It has been confirmed that one of the main characters in Downton Abbey will die in the next series
The executive producer on the period drama, Rebecca Eaton, has revealed that a “key star” is set to leave the cast and that one couple will have a baby.
She told the Orlando Sentinel: “Somebody will be born, and somebody will die. Somebody pretty key in the cast [is] unfortunately not going to make it."
Eaton also revealed that Dame Maggie Smith is a “handful” on set.
She said: "Maggie Smith is a handful, it's true. She's very difficult. She knows her worth, and she's tricky on the set, but she delivers when the time comes."
Speaking about the arrival of Shirley MacLaine as Lady Grantham's mother Martha Levinson, Eaton added: "There are some wonderful scenes between Maggie and Shirley MacLaine - Shirley MacLaine being ditsy as ever.”
So far, the show's creator Julian Fellowes has killed off Matthew Crawley's fiancée Lavinia Swire (Zoe Boyle) through a flu epidemic in the last series finale.
Downton Abbey is expected to return to UTV this September.
