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That episode will air in the U.S. as the final episode of the season.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's absolutely sumptuous and it really involves my niece Lady Rose being presented at court,\" said Hugh Bonneville of the Christmas episode. \"That's one of the main threads of the story and so there's a lot of partying. We move from Downton from the estate down to London, we open up the London house so you see a whole new - the same characters - but a whole new situation. The whole staff come down to London and we enjoy the London season as it's called. It's very spectacular. It's very sumptuous to look at. There's some intriguing little subplots that will keep you on your toes but the main thing is this wonderful celebration of the family and we get to see a bit of royalty.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMichelle Dockery joked that this year's Christmas episode won't end in tragedy, the way it did last year with her onscreen husband dying in a car accident.\u003cbr/\u003e\"No one's Christmas is gonna be ruined this year so I can assure you of that,\" she laughed.\u003cbr/\u003eThe show isn't just a success in the UK and U.S. but around the world. \u003cbr/\u003e\"I went to China this year and I met a bunch of Chinese students and they wall watch it on their computers and they all love it and you go, 'Why does this mean something to them?' but it truly does and they're really hooked in,\" said Lesley Nicol. \"I'm the same with other far away countries so that you guys (in America) like it is a complete bonus as well, you know. It's great. The enthusiasm is lovely.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAs for the new season, Laura Carmichael says things may be looking up for her character, Lady Edith.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I can't tell you too much but it's an exciting series for Edith. She's going to London a lot. She's still working with the editor (Michael Gregson) and has this relationship with him that's just heating up and through him it sort of gets, yeah it gets interesting.\"\u003cbr/\u003eA fifth season of \"Downton\" is already planned.\u003cbr/\u003e\"What we don't want to get is complacent but we knew with the last series it got its record ratings over here and it did in England as well so we can squeeze another one out, fantastic, you know what I mean? Keeps me - keeps me away from the unemployment line.,\" said Rob James-Collier.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Downton Abbey\" premieres is fourth season on Jan. 5 on PBS.\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 10 December 2013\u003cbr/\u003e1. Medium of Lesley Nicol arriving\u003cbr/\u003e2.SOUNDBITE (English) Lesley Nicol/Actress, \"Mrs. Patmore\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"You know I can't tell you anything (laughs) or I'd have to shoot you. No, you probably know Matthew died and the house is very sad because of that and Mary is in mourning so that's probably going to have an effect on the house but as usual down in the kitchen all kinds of stuff is going on. The kids are all in love with the wrong people and you know that goes on and on. And then technology is coming into the kitchen which is freaking Mrs. P out completely because she thinks she'll lose her job.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3.Medium of Lesley Nicol\u003cbr/\u003e4. Zoom out to wide of Lesley Nicol\u003cbr/\u003e5. SOUNDBITE (English) Lesley Nicol/Actress, \"Mrs. Patmore\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Nobody could've known it would be global as you say. I went to China this year and I met a bunch of Chinese students and they wall watch it on their computers and they all love it and you go, 'Why does this mean something to them?' but it truly does and they're really hooked in. I'm the same with other far away countries so that you guys (in America) like it is a complete bonus as well, you know. It's great. The enthusiasm is lovely.\"\u003cbr/\u003e6. Medium of Phyllis Logan\u003cbr/\u003e6. Zoom out to wide of Phyllis Logan\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (English) Phyllis Logan/Actress, \"Mrs. Hughes\" - on how there are spoilers about the show online:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I know. I don't really understand that because I mean I don't know if you feel the same but if you're watching a program that you really enjoy you want to know but you really don't want to know what's happening. You want to see it all unfolding in your own living room or wherever you watch it so I don't understand why people want to issue spoilers really. It's quite tricky of course with it being aired months ahead of you. It's much more difficult to keep spoilers under wraps, isn't it?