“There were some very upset people and I’ve had to apologise to a lot of people over the past four years. But I take it as a compliment that Matthew was so loved on the show.”
Yes, a Downton Abbey film could close to becoming a reality. Jeremy Swift – who played butler Spratt in the ITV drama – revealed there is a completed script for a full-length feature.
Speaking at BBC America’s BAFTA Party in West Hollywood, the show’s creator Julian Fellowes said: “I think it will be fun to get everyone together, and move it to a larger scale because you have got more money to spend.”
In an interview with The Telegraph, Michelle Dockery mused that she still misses her cast members, and added, "I think there is potential for a [Downton] film.