As of 2013, Downton Abbey is the highest rated PBS "Masterpiece" drama series of all time, seen by an estimated 120 million viewers in 200 countries and regions. Actors Ed Speleers, of Downton Abbey fame, Narnia star … With filming of Downton Abbey series four well underway, Ed Speleers - dishy footman Jimmy- reveals how taking his collie on set incurred the wrath of Carson Ed Speleers' character proved irresistible to Anna Chancellor's Lady Anstruther in the latest instalment of ITV's period drama, which led to an awkward bedroom encounter between the couple and Hugh Bonneville's Lord Grantham. Best-known for playing cheeky footman Jimmy in Downton Abbey, he's now back on our screens in … Downton Abbey butler Jimmy's antics took centre stage in Sunday's (September 21) premiere episode. Outlander's Ed Speleers opens up about Season 4 Episode 1, "American the Beautiful" and his character Stephen Bonnet's role in the season premiere's final shocking scene. Downton Abbey costs an average of one million pounds per episode to produce. The UK may be cold at the moment but some very lucky British boys are having all the fun they possibly can at the moment. Ed Speleers is fast becoming a fixture of Sunday nights on ITV. Downton Abbey is a 2019 historical drama film written by Julian Fellowes, creator and writer of the television series of the same name, produced by Gareth Neame, Liz Trubridge and Fellowes, and directed by Michael Engler.The film is a Carnival Films production, with Focus Features and Universal Pictures International distributing and continues the storyline from the series, with … Gillian Anderson reportedly turned down the part of Lady Cora Grantham.