"Downton Abbey" Season 6 finale will be hitting the small screen soon, and Hugh Bonneville reported that the last episode will make its audience cry. The highly watched ITV period drama is presently filming its last season of portraying what life is like in aristocratic England following 1912.
Bonneville plays the role of the Earl of Grantham, and he revealed some key details about the details on the set of the show. "Series 5 was supposed to be the last," he told ITV. "So, this one is a bonus and it feels right for the story."
"Of course, it is sad," he added. "We are filming the final episodes now. When we finish, there will be tears."
"Millions of people around the world have followed the journey of the Crawley family and those who serve them for the last five years," stated executive producer Gareth Neame, according to Entertainment Weekly. "Inevitably, there comes a time when all shows should end and 'Downton' is no exception."
"We wanted to close the doors of 'Downton Abbey' when it felt right and natural for the storylines to come together and when the show was still being enjoyed so much by its fans," Neame added. "We can promise a final season full of all the usual drama and intrigue."
Now that the show will be ending pretty soon, rumors of a "Downton Abbey" spinoff show and a movie surfaced on the Internet. However, Bonneville just recently shot down those rumors. "Great idea," he said in a joking manner. "I think we should combine those two thoughts. Let us make a film set in the 1970's in which Lord Grantham wears flares and a kipper tie. I can see it now."
He also revealed that "Downton Abbey" has been beset by health and safety culture. "If someone is going to look into a mirror, you need to fill out a long risk assessment form about possible damage to their irises," he said. "It happens on any film or TV set these days. And, it is 10 times worse than it was 10 years ago."
"I am exaggerating, of course," Bonneville added. "But, that is what John Morton has tapped into - the spread of a risk-averse culture and the way we have adopted all these acronyms, targets, hurdles, barriers, and red tape, rather than just getting on with the job of making programs."
