Jim Carter says Downton Abbey cast âluckyâ to have worked with Maggie Smith
The actor discussed the release of the third Downton Abbey film.
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Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter has said the cast of the hit ITV series was lucky to have worked so closely with Dame Maggie Smith âfor so longâ.
The British actress, who played Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham in the TV drama and its subsequent films, died at the age of 89 in September 2024.
Carter, 76, reprises the role of Charles Carson in the latest Downton Abbey film, which is being released later in the year.
Jim Carter and Imelda Staunton attending the Bafta Television Awards in 2023 (Yui Mok/PA)
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âI think weâre going to see it (the film) soon, but itâs going to be a mystery to meâ, he told This Morning.
âI know I filmed certain parts of it in the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, which is just 300 yards from where I was born. I learned to ride my bicycle on the Great Yorkshire Showground.â
Asked about the cast, he said: âIâve got a hot date in about 10 days time with Mrs Patmore (Lesley Nicol), Mrs Hughes (Phyllis Logan), Daisy the maid (Sophie McShera), and Mr Barrow (Robert James-Collier) â the naughty footman, who became my successor as a butler.
âSo we meet up for dinners from time to time, and dish the dirt, sort of things.â
Dame Maggie Smith attending a Downton Abbey cast photocall (Ian West/PA)
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Speaking about Dame Maggie, he said: âWe wonât see her like again, really somebody, an iconic figure whose career started in classical theatre and then expanded to worldwide fame.â
He added: âAnd how lucky we were to have worked so closely with her for so long in Downton Abbey.â
He continued: âGet me back another time, and Iâll tell you about when Maggie Smith met Shirley MacLaine.â
Dame Maggie was known for her roles in the Harry Potter films, as well as Downton Abbey, but also had a significant career in theatre working with Lord Laurence Olivier at the Old Vic during the National Theatreâs first season in 1963.
Downton Abbey 3 will be released globally on September 12 with a cast that includes Hugh Bonneville (Robert Crawley) and Elizabeth McGovern (Cora Crawley).
The Holdovers actor Paul Giamatti and The Gentlemen actress Joely Richardson also star in the Simon Curtis-directed film.
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