The Downton Abbey actor spoke to Yahoo UK about what viewers can expect from Robert Crawley and the Crawley family in the next film in the franchise.
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00:00What can fans expect from the film?
00:02For my character, I think the usual, which is that he's a sort of dinosaur trying to
00:09be led into the future reluctantly and then eventually he stumbles forward a bit.
00:13So as always, there's that rhythm of things changing with glacial slowness and Robert
00:19finally accepting that it's time to move the story on, so to speak.
00:26It's got the usual tropes, if you like, of thrills and spills in a very Downton way,
00:33which means spilling a teacup, pretty much.
00:36But I think people who've watched the show over the years and have loved it, while they'll
00:43miss Maggie Smith's presence, she doesn't step out of the shower, and it's all been
00:48a dream.
00:51She is gone, but I think there's so much warmth and fun to enjoy, and new elements as well,
00:58which I won't spoil, that I think it'll certainly be the best iteration of the film versions yet.