GIVING A PROPER SENDOFF TO DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE

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By TREVOR HOGG Images courtesy of BlueBolt Visual Effects and Focus Features. Given that both sprung from the creative mind of Julian Fellows, dealt with the inner workings of a British aristocratic household pre-World War II, and have been lauded with an Oscar and 15 Primetime Emmy awards, it is hard to completely separate Gosford Park and Downton Abbey from each other. Whereas the former consisted of a single feature film, the latter began as a television series