In the first installment of an interview with the “Downton Abbey” creator and writer Julian Fellowes, he discussed how some key departures from the series occurred in Season 3, and how he is starting to think about his own exit from the show. In this final edited excerpt from that conversation, Mr. Fellowes talks about his approach to writing Season 3, characters who may (or may not) be returning for Season 4, and other “Downton”-related projects he may (or may not) be working on. Q. Is there a tradition in Britain that Christmas specials — like the one that aired as the finale here in America — are supposed to be more uplifting, given the spirit of the holidays, than...
↧