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* [[Real Life Relative]]: Kevin R. McNally, who played Mr. Horace Bryant, is married to Phyllis Logan, who plays Mrs. Hughes.

* [[Stunt Casting]]: The casting of Shirley MacLaine as the [[Grande Dame]] Martha Levinson is done for all the right reasons — what other American actress could possibly go head-to-head with Dame Maggie Smith in the battle of the matriarchs?

* [[What Could Have Been]]:

** [[Gillian Anderson]] was offered the part of Cora Crawley but turned it down.

** Steven Waddington auditioned for the role of Bates.

** The show was originally thought up as a spin-off to ''[[Gosford Park]]'', also written by Fellowes. It later became a separate entity set a couple of decades earlier.

** A wild rumour circulated that Season 6 would end with the Crawleys leaving Downton Abbey and settling into Downton Place. The scenes that suggested this later turned out to be the Crawleys attending an auction at another house.

** Fellowes has stated that even if the elderly Maggie Smith ever became unable to continue with the show for any reason, he would not have killed Violet off and would have come up with some reason for her not appearing onscreen, likely going on a long trip. Luckily, she remained with the show for its entire run.

** Allen Leech has revealed that Matthew was originally going to end up with ''Sybil'', until both actors tired of the show.

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