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Downton Abbey: A New Era stars Hugh Dancy, Joanne Froggat and Kevin Doyle explain how Hollywood factors into the plot of the new sequel.

As silent movie people invade the sumptuous manor, some of the family ventures to France to provide additional eyefuls.

'Downton Abbey' never pretends to be anything more than what it is, a romanticized frothy soap opera fantasy with expensive china that will warm you like a well-worn angora sweater. The sequel adds a movie crew and a French villa gifted to Lady Grantham.

It’s not just that “Downton Abbey: A New Era” is a shiny replication of a world that’s nearly a century old, but it’s also a reminder of the world that we lived in when we loved “Downton Abbey.”

“To say we are terrible, ghastly vagabonds, and all actors are lazy, unreliable, and drunk—I think Julian Fellowes just hit the nail on the head!” jokes Hugh Bonneville.

Movie review: Downton Abbey: A New Era rushes through endearing reunion. Downton Abbey: A New Era, in theaters May 20, drops viewers right back into the world of 1920s England. New viewers dont get so much as an introduction to each character, so the film definitely feels like its continuing a conversation as if everyone is familiar. Newbies will still be able to catch up in short order.

Review: The new Downton film is comfort viewing at its finest

Downton Abbey: A New Era, (PG), (125 mins), Cineworld Cinemas

Downton Abbeys second movie A New Era is getting a taste of glamour. Set in 1928 the new film involves a trip to the South of France and a wedding.

DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA (PG)