Penelope Wilton has admitted she is not upset that Downton Abbey has been cancelled.
The actress, who plays Isobel Crawley in Julian Fellowes' period drama, said it is good to end the show on a high.
"I'm not upset about it," she said in an interview with Radio Times.
"When something has run its course, it's good to end on a high note."
ITV confirmed the news that series six would be Downton Abbey's last, prompting star Hugh Bonnerville to assure fans the conclusion will be "extraordinary".
Wilton added: "And we have to move on from 1926, and if we moved on much further I'd be dead."
Wilton was awarded the Best Actress Olivier Award tonight (April 12) for her role in Mark Hayhurst's Taken At Midnight.
She said she was thrilled to win the award in a category that included stage veterans, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Imelda Staunton.
The actress, who plays Isobel Crawley in Julian Fellowes' period drama, said it is good to end the show on a high.
"I'm not upset about it," she said in an interview with Radio Times.
"When something has run its course, it's good to end on a high note."
ITV confirmed the news that series six would be Downton Abbey's last, prompting star Hugh Bonnerville to assure fans the conclusion will be "extraordinary".
Wilton added: "And we have to move on from 1926, and if we moved on much further I'd be dead."
Wilton was awarded the Best Actress Olivier Award tonight (April 12) for her role in Mark Hayhurst's Taken At Midnight.
She said she was thrilled to win the award in a category that included stage veterans, Gillian Anderson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Imelda Staunton.
- 4/12/2015
- Digital Spy
Jonathan Church's world premiere production of Taken At Midnight, a new play by Mark Hayhurst, will run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket for a limited season previewing from tonight, January 15th. Returning to the West End after a five-year absence, Penelope Wilton reprises her role as Irmgard in this production which is currently enjoying a sold-out season in Chichester.
- 1/15/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Birds of a Feather: ITV, 8:30pm
This final episode brings the tenth series to a close tonight and Sharon and Tracey are given an unpleasant glimpse of their future.
Meanwhile, Dorien appears in court and attempts to save her reputation after losing her job last week.
37 Days: BBC Two, 9pm
This three-part political thriller series written by Mark Hayhurst begins tonight, and centres on the movements of those in power in the unpredictable days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.
News of an assassination in the Balkans reaches Sir Edward Grey (Ian McDiarmid) - leader of the British Foreign Office - and rapidly sets events into motion.
In Berlin, the Kaiser (Rainer Sellien) attempts to use this assassination and the subsequent unsteady political climate to his own advantage.
The Big Reunion: ITV2, 9pm
In this week's show two more bands - Damage and...
This final episode brings the tenth series to a close tonight and Sharon and Tracey are given an unpleasant glimpse of their future.
Meanwhile, Dorien appears in court and attempts to save her reputation after losing her job last week.
37 Days: BBC Two, 9pm
This three-part political thriller series written by Mark Hayhurst begins tonight, and centres on the movements of those in power in the unpredictable days leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.
News of an assassination in the Balkans reaches Sir Edward Grey (Ian McDiarmid) - leader of the British Foreign Office - and rapidly sets events into motion.
In Berlin, the Kaiser (Rainer Sellien) attempts to use this assassination and the subsequent unsteady political climate to his own advantage.
The Big Reunion: ITV2, 9pm
In this week's show two more bands - Damage and...
- 3/6/2014
- Digital Spy
BBC Two has announced a number of new drama and factual commissions.
Idris Elba will front a new two-part documentary for BBC Two - the Luther star will explore the colourful origins and secret history of the car racing scene in Idris Elba: King of Speed.
On the drama front, Star Wars actor Ian McDiarmid will lead BBC Two's wartime series 37 Days.
The factual serial will chart the pivotal days between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 and the declaration of war between Britain and Germany on August 4.
Sinead Cusack, Tim Pigott-Smith, Bill Paterson and Kenneth Cranham will also star in the series, from writer Mark Hayhurst (Hitler on Trial).
Ian Hislop will front a new three-part series Olden Days, exploring the British obsession with nostalgia and our own past, while Fern Britton will present horticultural competition series Grow, Make, Eat: The Great Allotment Challenge.
Following...
Idris Elba will front a new two-part documentary for BBC Two - the Luther star will explore the colourful origins and secret history of the car racing scene in Idris Elba: King of Speed.
On the drama front, Star Wars actor Ian McDiarmid will lead BBC Two's wartime series 37 Days.
The factual serial will chart the pivotal days between the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on June 28, 1914 and the declaration of war between Britain and Germany on August 4.
Sinead Cusack, Tim Pigott-Smith, Bill Paterson and Kenneth Cranham will also star in the series, from writer Mark Hayhurst (Hitler on Trial).
Ian Hislop will front a new three-part series Olden Days, exploring the British obsession with nostalgia and our own past, while Fern Britton will present horticultural competition series Grow, Make, Eat: The Great Allotment Challenge.
Following...
- 8/22/2013
- Digital Spy
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