Red Carpet Rundown: DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE London Movie Premiere

Posted on September 04, 2025

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Jim Carter, Allen Leech, Kevin Doyle, Douglas Reith, Penelope Wilton, Raquel Cassidy, Sophie McShera, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Lesley Nicol, Joanne Froggatt, Phyllis Logan, Harry Hadden-Paton, Rob James-Collier, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, Joely Richardson, and Arty Froushan

Most of the cast of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale came out in glittering high style for the London premiere. It’s always fun to see how hard some of these folks work to remind you that they’re not the characters they’re most associated with.

 

Joely Richardson
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Very elegant and tasteful. The color looks gorgeous on her.

 

Michael C. Fox
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Borrowing a bit from the Josh O’Connor Book of Style.

 

Penelope Wilton
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Simple and unfussy, but photogenic and stylish.

 

Jim Carter
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Acceptable, with a nicely unexpected choice of colors.

 

Dominic West
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We appreciate that he really tried to do something here, but whatever he’s trying to do, it’s not really working for him. The proportions are weird and the style doesn’t suit him.

 

Sophie McShera in Huishan Zhang
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Very pretty.

 

 Raquel Cassidy
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We get the urge to go full glam after years of playing a ladies maid, but this is harsh and unflattering.

 

Robert James-Collier
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Looks like a concierge. This is why we don’t like black dress pants with sports coats or blazers. It always gives the whiff of uniform.

 

Michelle Dockery in Prada
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It’s a lovely gown, but that shade of blue doesn’t flatter her.

 

Allen Leech
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We barely recognized him. He looks great, although we’re not convinced those boots work with the suit.

 

Phyllis Logan
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This is a lot of fun. We don’t think the red accessories necessarily go, but they’re cute.

 

Douglas Reith
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A classic look, well rendered. But he needs to hem his pants.

 

Joanne Froggatt in Cong Tri 
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It’s striking, and as Cong Tri designs go, it’s relatively un-tacky, but we dislike how distorting the design is.

 

 Arty Froushan
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Spectacular retro menswear style. We’d love to see more of this on red carpets.

 

Laura Carmichael in Harris Reed
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We love that she chose something so dramatic and sculptural, but we’re afraid we find the overall design kind of ugly.

 

ABOUT THE MOVIE:
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, 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.

Cast: Simon Russell Beale, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Michael Fox, Joanne Froggatt, Paul Giamatti, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Lesley Nicol, Alessandro Nivola, Dominic West, Penelope Wilton, Arty Froushan, Joely Richardson, Paul Copley, Douglas Reith.
Directed By: Simon Curtis
Screenplay By: Downton creator and Academy-Award® winner Julian Fellowes
Produced By: Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes, Liz Trubridge
Executive Producer: Nigel Marchant

 

[Photo Credit: Ian West/PA Images/INSTARimages, Julie Edwards/Future Image/Cover Images – Video Credit: Focus Features/YouTube]

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