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BBC and ITV face battle to halt Christmas ratings slump
But as much as we truly appreciated this fantastic end, and wonderful is the only word we could use to describe it, the question on every Downton Abbey fan’s mind this morning is “why did it have to end?”
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ITV’s costume drama will go up against the residents of Albert Square for the final time on Christmas Day.
At 3PM, the Queen’s Christmas message seen by a total of 7.4 million viewers when you combine the BBC (6.1) and ITV (1.3) figures, down on 2014’s combined total of 7.8 million.
There has been only one example in the past decade of a programme getting more than 15 million viewers on Christmas Day.
The last time ITV beat the BBC to the top spot on Christmas Day was in 2000, when Coronation Street was watched by an audience of 13.7 million. Within the episode, viewers stated their goodbyes to the Crawley family & their servants after six seasons. Anna will be seen pregnant following all sorts of trauma while Mr. Carson will be more concerned about the pace of change in the Downton Abbey household.
Hugh Bonneville has revealed that the stars of Downton Abbey were SEARCHED on the last ever day of filming.
One person was even reduced tears on seeing her in her wedding dress: “I’ll admit I cried tears of joy when Lady Edith came down those stairs #DowntonFinale #DowntonAbbey”.
Patricia Hodge, best known in recent years for her role in BBC One comedy Miranda, will play the mother of Bertie Pelham. “We’ll know more next year”. The sentiment seems to be that many cast members are ready to move on, and doing something like this without a few of the iconic cast members would at this point be too depressing.
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T he finale will mark the end of a true trailblazer of British television history.