Welcome to Downtonpalooza, as this week’s friends on the Empire Podcast hail from both facet of the digital camera on Downton Abbey: A New Period, the most recent cinematic instalment of the ever-popular Downton Abbey franchise. First, Helen O’Hara chats to 2 of the film’s stars, Laura Carmichael and Tuppence Middleton, after which has a natter with the creator of the entire shebang, Julian Fellowes.

Then, within the podbooth, Helen joins Chris Hewitt, Amon Warmann, and James Dyer to debate the obscure non-MCU Marvel cameos they’d prefer to see in Physician Unusual In The Multiverse Of Insanity; speak in regards to the week’s film information, together with the reveal of the title for Avatar 2, Justin Lin’s departure from Quick X, and extra; and evaluate Downton Abbey: A New Period, Casablanca Beats, and The Velvet Queen. And so they ask the largest query of all: simply what has occurred to Alan Cumming’s chimpanzee? Take pleasure in.

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