Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

September 10, 2025 (GB) • Drama, Romance • 123m

Overview

When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Director

Simon Curtis

Writer

Julian Fellowes

Top Billed

Michelle Dockery

Keywords

con man scandal sequel playwright historical fiction aristocrat horse racing lgbt financial crisis historical drama aristocracy 1930s series finale downton abbey father daughter relationship sister sister relationship based on tv series multi generational wistful 20th century romantic drama admiring appreciative celebratory cheerful

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Top Billed Cast

Michelle Dockery

Lady Mary

Hugh Bonneville

Robert Crawley

Elizabeth McGovern

Cora Crawley

Phyllis Logan

Elsie Hughes

Jim Carter

Charles Carson

Laura Carmichael

Lady Edith

Joanne Froggatt

Anna Bates

Allen Leech

Tom Branson

Michael Fox

Andy Parker

Sophie McShera

Daisy Parker

Robert James-Collier

Thomas Barrow

Brendan Coyle

John Bates

Penelope Wilton

Isobel Merton

Raquel Cassidy

Phyllis Baxter

Lesley Nicol

Mrs Patmore

Kevin Doyle

Joseph Molesley

Harry Hadden-Paton

Bertie Hexham

Dominic West

Guy Dexter

Paul Giamatti

Harold Levinson

Arty Froushan

Noël Coward

Alessandro Nivola

Gus Sambrook

Simon Russell Beale

Sir Hector Moreland

Joely Richardson

Lady Petersfield

Paul Copley

Albert Mason

Douglas Reith

Lord Merton

Marilyn Cutts

Lady Shayne

Lorna Nickson Brown

Susie

Daisy May

Sylvie

Sophie Colquhoun

Betty

Lucy Briers

Mrs. Vanneck

Rose Galbraith

Lady Gwendoline

Lisa Dillon

Princess Arthur

Eva Samms

Marigold

Karina Samms

Marigold

Esme Creegan

Caroline

Oliver Barker

George

Zac Barker

George

Sarah Crowden

Lady Manville

Fifi Hart

Sybbie Branson

Lucy Black

Miss Grant

Nathan Wiley

John Bevan

Peter Sandys-Clarke

Estate Agent

Archer Robbins

Johnnie Bates

Stuart Barrett

Dancer

Deborah Bundy

Dancer

Joshua Eldridge-Smith

Dancer

Theo Fraser Steele

Dancer

Victoria Hanlon-Martinez

Dancer

Graeme Henderson

Dancer

Mark Joslin

Dancer

Lewis Kennedy

Dancer

Luci MacNair

Dancer

Kate Milone

Dancer

Joshua Moody

Dancer

Dave Perry

Dancer

Josselyn Ryder

Dancer

Laura Schofield

Dancer

Jenny Wall

Dancer

Jean-Pascal Heynemand

Bookmaker Clerk (uncredited)

Alastair King

Conductor (uncredited)

Karl-James Langford

Sheep Shearer (uncredited)

Stephen McKay

County Show Farmer (uncredited)

Leah Perkins

Ballroom Guest (uncredited)

Nick Owenford

Royal Ascot Gentleman (uncredited)

Dave Simon

Royal Ascot Bell Ringer (uncredited)

Robert Paul

Hallboy (Uncredited)

