Downton Abbey renewed

The producers of ‘Downton Abbey’, ITV and Carnival Films had some good news for all the fans of the hit series. Early next year they will start the production of the sixth season.

‘Downton Abbey’ started on ITV in 2010 and since that time it has won many awards and is an overall global success, the series is sold in more than 250 territories worldwide. Each episode of ‘Downton Abbey’ is watched by more than 10 million people. The finale of the fifth season will be on 9 November, and they will return at Christmas for a special festive episode. Masterpiece will broadcast the fifth season on PBS from Sunday 4 January 2015.

Gareth Neame, Carnival’s Maniging Director said: “We have had an amazing reaction to the story lines, acting and production values of ‘Downton Abbey’ this year and the whole team is thrilled to be moving ahead with a new season of the show. This will provide audiences with a fresh opportunity to see what will befall our much loved characters.”

ITV’s Director of Drama Commissioning, Steve November stated: “It is fantastic that ‘Downton Abbey’ continues to be such a phenomenon – still the most popular drama on ITV in its fifth series – and we are thrilled to have commissioned a sixth series. We don’t know yet what Julian has planned, but we are looking forward to working with him, the fantastic cast and Carnival again and have no doubt series six will be unmissable.”

Are you pleased to hear that ‘Downton Abbey’ has been renewed for a sixth time?

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