The airtime for Downton Abbey's Christmas special has been announced.
The festive edition of the show will air on Christmas Day at 9pm on ITV, the Radio Times reports.
The show will go head to head with EastEnders, which is on at the same time on BBC One.
Speaking about the festive special, Hugh Bonneville said: "We span several months in the Christmas episode.
"We're going grouse shooting in the north so we filmed at Alnwick Castle for a couple of weeks, which was just incredible.
"I mean, Highclere's pretty incredible, but Alnwick makes it look like a portacabin - it's vast, amazing."
In an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, Bonneville also described the plot of the special as "very heart-warming".
A preview of George Clooney in Downton Abbey was released yesterday.
The Hollywood actor will feature in a comedy skit of the ITV drama as part of the channel's Text Santa telethon event on December 19.
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:59 am