A Downton Abbey film might be happening real soon

If you're a fan of Downton Abbey and were as distraught as us when the show ended, there's some good news for you! You might not have to wait too long for a full-length feature film version, claims Elle magazine.

Jeremy Swift, the actor who played the Dowager Countess' butler Septimus Spratt in the super successful British period drama, has revealed that a film based on it could be made as early as this year.

"It's supposed to be happening, the filming, this year, but it hasn't been locked down yet," the actor said recently. "It's just getting everybody in that same space and time...I think there's a huge appetite for it."

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Jeremy also revealed that some members of the cast have already been sent a script for the upcoming film, but that it has since mysteriously disappeared. "There is a film script that we've all been sent but it disappeared in a Mission Impossible-style from our emails...With a little puff."

Perhaps this might have been because no definite plans for the film have been made. Carnival Films, which produces the drama, told the BBC that there is no concrete news to get excited about. "There are still no firm plans about when a film might go into production," they said. "When the future plans are certain, we will of course make an announcement at the relevant time."

Either way, it provides a great excuse to binge on the six seasons just in case the film is confirmed anytime soon.

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