\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Fashion pan of Laura Carmichael\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (English) Laura Carmichael/Actress, \"Lady Edith Crawley\"\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, I can't tell you too much (laughs) but it's an exciting series for Edith. She's going to London a lot. She's still working with the editor (Michael Gregson) and has this relationship with him that's just heating up and through him it sort of gets, yeah it gets interesting.\"\u003cbr/\u003e10. Medium of Laura Carmichael\u003cbr/\u003e11. SOUNDBITE (English) Laura Carmichael/Actress, \"Lady Edith Crawley \u003cbr/\u003e\"It's definitely been like an evolution of her character starting  as kind of kind of a bit of a bitchy one and then she kind of gets softer and warmer and matures a bit as a woman.\"\u003cbr/\u003e12. Medium of Michelle Dockery and Rob James-Collier arriving\u003cbr/\u003e13. Medium of Michelle Dockery and Rob James-Collier separating and him posing solo\u003cbr/\u003e14. SOUNDBITE (English) Rob James-Collier/Actor, \"Thomas Barrow\" - on being proud to play a gay man in that time period:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Um, yeah, you've hit the nail on the head with the time period because I think it's really interesting because of the time period it was Edwardian times, it was illegal and against God so I think it's really interesting to see how that would affect a man in them times and I think it manifests itself in the fact that he's so cruel toward his fellow man but it's because the world and the society at large is cruel to him.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Tight shot, left to right, Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, Julian Fellowes, Laura Carmichael\u003cbr/\u003e16. Zoom out to wide of cast members and producers posing\u003cbr/\u003e17. SOUNDBITE (English) Rob James-Colier/Actor, \"Thomas Barrow\" - on getting picked up for a fifth season:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Well, you know, what we don't want to get is complacent but we knew with the last series it got its record ratings over here and it did in England as well so we can squeeze another one out, fantastic, you know what I mean? Keeps me - keeps me away from the unemployment line.\"\u003cbr/\u003e18. Fashion pan of Michelle Dockery\u003cbr/\u003e19. Medium of Michelle Dockery\u003cbr/\u003e20. Zoom out to wide of Michelle Dockery\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Julian Fellowes/Creator, Writer (with Michelle Dockery)\u003cbr/\u003e\"You know I think as a principle it's always quite good to leave people wanting more and I think by giving them whatever it is, 11 hours an episode which we get in England it's slightly differently done here that seems to keep them keen for the next year really.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMichelle Dockery/Actress, \"Lady Mary Crawley\" - \"That's true.\"\u003cbr/\u003eReporter: \"Is there anything about the Christmas episode you can tell me?\"\u003cbr/\u003eMichelle Dockery/Actress, \"Lady Mary Crawley\" - on the upcoming Christmas episode:\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's an extravagant episode.\"\u003cbr/\u003eJulian Fellowes (off camera) \"It's very visual lush.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMichelle Dockery: \"Yeah. I think it's one for everyone to look forward to and there aren't any accidents in this one so...(laughs.)\"\u003cbr/\u003eReporter: \"That's good to know because some people say you ruined Christmas last year.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMichelle Dockery: \"Yeah, no one's Christmas is gonna be ruined this year so I can assure you of that.\"\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (English) Hugh Bonneville/Actor, \"Robert Crawley\" - on the Christmas episode:\u003cbr/\u003e\"What I can tell you is the Christmas episode is the season finale as you will have it over here is a spectacular episode. It's absolutely sumptuous and it really involves my niece Lady Rose being presented at court. That's one of the main threads of the story and so there's a lot of partying. We move from Downton from the estate down to London, we open up the London house so you see a whole new - the same characters - but a whole new situation. The whole staff come down to London and we enjoy the London season as it's called. It's very spectacular. It's very sumptuous to look at. There's some intriguing little subplots that will keep you on your toes but the main thing is this wonderful celebration of the family and we get to see a bit of royalty.\"\u003cbr/\u003e23. Medium, left to right, Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael posing\u003cbr/\u003e24. Zoom in to tight shot of Michelle Dockery\u003cbr/\u003e25. Zoom out to tight shot of Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael\u003cbr/\u003e26. 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