Ahead of the Downton Abbey Christmas special on Christmas Day, Margherita Taylor will be in conversation with many of the show’s stars – including Hugh Bonneville (Lord Grantham), Laura Carmichael (Lady Edith) and Penelope Wilton (Mrs Crawley).

Downton Abbey’s creator, Julian Fellowes and its soundtrack composer, John Lunn will also join Margherita as they celebrate the phenomenon that is Downton Abbey.

We’ll be hearing plenty of music from the show, alongside classical pieces composed in the Downton era.

This promises to be a real highlight of the Christmas period on Classic FM – so join Margherita on Friday 21 December from 8pm for An Evening at Downton Abbey!

What Happens Next in Downton Abbey? Season (Series) 3 Future Plots, Storylines, Spoilers 2012

Dowagers, Debutants Plus Mary's Wedding!
Downton Abbey, in case you have never heard of it, is an award winning British TV Drama written by Julian Fellowes, the guy who wrote the screenplay for the movie Gosford Park. Here you'll find out what happens next in Season 3.

Downton is sumptuously filmed and scripted in the best traditions of British costume drama with an all star cast that includes Dame Maggie Smith, Ellie the dog and, for season 3, Shirley MacLaine.

Downton has been sold to 100 countries and has won several awards including UK BAFTA and Emmy awards.

The second series (season) set in the first World War, finished its run in the UK at the end of last year. This was followed by the 2 hour Christmas Special (not surprisingly screened on Christmas Day!).

Season 3 of Downton will kick off in the Autumn (Fall) of 2012 in the UK and in January 2013 on PBS in the USA. This series will be set in the 1920s with the first episode being set in 1920. Endless rumours are doing the rounds. For example that...

"DOWNTON ABBEY" – Series Two (2011) Retrospective

The debut of Julian Fellowes' series about an aristocratic family during the last few years before the outbreak of World War I garnered a great deal acclaim and awards, earlier this year. The success of the series led the ITV and Fellowes to continue the saga of the Earl of Grantham, his family and servants in a new season.

Series Two of "DOWNTON ABBEY" covered the last two years of World War I and the first year of peace during the years 1916 to 1919. Episode One began with Matthew Crawley, the heir presumptive for the Earl of Grantham enduring the last days of the Somme Offensive in November 1916. The story immediately shifted toward the personal dramas that unfolded over eight to nine episodes.

Last season focused upon the entail issue that prevented Robert Crawley, the Earl of Grantham from bequeathing his title or any of his fortune to his three daughters - Lady Mary, Lady Edith and Lady Sybil Crawley and forced him to accept Matthew Crawley, a third cousin raised as a middle-class cousin as his heir. Season Two focused upon the Crawleys' attempts to adjust to the...