Maggie Smith's Violet Crawley is one of the best characters in Downton Abbey, and the latest film in the franchise, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, pays her several wonderful tributes. With The Grand ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Smith passed away in 2024; meanwhile, her character died at the end of the second Downton Abbey movie.

All things considered, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale brought a satisfying ending to a beloved franchise when it premiered on the 2025 movie schedule. It had all the charm, sophistication and ...

When the Downton Abbey story concludes with its Grand Finale film — in theaters on Friday, September 12 — one notable family member will be felt but not seen. Violet Crawley, the Dowager Countess of ...

It’s right there in the title: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. But is this “finale” truly the end of the Crawley family saga, which, after a rather conclusive TV series finale in 2015, bounced back ...

Hugh Bonneville has teased that a potential Downton Abbey spin-off could be on the cards following the franchise's final film ...

Julian Fellowes has been saying goodbye to “Downton Abbey” for nearly as long as it has existed. By the fifth season of the series, he’d even grown accustomed to writing more definitive endings, not ...

Downton Abbey: The Grande Finale, the last film in the Downton Abbey franchise, includes several tributes to Maggie Smith and her character, Violet Crawley. Smith passed away in 2024; meanwhile, her ...