'Downton Abbey' Cast Say Maggie Smith Used Her Cane to Stop Crew Member from Getting Too Close

Maggie Smithlikes her personal space!During an appearance on Watch What Happens Next with Andy Cohen,Downton Abbeystars Elizabeth McGovern and Allen Leech were asked a very particular question about working with their legendary co-star.“What’s a sure-fire way to know that Dame Maggie Smith is in a bad mood?” the fan inquired.“That’s a great question,” replied McGovern.“The cane,” added Leech, as McGovern nodded in agreement.The pair went on to tell a story about how one time, Smith used the prop as a way of letting someone on set know they’d gotten too close for comfort.

'Downton Abbey' Cast Surprises Fans at Movie's Opening Night in Los Angeles: 'Don't Tell Them!'

Talk about a very special screening! As the long-awaitedDownton Abbeymovie arrived in theaters on Thursday, several of the film’s biggest stars surprised an audience full of fans in Los Angeles. Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern,Allen LeechandHugh Bonnevillewere all on hand at the Landmark theater on Thursday, as was director Michael Engler, creator Julian Fellowes and producer Gareth Neame. “It’s opening night of the Downton Abbey film here in LA and me and my friends are here to surprise an audience,” Dockery, 37, shared in an Instagram Story from moments before the big reveal, as she squeezed between two of her costars.

'Downton Abbey' Cast: Where Are They Now?

01of 15 Michelle Dockery as Mary Talbot Nick Briggs/PBS, Ben Blackall/© 2022 Focus Features Michelle Dockeryjoined the originalDownton Abbeycast as Lady Mary Talbot when the series premiered in 2010. Throughout the show’s six seasons, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award andthree consecutive Emmy Awards. In 2022, Dockery returned to reprise her role as the eldest daughter of Robert the Earl of Grantham and Cora Crawley inDownton Abbey: A New Era,a sequel to the 2019 filmDownton Abbey.

'Downton Abbey' Creator Says He Doesn't Think 'The Crown' 's Season 2 'Was Fair to Prince Philip'

Julian Fellowesis coming toPrince Philip‘s defense. The creator and writer ofDowntown Abbey— the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning PBS drama series that chronicled the aristocratic Crawleys in the early 20th Century — is speaking out aboutPrince Philip’s portrayal in the second season of Netflix’sThe Crown— and why he believes it wasn’t “fair” to the 97-year-old Duke of Edinburgh. Robert Viglasky/Netflix; Hulton Archive/Getty “The Crownis a wonderful piece of work, and a brilliant, brilliant writing from Peter Morgan,” Fellowes, 68, tells Katie Couric in the new episode of herpodcast, the latest installment of her editorial initiative with the BBC, which has also featured conversations withSharon HorganandGraham Norton.

'Downton Abbey' Is Back! See Maggie Smith in Action in First Look at Movie Adaptation

Fans ofDownton Abbey,get excited: the Crawley family matriarch is back!The acclaimed PBS “Masterpiece” seriesDownton Abbey, which ended its run in 2015,is making a comeback asa big screen adaptation, with production already in full swing. Dame Maggie Smith, 83, was spotted shooting the highly-anticipated movie in Brampton, England on Thursday.Wearing a lilac fascinator, Smith easily settled back into the role of Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham, for which she won three Emmys in 2011, 2012 and 2016 and a Golden Globe in 2012.