Tom Courtenay Refused To Watch Dame Maggie Smith As The Dowager In 'Downton Abbey' (huffington post)



Veteran British actor Tom Courtenay deliberately avoided watching Dame Maggie Smith in 'Downton Abbey' before playing her love interest onscreen because he didn't want to be "put off".

Courtenay puckers up to kiss Smith in their movie 'Quartet', about a group of retired opera singers, and admits he didn't want to see her as feisty character the Dowager Countess of Grantham in the hit TV show before their big moment.

READ MORE: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/12/24/quartet-star-tom-courtenay-dowger-downton-abbey-maggie-smith_n_2357746.html

Sunday, 16 December 2012

The Cast of Downton Abbey Takes a Royal Field Trip to See Dan Stevens in The Heiress (BROADWAY BUZZ)

By Lindsay Champion


Dan Stevens had some very noble guests in the audience at The Heiress on December 11, when a group of his Downton Abbey co-stars came all the way from England to catch his performance! After seeing Stevens’ Broadway debut as dashing suitor Morris Townsend, Downton Abbey stars Joanne Froggatt (Anna), Elizabeth McGovern (Lady Grantham), Sophie McShera (Daisy), Hugh Bonneville (Lord Grantham), Jim Carter (Carson) and Rob James-Collier (Thomas) gathered onstage for a celebratory photo with their Matthew. (MIA: The woman we hope Stevens will marry this season, Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary!)