Downton Abbey, was created and co-written by Julian Fellowes, set in the 20th century. The story revolves around the ‘Crawley family’ and their house-helps, and depicts how the lives of the fictional family are affected by real incidents that happened between 1912 and 1926. From the sinking of the Titanic to wars, political scandals and the rise of the working class at the end, the aristocratic ‘Crawleys’ have gone through it all. As the franchise comes to an end with a last final film, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, here’s how the story ends for the family.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale picks up from where the sequel ended, with ‘Lady Mary Crawley’s divorce
The film is set two years after the sequel, Downton Abbey: A New Era‘s ended. Most of the film revolves around the scandal faced by ‘Lady Mary’ following her divorce from her husband, ‘Henry Talbot’. As her father, the ‘Earl of Grantham’ is all set to hand over the control of the estate, questions also arise if ‘Lady Mary’ should take over. The film also seems to introduce a new love interest for her, an American businessman, ‘Gus Sambrook’. However, after spending a night with him, ‘Lady Mary’ discovers that he is a con artist and ‘Gus’ is driven away from the estate.
