How Downton Abbey 3 Will Honor Maggie Smith's Violet Explained By Show Creator

Downton Abbey's creator, Julian Fellowes, has explained howDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale will honor the late Dame Maggie Smith's beloved character, Violet Crawley. As the third (and possibly final) Downton Abbey movie, The Grand Finale will thrust the Crawleys and their wonderful downstairs staff into the 1930s. The 30s were a time of worldwide economic upheaval, and the Crawley family will undoubtedly be affected by the Great Depression, too. There's even a shot in The Grand Finale trailer of Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville) saying what appears to be goodbye to Downton Abbey itself. Will they be forced to leave?