ITV has revealed new story hints for this year's Downton Abbey Christmas special.

The makers of Downton Abbey have described this year's Christmas special as a "major TV event".

ITV has released a set of images from this year's Downton Abbey Christmas special.

ITV has released the first promotion image for this year's Downton Abbey Christmas special.

ITV has announced that Downton Abbey will return next year for a fourth series, set in the early 1920s.

2012 has been a cracking year for British television, with new homegrown hits, triumphant returns and acclaimed one-off dramas.

With Downton Abbey’s third series now having reached its finale, the inclination is, obviously, to anticipate where the show may go from here.

Downton Abbey returns to ITV1 for a third series this autumn. Now the storms of war have finally cleared, will the way of life have changed forever?

ITV has released another set of photos from the last episode of Downton Abbey's current series.

Downton Abbey's third series concludes this weekend and Thomas’s future is in Carson’s hands.