US filmmaker in legal battle over ‘Downton Shabby’By James BennettSeptember 3, 2025 Ian YoungsCulture reporterBBCHopwood DePree moved from Los Angeles to Manchester in 2017 to restore Hopwood HallA former US filmmaker has launched a High Court battle against…
Downton Abbey items auctioned before final farewell filmBy James BennettAugust 19, 2025 Carnival Film and TelevisionItems worn by the Countess of Grantham – played by the late Dame Maggie Smith – are being soldWith the third and final…