Season 5 of the British period drama TV series “Downton Abbey” on ITV in the United Kingdom had a really good season finale during its Christmas special last year that fans were already thinking that it was to be its last.
After the fifth season, some of the show’s cast members were actually saying that the producers and writers of the series can hardly squeeze any more stories out of it unless they do something drastic with some of the characters or the time element.
Apparently, the writers will be tinkering with the second as latest word has it that the Christmas special of “Downton Abbey” Season 6 will be set in 1925 to give the show a most-fitting and feel-good finish.
Series producer Carnival Films and ITV officially announced Season 6 of “Downton Abbey” on March 26 that would feature eight episodes to begin airing on the latter part of 2015 before culminating with the annual Christmas special that would air on December 25, 2015.
Traditional drama and intrigue
Just like in the past seasons, each episode of Season 6 will still have that Downton traditional drama and intrigue to keep the fans glued to the show. It would continue building on to give a satisfying and happy conclusion for everyone and also for the loyal viewers of the show.
In a recent interview, Co-executive producer Julian Fellowes said that people has been asking him and the characters if they knew what was going to happen in the show after the first Season and he candidly said that they have no idea at all. Five seasons later, the show continues to be the most well-loved and followed series on TV with its huge worldwide following.
While many of the fans were disappointed to hear that Season 6 will be the last hurrah for “Downton Abbey,” the series producers promise to retain the same kind of quality that the show has been known for in the past five years and attempt to surpass it, notes the Ecumenical News.
The 11-time Emmy and three-time Golden Globe award-winning TV series will culminate with the Season 6 Christmas Special. And it will be the most anticipated episode of the show, as much as last year’s Christmas Special was such a humdinger for “Downton Abbey” fans. It is expected to be aired in December this year in the UK and in January 2016 in the US.
Expected to return for the sixth and final season of “Downton Abbey” are the show’s premiere acting cast that include Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Elizabeth McGovern, Michelle Dockery, Lily James, Joanne Froggatt, Jim Carter, and Maggie Smith.