I woke up this morning to discover a slew of Downton-related casting news! Without further ado, here's the scoop on the new characters that will be visiting the Crawleys in the show's upcoming fourth season:
Tom Cullen as Lord Gillingham, an old family friend of the Crawleys who visits the family as a guest for a house party - no idea who this guy is, but he's cute! :)
Nigel Harman as Green, a valet - apparently he was in a 2010 Marple? I need to re-watch that.
Dame Harriet Walter as Lady Shackleton, an old friend of the Dowager - perhaps most familiar as Fanny Ferrars Dashwood in the 1995 Sense and Sensibility, Walter has also appeared in period dramas ranging from Marple to Little Dorrit.
Joanne David in a guest role as the Duchess of Yeovil - perhaps they mean Joanna David, as the IMDB doesn't list a Joanne. If that's the case, this David is a period drama vet (Bleak House, Foyle's War).
Julian Ovenden as aristocrat Charles Blake - HOLLA ANDREW FOYLE! And that's all I have to say to that.
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa as a guest who sings in the house - famous singers at house parties seem to happen quite frequently in Christie novels, it's about time one came to Downton. :)
The article also confirms the return of Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson for the Season 4 finale. I couldn't be more thrilled about that as I loved Martha!
Also, apparently O'Brien is OUT...this is kind of a shocker, but I really shouldn't be surprised given her storyline in the Christmas episode. My bet is that we discover she took the position of ladies' maid for Lady Susan.
Thoughts?
I wondered it they were setting up O'Brien to leave with Lady Susan. FIne with me!
ReplyDeleteOthers look interesting. I especially love Dame Harriet Walter. She was so politely wicket as Fanny Dashwood!
@Anne - Yeah, she can go wilt in the India heat. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm really excited about Harriet Walter & Julian Ovenden's appearances!
This is AWESOME, Ruth! Thanks for the information and keeping us all so informed.
ReplyDeleteHello, Andrew Foyle. Good-bye (and good riddance!) O'Brien. ;)
O'Brien is OUT?! :O
ReplyDeleteWell ... then ... Don't let the door hit you on the way out!
And finally, HAH! Good news!
@Rissi - LOL you're welcome! I try to to stay on top of the news! :)
ReplyDelete@Traxy - I know, right? I will kinda miss hating on her, though...that was fun. :)