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Downton Abbey takes on Walford in Christmas Day ratings battle

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“Many people are keen fans of the TV series Downton Abbey, set in the post-Edwardian era, and they can put together a Christmas feast in the style of that period with vintage items such as dinner services and glasses, even silver candlesticks”.


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However, when the two shows ventured into a ratings battle a year ago, r, EastEnders was watched by a consolidated audience of 8.6 million.


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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.

It feels extraordinary, we remember the first day we were here and now here we are and it feels very, very unusual not to be coming back here.

He tells The Sun newspaper, “Production were checking our pockets (to make sure) that we weren’t stealing anything!”

One user wrote: “So glad Lady Edith got her happy ending… loved #DowntonAbbey a fantastic end to a great series”.

Downton Abbey beat an hour-long EastEnders episode which went head to head with the ITV drama.

Earlier on in the day, Christmas movie courageous had 5.5 million viewers on BBC One in the afternoon and animated short Stick Man was seen by 6.3 million.

Downton Abbey was scheduled against the BBC One soap previous year, but t he Walford-set show triumphed with an overnight average of 7.5 million viewers.

However, we say the real victor of the day was Downton Abbey.

Past year this figure had fallen to 8.2 million. Including those watching on ITV +1, there were 7.7m viewers.

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The Dowager Countess, played by the scene-stealing Dame Maggie Smith, observes: “Every year we drink to the future, whatever it may bring”.

Lady Mary helped the pair reconcile