Nathan Hall

Crew

Gareth Neame

Producer

Simon Curtis

Director

Julian Fellowes

Writer

Anna Mary Scott Robbins

Costume Design

Julian Fellowes

Producer

Nigel Marchant

Producer

Liz Trubridge

Producer

Donal Woods

Production Design

Peregrine Kitchener-Fellowes

Associate Producer

Adam Recht

Editor

Ben Smithard

Director of Photography

Naomi Bailey

Art Direction

Philippa Mumford

Art Direction

Linda Wilson

Set Decoration

John Lunn

Original Music Composer

Jill Trevellick

Casting Director

Laura Blount

Makeup Supervisor

Krystal Buckley

Makeup Artist

Grace Firmin

Makeup Trainee

Samuel James

Wigmaker

Kirstie Lavin

Makeup Artist

Julia Plant

Makeup Artist

Sarah Spears

Makeup Artist

Sarah Webster

Makeup Trainee

Aneta Chalas

Unit Production Manager

Louis Phillips

Executive In Charge Of Production

Tiffany Tiesiera

Executive In Charge Of Production

Jamie D. Allen

Second Assistant Director

Glen Carroll

Third Assistant Director

Viki Carter

Production Assistant

Emily Eyre

Production Assistant

Pippa Feldberg Collins

Third Assistant Director

Adam Lock

First Assistant Director

Liam Thornton

Third Assistant Director

Marc Bee

Carpenter

Toby Bilton

Props

Paul Bowring

Construction Manager

Dominic Byles

Standby Property Master

John Condron

Dressing Prop

Francis Dixon

Assistant Art Director

Amy Cooper Goodrich

Assistant Set Decoration

Catherine Oswald

Standby Art Director

Brett Ridge

Props

Paul Whale

Dressing Prop

Jamie Allen

Sound Effects Editor

Jodie Campbell

Boom Operator

Emma Chilton

Sound Assistant

Michael Fearon

Sound Assistant

Nigel Heath

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Nigel Heath

Supervising Sound Editor

David Lascelles

Production Sound Mixer

Andrew Mawson

Sound Assistant

Chris Whiteside

ADR Mixer

Mike Crowley

Special Effects Supervisor

David Vialls

Special Effects Technician

Mark Weatherbe

Special Effects Technician

Chris Reynolds

Special Effects Supervisor

Sibel Allen

Visual Effects Coordinator

Barnaby Brown

Digital Compositor

Galina Yakovleva

Digital Compositor

Fran Saa

Visual Effects

Josh Sapsford

Visual Effects

Phil Arntz

Aerial Director of Photography

Luke Bannister

Drone Pilot

Jamie Brittain

Grip

Dean Chambers

Electrician

Stephanie Chao

Camera Trainee

Matthew Clements

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Matthew J. Hicks

Digital Imaging Technician

Erin Hobbs

Video Assist Operator

Katie Jenkins

Camera Trainee

Mike King

Rigging Supervisor

Dom Lloyd

Data Management Technician

Jess Pezet

Data Management Technician

Tomas Posada

Digital Imaging Technician

Justin Range

Lighting Technician

Will Roth

Aerial Camera

Alfie Sankey-Green

Grip

Ashley P. Saunders

Camera Trainee

Josh Shutler

Camera Trainee

Chris Speddings

Digital Imaging Technician

Isabella Thompson

Digital Imaging Technician

Josh Tilley

Second Assistant "B" Camera

David Tyler

Gaffer

Nina Barnes

Seamstress

Carly Andrews

Seamstress

Ellen Crawshaw

Costume Supervisor

Aimie Dauchez

Costume Assistant

Sarah Ferdinando

Seamstress

Anna Maria Genuise

Seamstress

Ruth Maclellan

Costume Coordinator

Callum Miller

Costumer

Elise Perry

Costume Assistant

Amy Rogers

Set Costumer

Kieron Stone

Costumer

Clara Tenfelde

Costume Assistant

Amy Towle

Textile Artist

Elizabeth Wang

Seamstress

Anna Witcombe

Costume Standby

Joe Goode

First Assistant Editor

Daniel Rosenberg

Colorist

Nuno Antoniotti

Unit Manager

Omar Alboukharey

Location Manager

Tom Barnes

Location Manager

Lucy De Cort

Assistant Location Manager

Louise Garner

Assistant Location Manager

Janet Grab

Music Editor

Ada Stachura

Assistant Script

Neal Beagley

Cast Driver

Craig Pedelty

Cast Driver

Charlotte Ashby

Head of Production

Rick Brophy

Standby Carpenter

Matt Curtis

Title Designer

Lizzie Debonnaire

Key Production Assistant

Stephen Dixon

Production Consultant

Matthew Evans

Production Assistant

Natalie Garces-Bovett

Payroll Accountant

Temi Adegbesan

Payroll Accountant

Mia Garfield

Production Assistant

Francesca Hughes

First Assistant Accountant

Saif Jones

Catering

Debbie Kim

Production Executive

Jessica Lester

Production Accountant

Mandy Lo

Assistant Production Coordinator

Tayyab Manan

Assistant Accountant

Robin Marsh

Production Secretary

Robin Marsh

Production Coordinator

Jessica Morris

Unit Publicist

Diana Scrivener

Choreographer

Frances Stevens

Assistant Accountant

Robbie Torbuck

Production Coordinator

Amy Vearncombe

Assistant Production Coordinator

Tobias Eedy

First Assistant "A" Camera

Paul Snell

First Assistant "B" Camera

Mark Hubbard

Co-Producer

Collection

Downton Abbey (Films) Collection

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

September 14, 2025

I’m sure I remember reading that the first of this trio of films (2019) was going to be a one-off? Well obviously it wasn’t and despite a fairly thin plot here, it is quite hard to believe that the “Crawley” clan and their staff are really going to be hanging up their hats here, either. This time, it’s the American cousins who are due to visit them all with, they hope, some good news on the inheritance front following the death of the mother of the Countess (Elizabeth McGovern). It also transpires that “Lady Mary” (Michelle Dockery) is at the centre of a scandal that could well have lasting repercussions for her role as the new mistress of the Abbey. On that front, the Earl (Hugh Bonneville) is struggling to let go of the reins and with “Carson” (Jim Carter) and “Mrs. Hughes” (Phyllis Logan) retired; “Mrs. Patmore” (Lesley Nicol) about to hand over the kitchen to a “Daisy” (Sophie McShera) who’s now married to the newly promoted butler “Parker” (Michael Fox) it’s all change at this grand stately home. They might be able to rescue their socially volatile situation if they can convince none other than raconteur Noël Coward (Arty Froushan) to come visit with their acting pal “Dexter” (Dominic West) - remember he took “Barrow” (Robert James-Collier) to be his “dresser” last time. With all of this happening, brother “Levinson” (Paul Giamatti) arrives with his dashing financial advisor “Sambrook” (Alessandro Nivola) to reveal to “Cora” that there is quite a fly in the ointment and that irreversible change is looming for everyone. If this were a soap, this film would advance the plot only slightly from the last film. We have moved into the 1930s with fashions, music and attitudes beginning to change and though character progress is inevitable, the film misses the sparring between the now “Lady Merton” (Dame Penelope Wilton) and Dame Maggie Smith (to whom the film is dedicated). There is an attempt to recreate that, of sorts, with the curmudgeonly snob “Sir Hector” (Sir Simon Russell Beale at his most entertainingly pompous) and the whole production is classy, stylish and shows clearly that the spirit of Merchant Ivory high British costume drama is not only alive and well, but thriving too. Democracy and end of empire are coming to “Downton”, but let’s hope not too swiftly - else the late dowager will be spinning in her grave and the upstairs/downstairs mystique that made this work will evaporate into something altogether too egalitarian.

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