Overview

• After an initial plan to go direct to streaming, the release now includes a short big‑screen window in selected cinemas.
• Thirsk’s Ritz Cinema will show the film from Friday 12 September for two weeks, with Wednesday matinees and subtitled Sunday shows.
• Scenes were shot in Thirsk for the first time, including Thirsk Hall and Kirkgate, plus Ripon Racecourse and Harrogate’s Great Yorkshire Showground.
• Original cast members Michelle Dockery, Hugh Bonneville and Penelope Wilton return, while Dame Maggie Smith does not appear.
• Director Simon Curtis returns, Tatler highlights farewell tributes to Smith, and Elizabeth McGovern says she is “over” the series and ready to move on.